How to create Web sites easily
The most complete guide for the Web page builder
All you'll ever need to know about homepages and HTML
Index of contents
Don't know how to make home pages?
Have any doubts regarding HTML codes?
Want to polish your own page or create one?
You've come to the right place! Here you will learn from the most basic to the coolest things in HTML, without the need for any troublesome bulky HTML editors!
You can get a copy of a help file (zip format) distributed by Microsoft, that explains throughly every existent HTML tag. This document is based partially on the information given there.
NEW! Navigate through a host of other HTML helpers using the navigators of my rings found in the Web Rings page, or at the Other links section of this page.
- General info for NON-GeoCities homepage owners
Come here if you want introductory info about how you edit your files on your page and stuff like that. Or still don't have a home page!
- Help/info for GeoCities homesteaders
Come here if you want introductory info about GeoCities and would like to learn some file management/document organization. Links to help places all over GeoCities.
- HTML basics
Read this if you are completely new to the Internet Document concept - that is, HTML - how it works.
- File layout on the Internet
Here, you will learn what URLs are, how URLs work and how to specify correctly a file name when a parameter requests it.
- Document editing/Basic tags
Click here if you want to learn the basics of HTML editing, without an HTML editor. Learn to manage basic HTML codes directly.
- Character and document formatting
How to change the background color of your page, put background images, change font colors, sizes and typefaces. Read this to learn how to create fancy effects with fonts and customize your home page's looks.
- RGB color chart
This is an RGB list for those who want to pick the correct color on their tags.
- Special letters and characters (HTML entities)
Here is where you will see the complete list of HTML entities (text strings that allow you to put text such as < and > in your HTML documents that you couldn't probably put other way!)
- Links, images, bookmarks and indexes
Come here to learn about hyperlinks, the basic multimedia choice on the Internet; graphics, how to jump to another place in your page or another page, and how image maps work - how to put them in your page.
- Graphics on your text, and clickable images
How to put graphics on your HTML files, how to align them, and more.
- Server- and client-side image maps
Here it is at last: client-side and server-side image maps: how to implement them in an easy way, (for client-side image maps you don't even need any external programs!).
- Sounds, background music and counters
Check this item out if you want to add sounds to your page, or check the code for your counter!
- Marquees
Have you seen those nifty scrolling texts? This is how to do it! Internet-Explorer recommended implementation.
- JavaScript scrollies
This is a collection of six different types of ticker-tapes done with JavaScript. They all will work on a text box (of a form) or in the browser's status bar.
- How to use lists
Here you will find how to make autonumbered, good looking, bulleted lists, a ground concept in HTML. Here is info on how to make definition lists.
- How to make (good) tables
Check this section out for how to design your tables. Have a navigation bar without frames!
- Learn about frames
An introductory text to frames, with basic information about how to use them - and a few examples for better understanding. Medium to advanced level stuff - requires and dedication - and a lot of trial and error - to achieve excellence.
- Style sheet resources
Some resources for style sheet implementation.
- How to make your own forms
Still-to-complete guide to forms - only explains forms in GeoCities.
- Need a guestbook?
What is a guestbook, how to get your own personalized guestbook, where to go, etcetera.
- Draw visitors to your site
A few advices to attract visitors to your site, banner exchange programs and Web Rings.
- Tips and tricks
This is your stop for quick improving of the looks of your homepage, learn more while you work, and optimize your editing work.
- Links to other related sites on the Web
The classic zone - links to JavaScript example and explain pages, CGI scripting, frames pages, RGB color explanations, forms, and more.
- Examples and basic implementations of HTML
Download precooked frame sets, and more (under construction)
- Disclaimer
Remember - I had to include this because of copyright issues. I'm very permissive, but read this before you get anything else than knowledge from this site!
Please send any comments, additional information, questions, or feedback through my guestbook, email or reply form found in the More information page. Ah, in the Other Links section you'll find some links to other HTML authoring, Java and ActiveX sites too.