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You'll be happy to learn that it's really pretty simple. The basic idea is this... A web page is nothing more than a file, a HTML file to be exact. It's called HTML because web page documents have the file extension .html or .htm. HTML stands for Hyper Text Mark-up Language. (If you are unclear about this file extension stuff, then you really are newbie!! Let's get started. First, if you have any of them fancy HTML editors and have an inkling to break em in now... forget it. The worst way to learn is to use one of those things. (Although there are a few that you will find helpful, they'll only help you once you learn the basics, so don't even worry about it now.) What's the best way to learn HTML?? Notepad*. I know, I know, you got this 9 megabyte Wunder Wizzard that says it's gonna make putting up a web page as easy as scratching your head. Just trust me on this one. K? K. |
Another tool you'll need is a browser to view your web pages. Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator are the two most common browsers out there. If you're using some flavor of Windows, then Internet Explorer should be on your system somewhere. If you're using something provided by America Online, CompuServe, WebTV or one of those Internet in a Box packages, you're on your own because I have no idea what they give you to work with. With that out of the way I can say with confidence that you are less than 5 minutes away from making your first web page! So.. off to lesson 1.
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