This is a short set of notes that will help you get started on building your website.
Let's make a place to save your files, on the desktop of the computer in front of you. Keep in mind, if you are doing this on the lab, these files are only temporary so before the end of our work session we're going to have to upload them to the server or we will lose them.
To create a folder, right click on the desktop aned select new -> folder
We will name the folder in a way that will be easy to recognize. It is very important that your own personal name (not my name) be part of the name of the folder so that it doesn't get confused with other people's files.
When you create the folder, it will come up with the name "New Folder". Retype this with a better name.
Now double click on the folder to open it up.
There won't be any files there, so let's create some.
Right click and choose "New text document" as shown in the following picture:
Create a text file and then immediately rename it "index.html" by retyping the name:
When you do this, Windows will complain that the "extension" has been changed from "txt" (text file) to "html" (web page). You will see this little box come up:
Click "yes" to complete the renaming process.
Repeat this for each of the files you need for your website. Here's what it looks like when you've got all the files created:
Your files don't need to hvae exactly the same names, but should be something similar.
Each of the files we have made is empty. The next step is going to be to edit the files and add some html contents so that we have actual web pages.
Our next goal is to bring up each of these files in Notepad, one at a time, and edit them to type up our web pages.
There are several ways to do this.
1. You can open notepad, and then drag one of the files onto it. Notepad is found in the Windows start menu under
start -> accessories -> notepad
When you are done editing a file, you can simple save it. You don't need to worry about the name because the name has already been set.
2. You can right click on the file and select "open with" and then select "notepad". Windows will start notepad for you and open the file for you to edit.
3. Of course you can also open notepad, and then use File -> Open and then select your file.
Type up the files. Save them. Each page will have some contents and some links to the other pages.
Remember, you will need to upload your files or they will be lost!
I will post separate instructions about how to do this.
