Basic Elements

Basic Elements of web page design include changing text formats, using navigation bars, introduction to HTML, inserting graphics, W3C, etc.  Many of these topics are covered in the Information Technology FrontPage Level One training session.  Get more information on the available training sessions from the Technology Resource Center.

What is the W3C?

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential.  Visit the W3C web site for more information.

What is HTML and XHTML?

HTML, HyperText Markup Language, is the lingua franca for publishing hypertext on the World Wide Web. It is a non-proprietary format based upon SGML, and can be created and processed by a wide range of tools, from simple plain text editors - you type it in from scratch- to sophisticated WYSIWYG authoring tools. HTML uses tags such as <h1> and </h1> to structure text into headings, paragraphs, lists, hypertext links etc.  The eXtensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML™) is a family of current and future document types and modules that reproduce, subset, and extend HTML, reformulated in XML. XHTML Family document types are all XML-based, and ultimately are designed to work in conjunction with XML-based user agents. XHTML is the successor of HTML.

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