So, you want to make a Web Page!
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If you don't already have one, be sure to create a new folder titled Lesson_07 in your HTML folder
Start by creating another basic HTML page (don't forget the title)
<html> <head> <title>Lesson 7</title> </head> <body></body> </html>
Let's continue by learning something about the way a browser works.
First an example...
<body>
Something really cool like an icecube!
</body>
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Something really cool like an icecube!
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<body>
Hey! What's going
on
here??
</body>
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Hey! What's going on here??
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The browser doesn't recognize formatting. Unless you tell it otherwise, it just displays the characters in a steady stream. If you want to start a new line you have to use a line break <br>...
<body>
Hey!<br>
What's<br>
going<br>
on<br>
here??
</body>
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Hey!
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<br> basically says - start a new line. (side note: the <br> tag is one of the few tags that doesn't have to be "closed" </br>)
Can you use <br> to skip a line? Sure.
<body>
Hey!<br>
What's<br>
going<br>
<br>
on<br>
here??
</body>
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Hey!
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Skip lots of lines? You betcha.
<body>
Hey!<br>
What's<br>
going<br>
<br>
<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
on<br>
here??
</body>
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Hey!
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Save as: Lesson_07.html in your HTML/Lesson_07 folder
On to Lesson 8