Join Justin Putney for an in-depth discussion in this video What is HTML?, part of Creating HTML Layouts with InDesign.
- Before we go any further…I want to provide you with a brief…introduction to HTML itself,…just in case it's new to you.…If you already feel comfortable with HTML…feel free to skip ahead to the next video.…HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.…The Hyper part really just means better than,…so better than regular text.…The Markup aspect refers to the tagging…inside the language.…Here's an example of HTML tagging.…Tags are encapsulated inside of < and > signs…and they're closed with a /.…
So you can see the opening HTML tag at the top…and the closing HTML tag at the bottom.…There's also an opening and closing head tag,…where we'd store any metadata,…and there's also a body tag.…And that's where any content that's actually viewable…in the web browser is stored.…So here's another example of some HTML Source code.…This is focusing on content inside of the body tag.…So here we have a h1 tag…that says Big Headline.…The h1 is the biggest headline in HTML.…
And then there's a p tag, which denotes a paragraph.…And inside that paragraph there's a word boldly,…
Author
Released
4/8/2015- Exploring InDesign's HTML and EPUB export options
- Publishing to the web
- Embedding HTML elsewhere
- Creating web and mobile apps
- Working with text and images
- Solving export problems
- Customizing your HTML layout with CSS and JavaScript
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
Views
Related Courses
-
InDesign CC 2013 Essential Training
with David Blatner9h 30m Beginner -
Creating a One-Page Scrollable Website in Muse
with Paul Trani1h 5m Intermediate
-
Introduction
-
Welcome58s
-
-
1. Understanding HTML
-
What is HTML?3m 53s
-
Why HTML?2m 24s
-
Why build in InDesign?1m 59s
-
What HTML can and cannot do3m 57s
-
Project examples2m 4s
-
-
2. How an InDesign Layout Translates to HTML: Reflowable vs. Fixed Layout
-
3. What to Do with the HTML Once You Have It
-
Posting HTML to the web2m 36s
-
Publishing as an EPUB5m 18s
-
-
4. Creating Apps from the HTML Content
-
Creating a web app3m 28s
-
-
5. Best Practices for Text
-
Export tagging styles3m 9s
-
Adding hyperlinks to text4m 17s
-
Formatting lists5m 34s
-
Conditional text2m 54s
-
-
6. Best Practices for Images
-
Adding alt text2m 32s
-
Using object styles4m 53s
-
-
7. Controlling Flow in Reflowable HTML
-
Using the Articles panel3m 50s
-
-
8. Challenges and Considerations When Exporting HTML from InDesign
-
Using XML5m 14s
-
9. Extending and Customizing the Results
-
Conclusion
-
Next steps1m 15s
-
- Mark as unwatched
- Mark all as unwatched
Are you sure you want to mark all the videos in this course as unwatched?
This will not affect your course history, your reports, or your certificates of completion for this course.
CancelTake notes with your new membership!
Type in the entry box, then click Enter to save your note.
1:30Press on any video thumbnail to jump immediately to the timecode shown.
Notes are saved with you account but can also be exported as plain text, MS Word, PDF, Google Doc, or Evernote.
Share this video
Embed this video
Video: What is HTML?