Introduction

What this Tutorial aims to do is give you a basic understanding of HTML so you can create your own web sites quickly.

What you won't find is loads of background and theory. If you want that, I suggest you buy a good book or enroll on a course.

What you will find is plain facts with simple to follow exercises.

To use this Tutorial, you will need a text editor such as notepad and an Internet Browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. You should already have these installed on your computer.

You will find examples of code in text boxes. Click your right mouse button in the box and click on Select All. Right click again and select copy. Open up your text editor and paste the code into it. Save the file with any name you like with .html or .htm at the end. I suggest you create a separate directory on your hard disk for saving your web pages to. Open up your Browser and select File and open and then select the file you have just saved.

Let's try the following example:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>MY FIRST WEB PAGE</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
WELCOME TO MY FIRST WEB PAGE
</BODY>
</HTML>

Don't worry if you don't understand any of that. Click your right mouse button in the box. Click on Select All. Right click again and select Copy.

Open your text editor. Either use the paste function of the editor or click the right mouse button and select paste. Click on file and select Save As. Make up a name ending with .html or .htm.

Assuming you are using Internet Explorer, open your Browser. Click File and select Open. Select Browse and find the file you have just saved.

If all goes well, you should have opened up a web page that simply says WELCOME TO MY FIRST WEB PAGE.

If that all sounds a little confusing, it will become second nature. It just takes a little practice.

Moving Around This Tutorial

You can click on the buttons on the left hand side to select the section you want to go to.

You can use the navigation toolbar at the top of the Tutorial

You will find arrows at the bottom of the pages that will take you to previous and next pages.

Note, most sections have more than one page.

If you have any comments or queries, email me, Doug R. at:
doug@dougstech.com

With that said, let's begin. Have Fun!

Next Page>