Buckle up, because you're in for a WILD RIDE! Open up a new
"Notepad" file and let's get started! (You should be able to find the
Notepad program by going to the start menu, programs, accessories, and
Notepad.)
Set up the file so it looks like this:
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You can change anything that is in quotations. The things that will actually appear on the website that you are about to create will be added in between the body tags -
and . Most commands have a required beginning tag and ending tag, like the body tag. The two most common commands that do not require ending tags are theAnd look! The text skipped a line. There's a
Before you go on, it's time to save your page. Go to File, then Save As, then name it kcpage.html and make sure you know where you plan to save it! If you don't know where you saved it, how will you know where to find it later? Make sure you add ".html" to the end of any html files that you create.
Hot Tip Save your work EARLY and OFTEN!
Now it's time for the fun stuff that will make your page more interesting to look at and will help you stress to your viewers what is so very important about the things on your page!
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I love Key Club!
Standard fonts, such as times new roman, arial, courier new, comic sans ms, and verdana should work on all computers.
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I love Key Club!
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I love Key Club!
So you want to change the size AND the font? Can do!
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Governor Stephanie is awesome.
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Did you know that Trustee Rich looks good in pink?
Regular colors, such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, gray, black, and white, will work with this tag. If you're more daring, try some of these colors: dodgerblue, salmon, blueviolet, turquiose, darkpink, lime, seagreen, royalblue, goldenrod, coral, burlywood, firebrick, forestgreen, fuscia, skyblue, indianred, olive, peru, orchid, plum, springgreen, steelblue, teal, hotpink, and cornflowerblue. And for the really daring, experiment with adding "light," "medium," or "dark" to change the color more.
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Click here to visit the Key Club International website.
Hot Tip You can play around with the placement of any of these tags. Put them around only certain words if you want.
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When I die I'll be a New Yorker dead.
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When I die I'll be a New Yorker dead.
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When I die I'll be a New Yorker dead.
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Add an Email Link
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Write to the New York District Board at nydkc@angelfire.com or by clicking here.
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Find more information and ideas for your site by going through K-Family websites or printed literature.
These guidelines should help you to get a page started on your own.
There are many more things you can add that will give more life to
your page, but if you're a beginner, then stick with these guidelines
until you think you've mastered them. Once you've memorized and
mastered these things, try a site like
www.htmlgoodies.com
where you can learn how to do more! You can also view the source codes
of various sites just to observe, never to steal, to help you
learn how to code the things that you see. To check the source code
of a page, click View in the menu and go to Source. You can also check
the source by right clicking on the page and clicking on View Source.
When I die I'll be a New Yorker dead.
Add an Image
Make an Image into a Link
Make a Horizontal Line
A Few Pointers
K-Family Graphics Online: http://www.kiwanis.org/logos.html
DOs:
DON'Ts:
*Keep it simple.
*Choose a light color for the background and a dark color for the text OR a dark color for the background and a light color for the text.
*Choose an easy to read font and choose a size that keeps it legible (like “2” or “3”).
*Make navigation clear and easy for visitors.
*Edit your work and spell check your text.
*Have a calendar of events for members to check.
*Post past club meetings’ minutes and future club meetings’ agendas.
*Post information from all levels of Key Club: International, District, Division, and Club.
*Congratulate members of your club for the good things that they do.
*Add links to other related websites.
*Add a counter to keep track of visitors. (Try www.thecounter.com.)
*Clutter the site with lots of graphics or try to get fancy when you’re still a beginner.
*Choose colors that clash.
*Put people’s names or email addresses on the site without their permission.
*Put ANY phone numbers, addresses, fax numbers, etc. on the site.
*Leave out any parts of commands, such as quotation marks or < > marks, otherwise, the ugliness will show up on the page.
*Have dead links (i.e. links that don’t work or lead to nowhere).
GOOD LUCK and HAVE FUN!
The possibilities are endless....
