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How to Build Your First Web Page

How to Build Your First Web Page

There are a lot of easy Web editors available to help you make your own Web pages, but this free HTML tutorial includes the HTML basics you need to make your Web pages from scratch. In this course, you'll create your first Web page with HTML and then publish it online. You'll also learn how to find the right HTML editor, work with Web site images, and more.

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Lesson 1: HTML Basics: The Language of the Web

Get started by exploring the Web -- what it is, how it works, and which languages it speaks (like HTML, for instance). You'll learn about the essentials of what you need to create a simple Web page, and which tools and software to try.

Lesson 2: HTML Tutorial: Document Structure and Text

In this lesson, you'll take a tour of the building blocks of HTML. The core part of the lesson examines syntax and attributes, document structure, and headings and paragraphs. Those are weighty words for easy-to-use elements that make up a Web page.

Lesson 3: Beyond Plain Text: Images, Text Formatting, and Hyperlinks

With the basics down, you're ready to add some spice to your Web page. In this lesson, you'll find out how to create a simple navigational system using hyperlinks, add images, and control text color, size, and placement.

Lesson 4: Web Publishing: Putting Your Page Online

Publishing your Web page is the final step. In this lesson, you'll learn how to find an ISP that's right for you. In addition, you'll explore hosting options (free and fee-based), take a look at space considerations, and, finally, post your page.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand how the Web works and how HTML serves as the foundation of most basic Web pages
  • Understand the fundamentals of building a page to post on the Web
  • Add links to make a Web page useful and navigable
  • Include images and multimedia to a Web page
  • Change the look and feel of Web page text
  • Publish your Web page

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