Ch_01-C01.md

Chapter 01 - Web Document

Purpose

To learn how to create and save a Web document and adding basic structural HTML elements to your document, using a text editor.

Description

For this assignment, you'll create a single HTML document (index.html) that is the "default" document for most websites and then add the structural HTML elements that help to define an HTML document for the browser.

Requirements

• Create an assignment folder -- Create a folder: a1_1-yourlastname (change "yourlastname" to your lastname)

• Create an HTML document -- Open your HTML text editor and create a new document -- Save the document into your a1_1-yourlastname folder as: index.html

• Global structure elements -- Add the following global HTML structural elements you've learned from video lectures and reading: --- DOCTYPE (for html5) --- html with the attribute lang and the value of "en" --- head --- body Check your progress: Are the head and body elements within the html element?

• Additional head Elements -- Add the following HTML elements between the opening and closing head tags --- meta with the attribute charset and value of "utf-8" --- title with the content Foundations of Web Design

• Content for the body element -- Enter the following content between the opening and closing body tags: --- Foundations of Web Design --- [Your First and Last name] ---- NOTE: replace with your own name and without brackets [ ]

Screenshot

Make sure you save your work and then open the index.html document in a browser. You should see something similar to the screenshot below.