Syllabus 

Features of web authoring software;              11 ATAR, 12 GEN

• hyper-links
• graphics
• templates
• types of files
  • cascading style sheets (.css)
  • hypertext markup language file (.htm / .html)

Background

• Web authoring software is software that makes websites.
• They do this by generating the HTML and JavaScript code.
• Examples of this are Google Sites, Wix, Word Press, Webflow, Bluefish and more.

Hyperlinks

• A hyper-link is the key feature for these web programs. By clicking/tapping on a link, the screen changes to the selected link.
• This link could be on the same webpage or a new webpage altogether.
• The hyperlink goes to another web address.

Graphics

• Web graphics are images on websites.
• They can be background images, images on webpages or even text on a graphic, on a webpage.
• Graphics for web need to be specific for the web. That means they need to be smaller in file size so they can load faster onto a webpage.

Templates

• Modern website programs have templates, or webpages ready made for you to choose and start building.
• This has made creating websites so much easier.

Types of Files

• Web authoring files are very specific to building websites. The most common are .htm or .html and .css
  • CSS is a style sheet which presents the layout of a webpage (usually html). This style sheet gives the layout, colour scheme and visual effects.
  • HTML creates the structure and content of the webpage. It is the code used for this structure and content.

 For You To Do

Create your own websites to put this learning into practice.

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