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A Simple HTML file

HTML is the code on the other side of what you see in the browser window, or what I like to refer to as "backstage". To see what it looks like simply go under "View" in your web browser and select "Source".

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is composed of tags, an opening tag<> and a closing tag</> Within these tags are "keywords" define its effect on the web page. For example <B>text</B> "B" = "bold". Its effect is to make the text contained withing the tags display in a bold font on the web page.

The HTML code for a simple page of text would look like this:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>My Web Page</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<P>This is where you will enter all the text and images you want displayed in a browser window.</P>
</BODY>
</HTML>

You can type this out in any text editor such as SimpleText or TeachText, insert text between the Body tags, and save the file with the suffix ".html". The result will be a web page viewable in any browser. A WYSIWYG editor makes things a lot easier. It's often just like a word processor, only it creates the HTML code in the background for you so you don't have to type it all in.

For detailed explanations of all the tags and tutorials that show you how to use them see the Links to HTML Sites.

For an instructive guide that offers good explanations of HTML basic coding with examples for creating FRAMES and TABLES check out the HTML Starter's Guide.

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Updated 18 January 2013
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