HTML is the programming language used to create web pages. Basic HTML commands follow below. When I first created a webpage I didn't use anything fancy, just the most basic of commands, and gradually I learned more as I went along. I really love building web pages, it's one of my passions. It allows me to be creative, and it's a real joy for me to create something for others. If you want to create a webpage of your own, try out some of the links. I highly recommend using the first site listed, "An Interactive HTML Guide". This site allows you to actually try your hand at a variety of HTML codes. I still refer to that site when I want to do something I haven't learned yet. Best of luck to you!
•To post text in italics:
<i>type your text</i>
•To create bold text:
<b>type your text</b>
•To change the color:
<font color="red">type your text</font color>
(See my page on color to help you with selecting the color you would like to use)
•To change font size:
<font size=5>type your text</font size>
(you can make this any size from 1-9, with 3 being the standard size)
•To change the font face
<font face="comic sans ms">type your text</font face>
(You can use any font you like, but you must keep in mind that the people viewing your page will only see the font you selected if they also have that same font installed on their computer. Check out my fonts page if you'd like to add some to your collection.)
•You can also combine font codes within one tag:
<font size=5 face="comic sans ms" color="blue">type your text</font>
•If you would like to post a picture you use the following code. **NOTE** this command does not need a closing tag. The two most widely accepted file formats for images online are .jpg and .gif
<img src="//www.address.of.picture.here/picturename.jpg">
•If you would like to post a link to another webpage, this is how it's done:
<a href="http://www.address.here/pagename.html">link name</a>
(whatever you type between the brackets for a link
name is exactly what will appear on the page)
Those are the most basic HTML commands.
Following is a list of links to help you learn other HTML code such as the <body> tag, tables, frames, how to embed music files on your page, all sorts of things so that you can learn how to build your own home on the net!
HTML Help Sites
An Interactive HTML guide
Ariel's Holodeck, beginners guide to HTML
Beginner's Guide to HTML
Composing Good HTML
Creating HTML .. a simple guide
Font Tags
General HTML tips
How do they do that with HTML?
HTML & Design Tips
HTML: An Interactive Tutorial for Beginners
HTML Bad Style Page - A Collection of Don'ts for HTML
HTML crash course
HTML development
HTML for Rookies
HTML Goodies
HTML Quick Reference
Index Dot HTML THE Advanced HTML Reference
IVillage Web Design How-To Guide
Learning HTML
Nuthin' but Links - Where to find information on text and background colors
Perky's Guide to HTMhell - Made Easy
Shaw WAVE How To Build your Home Page
Teach Me Tutorials
The Barebones Guide to HTML
Web Publishing at Colby
WebMasters Encyclopedia of Web Development
Webmonkey: HTML Teaching Tool
Writing HTML
Other Related Sites
Doctor HTML
Doctor HTML is a Web page analysis tool which retrieves an HTML page and reports on any
problems that it finds.
