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Learn Some Basic HTML

HTML (also referred to as XHTML) is the building block of Web pages. While you can use a WYSIWYG editor and never need to know any HTML, learning at least a little HTML will help you to build and maintain your pages. But if you're using a WYSIWYG editor, you can skip straight to the next part and not worry about the HTML right now.

  • Free XHTML Class[br /]Learn HTML over 10 weeks. A great free resource if you have more time.
  • HTML Tutorial[br /]Learn HTML at your pace. Less comprehensive than the class, but you can read all of the tutorial in less than a day.
  • XHTML Tags Library[br /]If you want to learn by playing with the tags, the tag library provides information on how to use all the valid HTML tags.

Next: Write the Web Page and Save It to Your Hard Drive

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