Learning basic HTML

Pt. 5 of 10 | 3:45 |

Create Your Own Web Site 101

Friday December 4, 2009

It doesn't have to be intimidating to

learn basic HTML

. Basic formatting of your site to add bold text, italic text, and other simple HTML is easy and lets you deliver your message the way you want it delivered. Check out this

video tutorial on basic HTML

to learn simple text formatting commands to get started

creating your own web site

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Show Notes

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- Go here to see a Basic HTML code chart

- For beginners it is often easier to use a program or service that automatically puts in the HTML code.

- If you want to try it just remember some basic principles.

- Most HTML codes have an opening character enclosed in angle brackets, like <b> for bold text.

- They also have a closing or ending character that matches the opening except it has a forward slash like .

- If you create your Web page and open it in your browser you can watch as you make changes.

- All you have to do is refresh the browser each time you make a change.

- Coding in HTML, like most things, just takes practice.

- HTML coding can get very detailed, but you can create a good site with just basic HTML coding.

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