Title: HTML Introduction
Course: CPS 120: Introduction to Computer Science ~ Master (Aug/2015) OLD > Section: Learning Units

- HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
- HTML and content are combined by a web browser to display a web page.

A web page file stores both HTML and content in an .HTM or .HTML file.

Content includes one or more of:

- Text – strings, numbers
- Images
- Web page addresses
- E-mail addresses
- Video clips
- Audio clips
- Animations
- Other content

HTML5 is the latest version of HTML.

HTML Editors

- A web page file is simply a text file with an .HTM or .HTML file extension.
- Any file editor that can read and write text files may be used to edit a web page file.
- Those file editors tailored to editing HTML are the best choices.

Some file editors are free while others have a fee.

These are some of the free editors:

Editor | Vendor | Notes
Notepad | Microsoft | Available on every Windows-based computer. Cannot be tailored to HTML editing.
WordPad | Microsoft | Available on every Windows-based computer. Cannot be tailored to HTML editing.
Notepad++ | Notepad++ team | Is available for free at notepad-plus-plus.org/ Automatically supports HTML editing.

To open an HTML file within a browser:

1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Navigate to the HTML file.
3. Double-click on the file name.

OR

1. Right-click on the file name.
2. Hover over Open with and click Internet Explorer.