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A Sampling of HTML Resources on the Web
Starting Places
A Beginner's Guide to HTML is available from the folks at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). It includes many examples and simple illustrations. A good starting place.Michael Grobe has prepared an HTML Quick Reference page. The page includes many examples and few explainations. Good for a quick syntax refresher, not a tutorial.Eric Tilton's Composing Good HTML document makes a strong case for creating pages that look good independent of the browser used.Indiana University provides a primer for creating web resources which is well written and easy to navigate. Visit this site early in your efforts to learn about HTML.For the young at heart, or a humorous approach to HTML, check out Style Your Sheet and other links by Justin Hall.Tim Berners-Lee (of CERN) has prepared an HTML Style Guide which is made available through the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Well organized and easy to read. Another good place to start your studies.Daniel LaLiberte's list of Guides to Writing HTML Documents includes links to more than a dozen respected works. There is some overlap with this section, but do take a look and see the differences.More Advanced
Wm. Dennis Horn, of Clarkson University's Technical Communications Department has written a tutorial entitled HTML Documents: A Mosaic Tutorial. Although the title says Mosaic, the tutorial really applies to HTML documents viewed with any modern Web browser.Check out Bob Allison's The Web Master's Page, a comprehensive guide to HTML and more. Take your time here. You will want to come back again and again, as you learn more about Web pages and want to make yours better.The Web Developer's Virtual Library by Alan Richmond is a must see. On a par with Bob Allison's page (cited above), this page includes more than 1100 links for Web site developers. Stick to the HTML links and you should avoid information overload.Urb LeJeune has much to say about HTML at his HTML Style Guide & Test Suite page.Ian Graham, of the University of Toronto provides an HTML Documentation page which served as the basis for his book. Well organized and easy to read.It is certain that Yahoo's WWW List is a place that cannot be left out of your searching. With over 1320 links and an almost daily update frequency, it is likely to include links to the latest information about HTML in particular and the World Wide Web in general. Once again, stick to the HTML links during your first few visits.Historical and More
The W3C's page on the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) includes both current and historical information. A good place to gain perspective about how HTML has evolved.Dave Raggett provides a page covering the formal HTML Specification with an emphasis on HTML 3.0, take a look.And finally, provided without comment, a comprehensive list of HTML links.
HTML Editors
You may create your HTML documents using any word processor which allows you to save "text" files. However, you will find it easier to use an HTML-specific editor. Among others, HTML editors have features to automatically insert formatting codes. I have used HTML Writer, Version 0.9 Beta 4a, created by Kris Nosack. Check out Kris' home page to obtain your own copy of HTML Writer.
I currently use HotDog Pro 32-bit by Sausage Software. HotDog is powerful and feature-rich, the program is very user-friendly, includes built-in help files, detailed tutorials and intuitive interface.
You may also get a copy of this and other HTML editors from Forrest Stroud's Consummate Winsock Applications page devoted to HTML editors.
Related Topics
Finding icons and images for use in HTML documents (e.g., your page) and links to other icon/image sites.Chuck Musciano's Transparent/Interlaced GIF Resource Page provides you with all you need to know about working with GIF images, on any platform (DOS/Windows, Mac, Unix).Graphic image creation and editing software can be found at the Oak Software Repository. Select what works on your platform and performs the functions you need.
