[nabs-l] my IT class and html questions

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hi all,
As you might remember I’m in an introduction computer concepts class. I want the knowledge to be a wise computer consumer and user. We are learning about computer components like the CPU and motherboard and types of memory.
We also have to learn basic html and website design. We publish these small webpages on our school server eventually. That is just one of many assignments; we also go over the microsoft office suite.

So my questions for those familiar with website making.
1. What software do you publish with? I’m curious. I know many are not accessible. Maybe microsoft office front page?
We are taught to write the html codes in notepad and save it as a html file.
We don’t need software for the class.
Also, any accessible tutorials about html or website design? Our professor gave some to us, online tutorials. I’ll see if they’re readable with jaws.


2. How do you handle the visual stuff such as graphics, color of text, and background color? Will jaws read the colors when you open it up in a web browser? I suspect you just have to see it with low vision if you have it or ask a sighted person.

3. What is the difference between hyperlinks with relative and absolute paths? My instructor doesn’t explain much about the codes; we just look at the lab assignment and type it in. There is a code for each hyperlink put in.

4. Any tips for learning the color and font system called CSS, cascading style sheets? Do I just memorize the codes and what they mean. Not that we are getting that fancy though.

5. Are there free places to publish websites? I do not think you have to purchase web software or a website domain. Doesn’t google have something free? I doubt I’ll publish, but wanted to know in case I decide to make websites in the future.
I’m using Word to read the lab assignment and find it challenging to remember all the code and type it in exactly as it says in notepad. I do a few words and characters at a time. What is interesting to me is that there are six types of heading levels; 1 is the biggest and six the smallest. 
So one number in the code makes a difference! the code is <h1> or a 2 for heading 2.
Thanks.