Adding Navigation

Today we'll be adding navigation and two more pages to our html websites. Navigation is simply adding links to your pages so that users can get from one page of your site to another easily. It is important that navigation be clear (easy to see and click) and consistent (look the same on each page of the site).

The basic code for a hyperlink looks like this:

<a href="your_file.htm">LINK NAME</a>

You will replace 'page_name.htm' with the name of the page you are linking to. Whatever you put in the place of 'Link Name' will appear on your page as a hyperlink.

A few words about naming files:

1. use only lower case letters in a file name.
2. leave_no_spaces_in_a_file_name_use_underscores_instead

These are conventions (common practices) not laws, but good web designers follow them pretty closely.

First Things First

After we sign our AUPs and make sure we can access the network, we'll spend a few minutes talking about file management. How to keep all your electronic files orgamized so that you (and I) can find what you need. I've put a folder named 'ComApp' in each of your home folders. This is where all you work for this class should go. If you put it in the wrong place, I can't find it :-(.

Then we'll start constructing our first website in HTML. The cardinal rule of web design: Keep all files for a website in ONE folder.

Here are some helpful links:

• HTML Colors
• HTML Cheat Sheet

Welcome to Computer Applications!

Welcome! I hope you're ready for a fun and exciting year. Our goal for today is simply to get the class roster settled, then give you a taste of what to expect this year. If you want to check through the postings from last year's class, you can get a feel for some of the things we'll be doing. One cool project I hope to add this year...podcasts.

I'm looking forward to a great year!