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The Test

• Will last 60 minutes
• Will be submitted via the electronic coursework
  submission system (not part of the test itself
• Is worth 20 of total module assessment

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For Next Week

• Be sure you know how to
• Create valid XHTML documents
• Link to other XHTML documents
• Link to an external style sheet
• Containing CSS
• Display an image in your web pages
• Use the validator to validate for XHTML
  compliance
• Use relative linking to be explained in class

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Additional Information

• The Test will involve you having to make some
  opinion statements/justification these will be
  clearly requested in the documentation
• You will be able to refer to notes, online
  sources, access U drive etc.

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Syntax Part 1 Top of the Document

• Use Strict or transitional DocType
• You should already have files with the
  appropriate code BUT if not
• Use the sample template file on my Learn pages
• Go to the W3C pages
• http//www.w3.org/QA/2002/04/valid-dtd-list.html

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Syntax Part 2 Basic Differences - reminder

• XHTML is case sensitive keep all tags
  lower-case
• In XHTML every element must have an end /
• lttitlegtvery important this elements content is
  usually targeted by search engines
  spiderslt/titlegt
• ltbr /gt, lthr /gt, ltimg srcmypic.jpg height500
  width200 alta picture of me /gt

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Attributes

• You will see these a lot.To be valid they must be
  
• namevalue eg. ltimg srcmypic.jpg /gt
• Think of attributes as informing or describing
• ltpgtltabbr titleCascading Style sheetsgtCSS
  lt/abbrgt is the way to web designlt/pgt

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Inline and Block Elements

• Examples of inline (does not break the text flow)
• ltemgt,ltstronggt,ltagt,ltabbrgt
• Examples of block (starts and finishes with a new
  line)
• ltpgt, ltblockquotegt, ltdivgt

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Key Online Resources

• Killersites reference guide to tags
• Visibone - Webmaster's Color Laboratory
• W3C Markup Validation Service
• Cascading Style Sheets at the W3C

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Good Luck!Any Questions