Application

Now that you have a good idea of what kind of website you would like to create, it's time to put that knowledge into practice. Luckily, the Internet is a fantastic and (mostly) free resource for learning how to code. Two textbooks that also contain instruction and coding examples include:

Aside from books, you can find html help with just a quick Google search. To save you some time, here's a list of some handy websites worth checking out:

Coding

I'll let you in on a secret: Even if you've never taken any type of official class on coding, you've probably done some on your own before without even realizing. Hence, you might know more than you think! Many blogging websites include options to change your blog theme and appearance with hmtl. Prior to learning about it, coding sounded like a scary word. It seemed like a highly technical process that only those with training in IT would have experience with. Not so. In order to look at the coding behind any web page you're on, press alt+commend+U for Mac and for PC, press crtl+U. You'll begin to see that with coding, there are so many possibilities. Down below are some simple tags to get you started.

Tag What it Does
< p > new paragraph with space
< br > paragraph with no space in between
< i >, < b >, < u > italics, bold, underlined
< a href="url">text< /a> clickable link
< h1 >, < h2 >, < h3 > headers in varied sizes
< title > title of web page
< img src="pic.jpg" alt="image" width="100" height="100" > placing image on document