Module 6: Building A Webpage

Introduction

This module is made to teach the user how to create their own personal web page. Users may opt to use OpenOffice to design their web page or use a text editor to create an HTML file.

References

Here are some references on how to use OpenOffice and how to create an HTML document using OpenOffice:

http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/

http://www.oooforum.org/

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6289/

The Help section in OpenOffice is also a helpful reference.

(Optional) HTML tutorial:

                        http://www.w3schools.com/html/

You may also need to review permissions here:

                        http://zzee.com/solutions/linux-permissions.shtml

Things to Learn

·   How to use OpenOffice to create a webpage.

·   How to design a web page (add images, create links, use different sizes/types of texts)

·   How to make your webpage viewable by all

·   (Optional) How to write an HTML file

Show and Tell

·   Create a public_html directory in your home directory

·      Design your own web page and save it in public_html as the file index.html

·      For beginners, use OpenOffice to create your webpage

·      For the more ambitious, use a text editor to create an HTML file

·      Design another webpage and create a link to it in index.html.

·      What permissions should the public_html directory have?

Change permissions accordingly.

·      What permissions should your new HTML files have?

Change permissions accordingly.

·      View your new webpage from a browser (http://babbage.clarku.edu/~username)