Making a Web Document for Dummies
By Joanne McCalla
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| Word Document | Links | Pictures | Saving | ExampleI include myself in the group for whom I am writing this document!!! The idea is how can we reasonably easily make a Web document that will show the results that we obtained in the experiments in Chemistry Today this semester???
1. Word Document to HTML Document:
As a first effort, I would like to suggest that we write a Word document
in the ordinary way first. Save it as a Word document. Avoid using tabs, since the
html will not recognize these. When it is as perfect as you can make it, save it as
an html document (in the File menu). Graphs and tables should be okay. You can make some
modifications to the appearance of the tables after conversion into html, but you cannot
modify the width or height of columns at that point. So make sure that the table looks as
you want it to look before saving it as html.
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2. Links
Links should be incorporated to make it easier for the reader to move
around (kind of like turning pages). Links can be incorporated before conversion, but I
think it is easier to do the links afterwards.
(a) Microsoft Explorer: When the document is in html, you can create Bookmarks within your document by highlighting the text you want and clicking on Insert...Bookmarks. The name you give the Bookmark will be the name that appears when you use it to create a link to that part of your document. In Microsoft Explorer, you create a link by clicking on Insert Hyperlink and entering the Bookmark you wish in the lower box that comes up. You can Browse for the desired Bookmark if you wish.
(b) Netscape: If you are using Netscape to create your links, you must
click on Edit Page in the File menu to be able to change the original html
document. You will insert a Target (instead of a Bookmark) into the text at the site
you wish the link to go to. You then insert a Link in the same way you would have in
Explorer. When the link is completed it will show up as blue text.
(I think it is slightly easier to do in Netscape! In addition, it is
very easy to go between the Navigator and the Composer in Netscape using the Communicator
button, so you can check to see if the links are working.)
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3. Pictures
You may also incorporate pictures or other objects, if you feel that this
improves the appearance or comprehensibility of your document.
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4. Saving the HTML Document
For the purposes of this project, you may save your html document to a
special part of the server memory. This will permit me to access it, so that I can put it
on the web (after doing one last check for typos, etc!!). It is extremely important
that you respect the privilege that this represents: you will actually have access to part
of the server. Good citizenship is required, if we want to be able to do this again.
If you plan on using pictures (GIF files, for example) you should create a folder for your
project on the server. This is not necessary if your document does not need any
external resources.
The following is an example to show you the general format I am expecting. Exploring this example may help you to figure out how to do links. If you come up with better ways to do this, please share them with us all. This is only a starting point!! Have fun!
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| Abstract | Introduction | Procedure | Results | Conclusion
This will be a summary of the information you have obtained through your study.
The objective is to permit the reader to know in general what the paper is about, so that
he/she can decide whether they want to read any further.
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