Lab 2 Reflection

     Lab 2 still dealt with the basics of HTML but was different in the way we coded and the elements/look of the page. To edit the code of this lab we were introduced to another code editing software, TextEdit. TextEdit is a very simple code editor compared to Dreamweaver. It lack many feature such as auto compeleting, suggestions, and a live preview. Unlike Dreamweaver, however, it is free to use on Macs. Starting off we opened TextEdit and changed the text settings to plain text. Next we set up the tags required to make a document in HTML (such as the <!doctype>, <html>, <head>, etc.). After that we foucused on the visible content of the page.
     The heading format used in the previous lab was carried over to this lab which means we used <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, etc. to make the heading(s). The content between the <p> was different; we described ourself like we would do in a short bio. The new thing we did in this lab was interting a picture. Since we were describing ourself it was only appropriate if we included a picture of ourself. The way you insert a picture in HTML is using the <img> tag. In the <img> tag is the src attribute in which a url or image file is typed. Our image was a file saved on our computer. To make the image display properly we needed to make sure that the file and image was saved in the same folder. That way when we typed the file name of the image the document would find it since it is in the same folder and it will display properly. The other new thing we did was make everything centered. This was done easily by wrapping the entire code in the <body> with the <center> tag. Finally, we saved our file, opened it in Dreamweaver, and uploaded it to the server.
     These skills are important to a web designer because orgainzation of files is important to creating a page/site. The image on our page would only display properly if the HTML file and image were in the same folder. Had the image been somewhere else the would be an error displaying it. A web designer must know how to organize their directory such that work related to eachother is in the same spot and there are no issues displaying certain things. This not only applies to images but external code sheets like style sheets. If there is improper organization then there will be problems with what is displayed.

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