[nabs-l] my IT class and html questions

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

Look at http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp. It is an HTML tutorial 
and reference. They also have several other web languages.
An absolute path is the entire URL, like what I wrote above. However, the 
homepage of the W3school site might have the following:
<a href="html/default.asp">HTML</a>
This is because the link is on their server in their directory. Let me know 
if this does not make sense. Also feel free to email me off list. I am not 
an expert, but I know at least a little as I have had to design websites for 
projects before.

HTH,
Nicole

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> 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.
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