Getting Started
HTML
HTML stands for Hyper Text Mark-up Language, the code which programs websites through different codes and commands.
HTML Code basically consists of HTML elements, which are made of tags and content. HTML tags are the characters between the angle brackets (< and >) that determine what command will be done to or with the element content between the tags. Tags usually come in pairs or start tags and end tags, and they are not case sensitive. An example is: <b>BoLd</b>, which would show up as BoLd. Ending tags are usually the same as the starting tag preceded by a /. Tags can also have attributes; attributes provide additional information to an HTML element. They always come in a name/value form, such as: name="value". Attributes are always specified in the start tag of an element.
i.e. <p align="center">This is now centered.</p>
This is now centered.
That shows the "center" part of the HTML element specifies the 'p align' or paragraph alignment of the text.
There are many other tags and we have a list of tags and attributes here.
A few notes: HTML will combine any consecutive spaces into one
displayed space. Also, in HTML code a new line equals a space. HTML
automatically adds an extra blank line before and after some elements, like
paragraphs and headings.
You can try
HTML yourself by saving a text document with the ".html" or ".htm" file
extensions. This will enable html codes to be read, provided you remember
the <html> tag.
By the way...
You can view
the HTML codes used in a site on any page by going to the View toolbar and then
Source.
Getting a Website
Now that you know some about HTML and its codes, you can apply these to make your very own website.
But first, you need to get a website or web domain.
To procure your own online website upload your files and data to your internet service provider (ISP) or a web hosting service (Such as Yahoo! Geocities or InMotion Hosting). Some services' most basic versions are free, but the ones with more flexibility, control, and features cost money. If you wish to send your files to your ISP, contact your ISP about uploading files to the server. Files can be uploaded via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or a Web interface.
When creating offline files and data, use any text or word program and save it as a "text, "plain text", or "text only". Only these files will be read correctly by a web browser when uploaded. Keep in mind that you never know how HTML sites will appear to other users on different computers.
For example, text is reformatted every time a window is resized.