HTML in a Nutshell

What is html?

• Hypertext  Markup  Language

• Google => "define:html"   Google

• The language of the web

• Plain text marked up with control codes (tags)

• Examples:

<h3>Level 3 Heading</h3>
<a href="http://yahoo.com">Yahoo!</a>  (hypertext)
<hr>  (horizontal rule)
For compact list:  HTML Tags

How do you develop html?

• Work offline on your own computer (hand-coding)

You will need a text editor (like EditPad), a browser to preview and finally a file transfer program (like WS_FTP) to upload your page to the web.

• Use Yahoo! Geocities File Manager (hand-coding)

Provides a complete environment for creating web pages -
file list, directories, html editor, preview & file upload.

• Use a web authoring program (wysiwyg)

A program like Dreamweaver will let you develop professional looking web pages without knowing the html language.

Why have a web page?

Curiosity about how the web works

You have something to share with others

Commercial venture

Have fun

Some considerations

Be proficient in the use of html tags first

Layout & design are important too

But Content is king

The good thing about a web page is anyone can create one

The bad thing about a web page is anyone can create one

Borrow design ideas from other pages by clicking View/Page Source while browsing

Check QuickGuideToHTML for more ideas

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