HTML & XHTML Getting Started Tutorials
Elements, Attributes And Values What The?
Before we create our first web page, let me explain some of the terminology that will be used, so you can better understand HTML & XHTML as well as how to create your first web page.
Read More ››Inline Level vs. Block Level Tags
You are probably wondering what are block level and inline level tags, let me explain the block level tags first.
Read More ››What Does Deprecated Mean?
When you see the word deprecated in this web site it means either the tag or attribute and their values have been replaced in favor of CSS style sheets or another tag and may become obsolete in future versions of HTML or XHTML.
Read More ››Before You Begin
Before we begin you will need the following to get started, a computer that works, that’s a no brainer
What Are DOCTYPEs?
Now lets talk about the <!DOCTYPE> command. The majority of your web pages if not all should begin with a <!DOCTYPE>. A <!DOCTYPE> is a command and not an HTML or XHTML tag that lets the browser know which DTD your web page complies with as well as what to expect from your web page. The <!DOCTYPE> command also tells validators how to judge your code in order to check its syntax which then signals the beginning of the actual code which starts with the <html> tag. The <!DOCTYPE> is short for document type declaration.
Read More ››Your First HTML or XHTML Web Page
First, before we get started let me just say that HTML is not a case-sensitive language, which basically means that you can type the tags and attributes in either uppercase or lowercase, or a mixture of both. But I suggest that you type in lowercase because it is a strict requirement of XHTML which is the future of HTML.
Read More ››How To View Your Web Page In A Browser
Once you have saved your web page you will probably want to see how your web page will look like in your browser. You should realize it’s a good thing to use two different browsers to see the difference in your web page, since different browsers display web pages differently.
Read More ››Adding Comments To HTML or XHTML Web Pages
Now before I begin there are two ways to add comments to your HTML and XHTML documents. Let me start with the <comment> tag first, which also requires an end tag. One more thing you should know is that every thing contained in the <comment> tag is only ignored by Internet Explorer. All most all other browsers will display the comments to the user. Because of this I don’t recommend the <comment> tag. There is a better way to add comments to your HTML and XHTML documents so I will end my discussion about this tag now.
Read More ››How To Nest HTML & XHTML Tags
Why nest tags you ask because I ordered you to, just playing, nesting tags can give your web page multiple effects to your text and much more.
Read More ››One good reason why you should validate your web pages, is to find errors that you may miss that can make your web page display all shot up or in other words all weird.
Read More ››How To Publish Your Web Page On The Web
Now with out getting into to much details on how to get your web page or web pages published on the web, you will need to buy a hosting account and a domain name either from a web site like godaddy.com or netsol.com or from any one of the hundreds of companies out there. I prefer godaddy.com but to each their own.
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