…Directly after the opening HTML tag, you're going to find a document's head.…Now the head element is where you'll place information about the document,…references to things like external scripts and styles, and…additional instructions to the browser about how the document should be rendered.…Now I'm going to open up the head.htm file, found in the 02_03 directory.…But as you can see, it's picking up right where we left off in the last exercise.…So if you still have that file open,…feel free to continue working with that one that's fine, no harm, no foul.…
Okay now before we get to adding the head of our document, we first remember,…have to have the HTML tag.…Sort of that opening and closing tag, the slices of bread that I talked about.…So right after the document type declaration, I'm going to add an HTML tag.…And then just below that, I'm going to close the HTML tag.…And notice that I have a good code editor and it sort of did that for me.…For some of you guys, it probably added both the opening and…
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3/30/2017Released
3/16/2015- Why is HTML important?
- Exploring an HTML document
- Formatting content
- Displaying images
- Using nav, article, and div elements
- Linking to pages and downloadable content
- Creating lists
- Controlling styling (fonts, colors, and more)
- Writing basic scripts
Skill Level Beginner
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Using the exercise files1m 8s
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1. Introducing HTML
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The importance of HTML3m 20s
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Basic HTML syntax8m 42s
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Exploring an HTML document5m 27s
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The document head6m 11s
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The document body3m 58s
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Understanding content models6m 39s
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Formatting content with HTML6m 58s
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Using headings7m 50s
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Formatting paragraphs5m 35s
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Controlling line breaks3m 46s
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Emphasizing text6m 53s
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Controlling whitespace3m 37s
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Displaying images7m 8s
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The value of structure2m 48s
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Controlling document outlines10m 40s
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The nav element5m 32s
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The article element5m 19s
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The section element5m 12s
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The aside element4m 56s
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The div element6m 4s
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Other semantic elements9m 39s
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Exploring the anchor element2m 58s
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Linking to external pages4m 18s
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Linking to page regions9m 46s
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Challenge: Creating links3m 49s
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Solution: Creating links5m 52s
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6. Creating Lists
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Unordered lists6m 5s
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Definition lists7m 49s
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Challenge: Creating lists4m 18s
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Solution: Creating lists4m 28s
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7. Controlling Styling
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HTML and CSS5m 34s
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Creating inline styles4m 13s
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The style element6m 20s
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Controlling typography11m 58s
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Adding color6m 55s
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Externalizing styles6m 57s
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8. Basic Scripting
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HTML and JavaScript4m 51s
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The script element5m 56s
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Writing a function4m 8s
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Using the DOM6m 30s
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Responding to events5m 30s
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