Quick Overview Of A Web Page

For those unsure of some of the elements of a web page, the following explanation should help.

• Page title: Look at the top of any Internet Browser window and you will see a blue bar. In it should be a description of what the page is about.
• Headings: Look at the web page text. Headings are the descriptions or summaries of what the following text is about, e.g. “quick overview of a web page” is a heading. These are usually shown in a different font or size, in bold or italic. Headings can even be shown in the same style as the rest of the page text but listed in the source code of the web page as a heading (you don’t need to worry about that for now, just be aware that headings are relevant)
• Content: Are the actual words that you can see in a page and usually set out in paragraphs. Words shown in buttons and graphics are not considered content.
• Navigation structure: Most websites will have a series of buttons or links shown on every page that will navigate you to the rest of the website.
• Alt text: When you leave your mouse over a picture or graphic for a couple of seconds, a small yellow box appears with text in it. These are used to describe the picture for people using text only browsers and for the vision impaired.
• Meta tags: Information not visible on a web page. It is stored within a technical document which makes the web page and describes elements of the page such as a description of the contents, author and more.