Computer-mediated Textual Art: An Experience

led by Gavin Stewart - Nottingham Trent University -13th February 2006

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My First Webpage

    Step 1. Open up a text file

    I generally use the note pad program which in Windows XP is situated on Start Menu, All Programs, Accessories, Note Pad.

    Step 2. This is html

    Type in the following instruction:-

<html>

This instruction tells the browser that it is dealing with a html file (hypertext mark-up language file) which is a common file format on the www.

Step 3. Starting the Head

    On the next line type in the instruction:-

    <head>

    This instruction tells the browser that the information following this tag is not for display in the body of the text. Information held in headers include - the name of the author, the title of the document, the version of html being used and meta-tag information that was used for indexing by certain search engines.

    Step 4. Ending the Head

    On the next line type in the instruction:-

    </head>

This instruction tells the browser that it has reached the end of the header information.

    Step 5. The Starting the Body

    On the next line type in the following instruction:-

    <body>

This instruction tells the browser that the following information is to be displayed.

Step 6. The Text

On the next 2 lines type in the following instruction:-


    hello world
    </body>

These instruction tells the browser to display the text "Hello World" and then to end the body of the text.

    Step 7. The End

    On the next line type in the following instruction:-

    </html>

    This instruction tells the browser that the it has reached the end of document.

    Step 8. The Recap

    You should have a file that reads:

    <html>
    <head>
    </head>
    <body>
    hello world
    </body>
    </html>

    Step 8. Save the file

    Select File, Save as and name your file 'test1.html' ( or some other more imaginative name). Save it on the desktop ( or another suitable place) so that you can find the file quickly.

    Step 9. Viewing the File in a Browser

    Find your file on the desktop (or where ever else you saved it) double click on the file and watch your first webpage appear before your eyes!

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