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Make Lectures Sing Using Netscape Composer (Part Three)

The POINT of this Training Exercise is to make certain you know how to: Create and edit tables. Use relative and absolute links. Apply advance formatting techniques.

WHAT TO DO

A. Edit HTML file in Netscape Composer (WYSIWYG Editor) WYSIWYG = (What You See Is What You Get) Note: If you just finished Part 2 and have the file you created from that lesson still open, proceed to Section B. 1. In Netscape Composer, select File-->Open Page-->Choose File... 2.  Negotiate to your Class_Home folder, double-click on session1.htm and select Open.

B. Create a Table (Build Table #2) 1. Select Insert --> Table --> Table 2. Specify New Table Properties and click on OK.  Number of Rows 1 Number of Columns 2 Table Alignment Center Border Line Width 4 Cell Spacing 5 Cell Padding 2 Table Width 90%

C. Add Bulleted Text to Table Cell 1. Insert your cursor into the left-hand cell.   2. Click on the Bullet List icon on your toolbar.  3. Type in a list of objectives. Learn Master Apply

D. Add Numbered Text to Table Cell 1. Insert your cursor into the right-hand cell.   2. Click on the Number List icon (next to bullet list) on your toolbar.  3. Type in a list of assignments.  Read Article Write Short Paper

E. Insert Hyperlinks   Relative vs. Absolute Linking There are two kinds of URLs: relative and absolute. Absolute URLs have every part of the URL specified: the protocol, the server, and the full pathname of the desired document. Relative URLs omit any or all of these items, assuming that the browser will fill in the missing pieces.  For relative linking: If you are referencing a document in the same directory, link to page.html  If you are referencing a document in a subdirectory, link to ./subdir/page.html  If you are referencing a document in a parent directory, link to ../page.html or ../anothersubdir/page.html  If you need to go back two directories start with ../../ and so forth for three, etc.  For absolute linking:  Specify the complete URL (universal resource locator): http://www.umuc.edu/library/database/description.html Use absolute linking for pages which are not located on in your class directory 1.  Highlight an item on your bulleted list. 2.  Create a relative link to a file.   Click on the Link icon on the toolbar. Select the Choose File... button, next to the Link to a page location or local file box. Negotiate to your Lesson_Home folder and double-click on the lesson1.htm file. Click on OK 3.  Highlight an item on your numbered list. 4.  Create an absolute link to a file.   Click on the Link icon on the toolbar. In the Link to a page location or local file box, type in a URL (e.g.,  http://www.umuc.edu/library) Click on OK.

F.Insert Separating Bar Note:  You can insert a graphic or use the horizontal line feature to create section breaks. (Insert-->Horizontal Line) 1.  Go to the Template Page and save one of the the blue separating bars. (Any one will do.) http://info.umuc.edu/de/ezine/templates_oracle/templates_bars_01.htm Right click on the image Click on Save Image As In the "Save As" dialog box, use the arrows to negotiate to your Class_Home folder Click on Save at the bottom right of the dialog box 2.  Insert your cursor between Table #1 and Table #2.  Click on the Image Icon on the toolbar.  3. Click on Choose File Use the arrows to negotiate to your Class_Home folder. Double-click on the file (gen_brg.gif) and click on OK. 4. Insert a separator bar at the bottom of the page by repeating steps 2 and 3.

G. Add a Footer 1.  Hit a hard return after the separator bar at the bottom of the page. 2.  Enter footer information: Link to instructor's e-mail Link to helpful UMUC sites (e.g., Library, UMUC Homepage, WebTycho Login) Copyright notice Example: ||  Contact Instructor || ||  Library Services  || Graduate School HomePage  ||  E-Mail Directory  || Tycho Login  || © 2005 University of Maryland University College. 3. Save the file by clicking on the Save icon on the toolbar. 4. Congratulations, you now know how to create a web page using Netscape Composer. It's now time to publish your web page to your UMUC Polaris account. If you have a UMUC Polaris account and the account has been set up with a www directory, follow the instructions for publishing web pages. If you are unsure if you have a Polaris account, take a look at Getting Started. If you have forgotten your Polaris Password, take a look at Changing your Polaris Password.

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