HTML 4.0 Programming: Level 1 (Multi-platform)

Course specifications
Course number: 075 906
Software version number: 4.0
Course length: 1 day

Hardware/software required to run this course
In order to run this course, you will need:
	An 80486-based computer.
	16 MB of RAM.
	80 MB of disk space.
	Windows 95 or newer.
	A network card or modem and a phone line.
	An appropriate TCP/IP configuration for your network. Contact your Network Administrator if you are unsure.
	A “live” connection to the Internet; either a dial-up or dedicated connection is suitable.
	A copy of Internet Explorer version 4.01 or newer or Netscape Communicator version 4.05 or newer.
	Sound card for the instructor’s PC (optional).

See your reference manual for hardware considerations that apply to your specific hardware setup.

Course description

Overview: Students will learn HTML code.

Prerequisites: Windows 95 or greater, using the Internet, experience with Netscape or Microsoft browsers or equivalent knowledge.

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Benefits: Students will learn how to create Web pages using HTML code.

Target student: Students enrolling in this course should understand how to use Windows 95 or greater as well as a browser for the Internet.

What's next: HTML 4.0 Programming: Level 1 is the first course in this series. HTML 4.0 Programming: Level 2, the next course in this series, teaches student how to create more advanced Web pages.

HTML 4.0 Programming: Level 1 (Multi-platform)

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

*	Recognize the components of an HTML file and create such a file.
*	Format paragraphs and characters using HTML.
*	Link to local files and Web pages from their Web pages.
*	Add graphics and sound to their Web pages using HTML.
*	Create different kinds of lists to their Web page using HTML.
*	Create multi-column and multi-row tables using HTML.
*	Set background colors and graphics for Web pages.
*	Evaluate Web page design and consider design issues that affect web pages.
*	Add links to non-Web Internet sites from their Web pages.

HTML 4.0 Programming: Level 1 (Multi-platform)

Course content

Lesson 1: Overview of HTML
Overview
Introduction to HTML
Creating an HTML document

Lesson 2: Formatting text with HTML
Paragraph formatting with HTML
Character formatting with HTML
Comparing procedural and descriptive formatting

Lesson 3: Adding local and remote links
Adding local links
Adding remote links
Adding internal links with the named anchor tag

Lesson 4: Adding graphics and sound
Linking to and embedding graphics
Linking to multimedia files

Lesson 5: Creating lists in HTML
Creating lists
Creating nested lists

Lesson 6: Creating tables in HTML
Creating and modifying tables
Creating advanced table elements

Lesson 7: Setting body and background attributes
Setting backgrounds and text colors

Lesson 8: Web page design guidelines
Web page style considerations

Lesson 9: Adding links to other Internet services
Links to non-Web Internet services