We've created this interactive, self-study for those interested in learning to create pages for the Internet's World Wide Web. Thus this course is basically an introduction of the first language of the Internet; the underlying language called HyperText Markup Language, or HTML for short.

About the Course How to take this course What you need to take this course What is HTML? Why learn HTML? You CAN do this!

Select from the list below to learn a particular aspect of page design, or take each section in sequence for a more complete education.

Getting Started Overview of the Page Creation Process Design considerations The syntax and grammar of HTML Learning from others: viewing source documents The essentials: HTML, HEAD, and BODY tags How to compose your HTML Viewing your finished page

HTML Basics Background colors and patterns: the body tag The TITLE tag Headings: the H1-H6 tags Line breaks: the BR tag Paragraphs: the P tag Division: the DIV tag Horizontal rules: the HR tag Boldface (B), italic (I), and underline (U) tags Centering: the CENTER tag Lists: the UL, OL, and DL tags Preformatted text: the PRE tag Images: the IMG tag Links: the A tag

Other Considerations Style The most common HTML mistakes How to publish your pages Tricks Tools and Resources HTML quick reference -- suitable for printing Course index Browser-safe color codes