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Art
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Scanning an image


HTML EDITOR TUTORIAL

NETSCAPE COMPOSER TUTORIAL

Netscape Composer allows you to create web pages by simply typing the content as you do in any word processor. No knowledge of HTML codes is required.

You can enhance your content by :

Formatting text

 Make sure the Formatting Toolbar of Netscape Composer is checked


 

Exercise 1:

In this exercise you are going to change the font size, and underline a given text.

1. Type  the following text.

"INTRODUCING TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS"

2. Highlight or select the text.
3. Select "18" for the Font Size.
4. Click the Bold tab and the Underline tab.
5. Unselect the text.


Adding numbered (ordered) and bulleted (un-ordered) lists

Ordered or Numbered lists

Exercise 2:

In this exercise you are going to make a numbered list.

1. Type the following text;

"In order to introduce technology in a school, one needs to note the following considerations:
A survey of the existing physical infrastucture.
Human resources available.
A strategy for raising funds.
Human resource capacity building."

Highlight the text in italics and click the Numbered list tab on the Formatting toolbar.


Adding un-ordered (bulleted list)

Exercise 3:

In this exercise, you will produce a bulleted list.

1. Type the following text:

"Databases used in schools include the following
Dictionary (printed or electronic)
Encylopeadia (printed or electronic)
Library card index
Atlas
Telephone directory"

2. Highlight the text in italics and click the Bulleted list tab on the Formatting toolbar:

3. Unselect the text.


Adding a table

The table contents can be  text, a graphic, a link to an Internet site, sound file or a video clip.

Exercise 4:
In this exercise you will produce a table.

1. Tabulate the following class results.

Student Name            Maths            English

Paul                            56                    45
Mary                          76                    53
John                            34                    87
Jane                            87                    65

2. Click on Insert Table Tab.


Or  Choose Table from Insert on the Menu bar:

The following screen appears:

3.    Type "5" in the Number of rows box.

Type "3" in the Number of columns box.
Check Center for Table Alignment
Type "50" for % of window for Table width
Type "40" for % of window for Table min. height
4.    Uncheck Equal column widths.

5.    Click on Apply and then on OK.


Adding a link

Exercise 5:

In this exercise, you will add a link to an Internet site.

To add a link to CNN news found at https://www.cnn.com.

1. Click on Insert link tab:

 The  following screen appears:

2. Type "CNN News" in the Enter text to display for a new link box.

3. Type "https://www.cnn.com" in the Link to a page location or local file.

4. Click on Apply and then OK.

5. Create a table and add the following in the links.
 
Websites URL to Link to
 
News Update Sites:
Monitor News https://www.monitor.co.ug
BBC News https://www.bbc.com
CNN News https://www.cnn.com
 
Useful Web Sites:
HTML Tutorial http://members.nbci.com/kakinda/kakinda/webpage-training.htm
Educational Presentations https://www.sjcd.cc.tx.us/north/anatomy/graph.htm
Online Clubs  https://www.atas.k12.ca.us/ausd/ahs/clubs/clubs.html
Animals https://www.birminghamzoo.com/animals/
 
Others:
Arsenal Football Club https://www.arsenal.co.uk
Matrich.com https://www.matrich.homestead.com
Uganda Online https://www.uganda.co.ug
Simba Radio    Station https://www.simbafm.com


When viewed in the web browser, it appears as below:
 
News Update sites Useful Links Others
New Vision News Educational Presentations Arsenal Football Club
Monitor News Online Clubs Matrich.com
BBC News Animals Uganda Online
CNN News   Simba Radio Station


Adding a link to an Email address

Exercise 6:

In this exercise you will include an email address in a Web page.

1. Type " Any suggestion or comments email to: matrichd@yahoo.com"

2.  Highlight or select  the text "matrichd@yahoo.com".

3.  Click the Link tab.

4. Type "mailto: matrichd@yahoo.com"in the Link to a page location or local file box:


 

5. Click Apply and then OK.


How it looks like when viewed in web browser.

Any suggestions or comments email to: matrichd@yahoo.com


Adding a graphic

Exercise 7:

In this exercise, you will add a graphic to a Web page.

1. Type "Art as a sense of beauty and expression
            THE ROYAL DANCE"

2. Click on the Image tab

The screen appears as below:

3. Type "muganga2.jpg" in the Image Location - Enter a Remote URL or local file box.
4. Choose the alignment shown from the Text alignment and wrapping around images templates.
5. Click Apply and then OK.

6. Type "The Kabaka of Buganda is not seen anywhere dancing. Neither the king's wives nor princesses were permitted to dance except among themselves. The "Royal Dance" ceremonies were mostly done at night at Muzibu Azaala Mpanga. The songs they sang were referred to as EZABALUUTE.
Hence the Proverb: "Owenzina mbi azanira mu babe.""


How it will look like in the web browser:

Art as a sense of beauty and expression
THE ROYAL DANCE.
The Kabaka of Buganda is not seen anywhere dancing. Neither king's wives or princesses were permitted to dance except among themselves. The "Royal Dance" ceremonies were mostly done at night at Muzibu Azaala Mpanga. The songs they sang were reffered to as EZABALUUTE.
Hence the Proverb: "Owenzina mbi azanira mu babe.'"



Adding a background colour


 


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