WHAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED
You will need several things before you start. First, you will need something to WRITE
YOUR WEB PAGE in. This can be a web page editor or a plain word processor. I use
Microsoft Works but any text editor will work. Just be sure you save the file as a ASCII
document and not as a word processing document. After you get familiar with HTML
codes, you may want to pick up a web page editors. If you want to use one to get started check out the list
of SOFTWARE at the end of this guide, but for now, a plain text editor is all you need. You will also need a WEB BROWSER to view your page. I suggest Netscape v2
but again, any browser will work. Also, you will need an INTERNET PROVIDER that
allows you to upload you web page for others to see. If your provider does not have this
option, check out GeoCities. They will allow you a free web page site and also provide for a basic on-line editor to create a simple page to get you going. Later on you will need a FTP program to upload your creations to the web, but for now you can create them off-line and view them at home until you get them just right.
BASIC TERMS
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is how a web browser displays its multimedia documents on the screen. The documents themselves are plain text files
(ASCII) with special "markup tags" or codes that a browser knows how to interpret and display
on your screen. There are several versions of HTML. . This guide will discuss HTML 2.0 and some of the enhanced features allowed in some of the newer browsers. Since there are still some browsers that will not display all the features of HTML 3.0 codes, they will not be covered in this guide. It maybe something you want to try after you get better at creating your pages.
- DTD
- Document Type Definition--this is the formal specification of a
markup language, written using SGML
- HTML
- HyperText Markup Language--HTML is an SGML DTD
In practical terms, HTML is a collection of platform-independent
styles (indicated by markup tags) that define the various components of a World Wide Web document.
- INTERNET PROVIDER
- The service you subscribe to which gives you access to the World Wide Web, (ie. AOL, Compuserve)
- MARKUP TAGS
- To denote the various elements in an HTML document, you use markup tags.
HTML markup tags consist of a left angle bracket (<), a tag name, and a right angle bracket (>).
Tags are usually paired (e.g., <H1> and </H1>) to start and end the
tag instruction. The end tag looks just like the start tag except a slash (/) precedes the
text within the brackets. A listing of HTML markup tags can be found at HTML Quick Reference Guide .
- SGML
- Standard Generalized Markup Language--a standard for describing markup languages
- WEB
- World Wide Web
- WEB PAGE
- A multimedia page created to provide Web users with information and links to other sites.
Ok, It's Time to Get Started. Each Step will take you one step closer to having a completed Web Page for others to view. Click below to get started.
STEP 1 Basic Structure
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