Beginner's Guide to HTML
PART 6
How to Learn More About HTML
As you know (from browsing the Web) there is a lot more that can be done than simply to create a page that has a few headings, includes a paragraph or two of text and lists some linked items. If you want to learn more about HTML coding and Web authoring, try one or more of the sources listed below.
Online HTML Guides and Tutorials
- http://www.csun.edu/~sgs/htmlintro/index.html [Professor Steven Stepanek's (Computer Science) beginner's guide to HTML]
- http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/NewHTML/htmlindex.html [Introduction to HTML]
- http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/teachingtool/html.html [HTML basics]
- http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/html_cheatsheet/index.html [List of HTML tags]
As of this writing, the locations listed exist. To locate other on-line documentation use one of the search tools available (Google, WebCrawler, InfoSeek Net Search, Lycos, or HotBot for example).
Books
Following are just a few of the many books available on the subject.
- HTML
Manual of Style by Larry Aronson (Ziff-Davis Press), ISBN 1-56276-300-8
— Includes
a concise description of HTML syntax, formatting tags, and other features
including input forms; tips on writing HTML documents from scratch and
converting existing documents to HTML; and an HTML quick reference section.
- HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, by Chuck Musciano and Bill Kennedy (O'Reilly), ISBN 0-596-00382-X — Covers all elements of HTML/XHTML and explains how each element works and interacts with other elements.
- How to Publish on the Internet by Andrew Fry and David Paul (Warner Books), ISBN 0446671797— Subtitled "A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guide to Creative Expression on the World Wide Web".
Other People's Coding
Another way to learn more is to view someone else's "source code". If you see something you like on a Web page, take a look at the HTML coding that created the "look." In your browser (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer), choose (Page) Source from the View Menu.
August 14, 2003
Prepared by Gail Said Johnson, User Support Services
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