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Intro to HTML5 & CSS3 - New Zealand
HTML5 Essentials Course
HTML5 Essentials Course
This live online course introduces you to HTML5 and CSS3, the essential languages for creating webpages. Learn how to design and build websites from scratch, format content with headings, paragraphs, and lists, create hyperlinks, and insert images. Gain confidence in editing and writing code while discovering how HTML5 and CSS3 work together to design and build modern websites. Whether you want to edit web content using a Content Management System (CMS) or aim to become a professional web designer or developer, this one-day course provides the foundational skills you need.
Instructor-led courses, delivered remotely across New Zealand.
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Upcoming Courses
We currently have no public courses scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
We currently have no public courses scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
We currently have no public courses scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
HTML Training Courses
HTML5 EssentialsThis live online course introduces you to HTML5 and CSS3, teaching you how to design and build websites from scratch. Gain foundational skills to edit web content using a CMS or become a professional web designer or developer. Delivered remotely across New Zealand.
Intro to HTML5 & CSS3 New Zealand Course Content
- Overview
- About Web Technologies – How HTML5 and CSS3 Work Together, and the Role of JavaScript
- Tools of the Trade – About Code Editors, Web Development Applications, Content Management
- Systems and Online
- Web Building Solutions
- Web Standards – Following Conventions
- About Web Browsers, and How to Test your Work
- About HTML5 and Older Versions of HTML
- HTML Essentials
- Principles of HTML5 – Document Type, Document Structure, Tags and Attributes
- The HTML5 Document Structure
- Containers and Empty Tags
- Inline & Block Level Elements – How Tags Display
- Inserting Special Characters
- Commenting your Code
- Website Structure
- Typical Website Structure – Files and Folders
- File and Folder Naming Conventions – Case and Space
- The Importance of Filename Extensions
- Home Page Considerations
- Marking Up Text with HTML5
- About Whitespace
- Using Headings and Paragraphs
- Line Breaks
- Ordered and Unordered Lists – Customising Lists
- Bold and Italic
- Images
- Inserting Images with HTML
- About GIF, JPG & PNG and When to Use Them
- Image Optimisation – Reducing File Size while Maintaining Quality
- Image Resolution
- The ‘Alt’ Attribute
- The ‘Title’ Attribute
- Working with Tables
- When you Should Use Tables
- Tables for Displaying Data
- Hyperlinks
- Terminology – Absolute vs Relative Paths
- Targeting Links to Open in a New Window
- Creating ‘Same Page’ Links
- Links to downloadable Content
- Applying Links to Images
- Layout and Design Techniques
- Using DIV Tags as Containers
- Applying Styles to Divs for Layout and Design
- Using Span Tags to Style Selected Content
- Styling a Web Page with CSS3
- Understanding CSS3 Syntax
- Writing Syles that Apply to the Whole Page
- Styling an Entire Website
- Fonts – Using Device Fonts
- Colour – Colour Names and using Hexadecimal Code
- Typography – Fonts Size, Line Height and Other Properties
- Using Classes to Style Individual Elements
- Styling Hyperlinks with Pseudo-Classes
- External Content
- Embedding a Google Map
- Embedding a YouTube Video
- Search Engine Optimisation
- How Good Coding means Good SEO
- Strong vs Bold
- The Importance of the Title Tag
- HEAD Content – using META Tags for Page Descriptions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Remote Training?
Remote training at Nexacu, means our team of experienced trainers will deliver your training virtually. With remote learning students can access our usual classroom training courses via video conferencing, ask questions, participate in discussion and share their screen with the trainer if they need help at any point in the course. Students have the same level of participation and access to the trainer as they would in classroom training sessions.
Which courses are available if I am working from home?
Currently all of our Public Courses are available to be delivered remotely. Book any course as normal and you will receive login details and instructions in the days before your course.
How can I prepare if I am attending an online course?
You need to install the latest version of HTML Editor and ensure you have the appropriate license to use it.
The browser you use is very important. It is recommended you use Chrome, Edge, or Firefox. The latest version must also be installed. Note that Internet Explorer is not compatible with our delivery technologies.
Windows 10 is highly recommended as the operating system you use. If you are using an apple device, use Safari or a similar modern browser if you cannot use any of the browsers recommended above. Your training experience may diminish due to different features and appearances. Nexacu's trainers are unable to provide detailed guidance for macOS.
To download and unzip files, log in to your student portal. Click on the "Materials" tab and download your exercise files.
Extract your Exercise Files to the specified folder below. Note you will have to create this folder first.
