HTML (short for hyper-text markup language) is the basic language of the World Wide Web, and is your ticket to creating quick and easy webpages that can be viewed by anyone with a web browser.

HTML may sound mysterious, but it's very easy to learn! If you know how to use a standard word-processor on Mac or Windows, then you'll be able to master HTML in a matter of days (or hours). And then you'll be able to use one of many services which offer free (or nearly-free) webpage storage ("web hosting") to post your own webpages onto the WWW (World Wide Web). If you are using someone else's computer to read this and you are ready for your own Internet-access account, simply contact your local Internet Service Provider.

HTML Tutorials and Reference Sites

• W3Schools A collection of free HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML, XML, XHTML, WAP, ASP, SQL tutorials with lots of working examples and source code.
• Introduction to HTML by Ian Graham (Univ. of Toronto)
  One of the most thorough HTML tutorial/reference sites on the web.
• Bill's HTML Shortcut Sheet from ArtSci.net
• Internet User Garage from CNET Networks
  A whole garage-full of good articles and tips
• Know the Code: HTML for beginners from Builder.Com
  Another good tutorial from a solid source
  

Note:If you don't have your own computer, print this page to paper and keep it with you. Next time you get a chance, come back to this webpage: http://cwire.com/pub/FYI/HTML/
Also:
• host your own website for as little as $5/mo.
• Domain Name Registrations $20/year
• register a domain name for $20/year
• devx.com Internet Development discussions:
  • Getting Started
  • HTML
  • DHTML
  • General

HTML Editing Software

Download Free Web Design Software Here

1stPage, by Evrsoft (free, recommended for all)

Composer, by Netscape
Free: built-into Netscape Gold

Dreamweaver, by Macromedia (recommended for professionals)

Homesite by Macromedia (was originally sold by Allaire, makers of Coldfusion)

FrontPage, by Microsoft
Free "Express" version built-into Win98 and Win2000

PageMill, by Adobe
Great for Macs

WebEditor, by Namo Interactive

• Visual Studio or Visual Studio .NET, by Microsoft (recommended for professionals)

Also...
Style Master by Western Civilisation

When you've got a good understanding of HTML (or you've got an HTML editing program, and you're ready to build some webpages) see FYI: Web-Building for Beginners.

Graphics

Aside from the major graphics programs out there, here are some helpful graphics tools to help you get started:

• GIF Animator (Coffee Cup Software)
  Shareware. Download CoffeeCup GIF Animator - Click Here
• 1 Cool Button Tool (buttontool.com)
  Create fancy 3-D buttons and "animated" navigation bars that light-up, play sounds, or change as you click them, roll the mouse over them, or leave them. This is a very powerful tool -- just what CWIRE needs! ($30 shareware)
• Button Factory (Coffee Cup Software)
  Shareware. Download CoffeeCup Button Factory - Click Here
• Just Buttons (Lincoln Beach Software)
  A simple but handy tool for creating buttons and navigation bars. Simple, cheap, and fast!
• Image Maps (Coffee Cup Software)
  Shareware. Download CoffeeCup Image Mapper - Click Here

Advanced Topics

Here are some more links for you to explore. You might be able to help CWIRE quite a lot just by browsing these sites and applying what you learn. We appreciate your feedback (and your creative input)...

Kathi's Place
An excellent link site with an extremely good ASP tutorial! (http://www.web-savant.com/users/kathi/asp)

Doing Business on the Internet
Here's a concise and helpful collection of tips for anyone considering doing business on the web, from Business L.A. Internet Solutions

Cascading Style Sheets
A thorough reference site on the subject. Lots to look at here. No, CWIRE doesn't implement CSS yet -- should we?
Download CoffeeCup StyleSheet Maker - Click Here

• Frames
  Wellesley Ultimate Tuturial on "frames"
• PERL
  Ask the Experts at EarthWeb
• ASP ("Active Server Pages")
  • Kathi's Place An excellent link site with an extremely good ASP tutorial! (http://www.web-savant.com/users/kathi/asp)
• activeserverpages.com - a great resource site
• Java and Java Script
  • Ask the Experts at EarthWeb
  • JavaCenter at Builder.com
• JScript Language Reference - Microsoft
• .NET ("dot-net") - Microsoft
• PDF (Adobe Acrobat Format)
  • PDFstore.com
  • PlanetPDF.com
• Log File Reporting
  • Webtrends
  • Hitometer
• SQL
  • SQL Tutorial
  • SQL Reference Page

 

Reference Pages

• HTML equivalents for all characters, including HTML special characters.
• A chart of background colors (font colors) and their corresponding hexidecimal codes. Note: although these will work for font colors, the palette is actually much smaller for fonts.
• Sizzling HTML Jalfrezi
  One of my favorite HTML reference sites. Not the most advanced (current), but very uncluttered and easy to use, full of good examples.
• Comprehenseive HTML Cross-Reference by The Willcam Group

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