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Understand the infrastructure of hosting a website and web browsing
Understand how to create web page contents with HTML (hypertext markup language)
Understand how to customize the format of web page contents with CSS (cascading style sheets)
This 1-hour long project will take you step by step to create a portfolio website. You will learn the basic components of a website, and how to create simple contents using HTML (hypertext markup language) and CSS (cascading style sheets), and how to host it on a popular developer website called “GitHub” with your own subdomain name! By the end of the project, you will be hosting a website that you can use to showcase your work and your résumé to the world!
Cascading Style Sheets (CCS)
Html
Web Design
Websites
Web Page
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
UI introduction and finished product preview.
Learn how web browsing works and what HTML is.
Use HTML to specify headings and paragraphs.
Use HTML to specify images, small text and horizontal lines.
Use HTML to add hyperlinks.
Learn what CSS is and use it to control margins, background colours, text colours.
Use CSS to control fonts, text alignments, hyperlink colours.
Enhance your website to make it look more professional, device-friendly and ready for search engines such as Google.
Upload your files to Github and make your website live to the world!
Your workspace is a cloud desktop right in your browser, no download required
In a split-screen video, your instructor guides you step-by-step
by DD
Jun 17, 2020Excellent way of teaching. I was able to follow through the course because it was neither lengthy nor boring. Looking forward to exploring more project like this. Thank You!
by LG
May 17, 2020Earlier I had no idea how to make a Portfolio website, after doing this guided project I got an idea about it. This helped me a lot to learn new things. Thankyou Coursera.
by SR
Jun 9, 2020Excellent course to help build a decent website for yourself! short yet simple explaining all the basics fundamentals that are a must for website design. Really enjoyed it! :)
by SS
Jun 11, 2020learned alot of new things...........project guide lamguage is easy to understand .........and the cloud interface is one of the best stuff
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Yes, everything you need to complete your Guided Project will be available in a cloud desktop that is available in your browser.
You'll learn by doing through completing tasks in a split-screen environment directly in your browser. On the left side of the screen, you'll complete the task in your workspace. On the right side of the screen, you'll watch an instructor walk you through the project, step-by-step.
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