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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the code behind any web page; it tells the browser how to display the textual and graphic elements on your page. To create web pages, all you really need is a simple text editor such as NotePad — and extensive knowledge of HTML coding. To make the process easier and less time-consuming, you can use a WYSIWYG web-authoring tool such as Dreamweaver. With Macromedia’s Dreamweaver, you can create your pages exclusively in its “design” mode, never having to look at the underlying code. Or you can use a split screen and see the layout AND the code. I hold that it is essential to know the code beneath the pages you are building. And that’s what these pages hope to do — teach you the basics of HTML so you can understand what’s going on when pages fall apart. (And, trust me, they WILL fall apart! I have the gray hair and heartburn to prove it!) | |||
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There are other web-authoring tools out there besides Dreamweaver. Some people swear by Microsoft FrontPage, designed with the novice, afraid-of-HTML user in mind. You can even create a page in Word and convert it to HTML. If you’re serious about learning HTML, however, I would recommend staying away from these avenues to website creation. Try Dreamweaver instead! To get started learning HTML, click on “savings files” to the right and then go from there. Have fun! | |||
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