"never remember anything you can look up . . ." albert einstein         (don't fret, it only loops once)

the whirlled peas hyperguide ver 1.3
This is how I learned. Same as everyone. By hacking through a tutorial.
You will too. There must be thousands of similiar sites, but by the time you've found the perfect one, HTML will be obsolete, or at best on another version, so why not give this a try and see if it helps. I've presented the basic components that I needed to put together my site, plus the locations of some killer reference sites. If you don't have an editor, it helps a lot to be familiar with word processing functions like cut & paste, as it makes the coding a little faster. So if Word or WordPerfect is a breeze, this mark-up is just a process of gettin' in there! So dig in. It can be fun.

You've heard it before : Hyper-Text Markup Language are the codes used to describe the characteristics of elements on a web page. Browsers just do the interpretation. Speaking of browsers, if you got this far, you must've picked one. If things look not-quite-right, you picked a different one than I did. This whole thing about different tags only working with certain browsers is quite the pain. How can the web really get going when there are no universal browser standards? Nothing like letting the technology get in the way of actually getting something done . . . Having said that, this site will probably look better with uncle bill's browser, but do what you want. For you IE3 people that refuse to upgrade (?), keep that autoFont-sizer button set on small, k? As for animated browser buttons, there aren't any - file me under "novelty-has-finally-worn-off". If you're an AOL/Netscape fan, come on over to the other side . . .
One thing I will pass on; if you're considering a course like this, be prepared for a lot of work. If you are a complete beginner, be prepared for a HUGE amount of work. The deadlines for things tend to creep up on you, and it really is important to stay caught up. Or you'll end up looking like a zombie. First thing to do is get an account at Chapters . . .














DISCLAIMER : don't expect this to be the be-all and end-all of mark-up guides. It exists merely as an exercise, as part of the IMOS Program requirements, to familiarize CE students with the nuts & bolts of HTML. There are far more elaborate sites dedicated to this sort of thing - the scope is astounding. I have included the best references I could find in my resources links; when you're ready for the big time. That's not to say that my Whirlled Whide Wheb guide isn't useful & relevant, however. Carry on.