Welcome to Tizag.com's introduction to HTML and web design. This short tutorial is aimed to give newbies a little experience inwriting HTML code, saving their files correctly, and viewing the completed works in a web browser. Regrettably this tutorial cannotteach you the basics of using a computer, so please be sure that you meet the following requirements:
In this tutorial you will be transcribing code into notepad and then viewing it with a web browser.The code is called HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) and notepad is a commonly used text editor on Window PCs. HTMLmay seem confusing at first, but we will help you understand how it works in this step-by-step tutorial of how to makeyour first web page.
When asked to name your file, type "index.html", without the quotes. Double check that you did everything correctlyand then press save. Remember where it was saved to because you will need to open this file, soon!
To view your web page, you are going to have to use a web browser (of course).Web browsers are programs that interpret HTML, like what you have just copied into notepad, and transform that code into a visual representation, or a web page. Common web browsers include:
Success! You have just viewed your very first webpage.
If this did not work for you, please go through the steps again and follow the directions closely.If you still can't get this to work, please Contact Us and we will get you up and running.
You may have heard of FrontPage, Dreamweaver, and other WYSIWYG programs (What YouSee Is What You Get). Though these programs will let you create pages quickly, you willsoon learn there are many advantages to knowing how to code HTML. Spicing up or polishing up HTML effects can only be done manually.
Ever wonder what a website's designer did to get that awesome look it has?You can view a websites source (HTML) and if you know HTML you'll understand how they did it.On any browser, select the view command, scroll down and select 'view source' to see the HTML code for the site you are currently viewing.