Basics to HTML
For those of you who used to design Myspace layouts, get that idea out of your head. HTML is all about the content, rather than the design of your page. Before you start on your HTML for a website, make sure that you have what you want to actually put on the website all mapped out. Most of the HTML code will be the actual text that a person is reading on your page.
The Code
The most important aspects of HTML are the tag characteristics "<" and "/>" These start a code and end a code.HTML code isn't the easiest to remember but once you get a hang of it, most code is repeated throughout and the patterns are repeated. If you aren't sure of the code that you want or can't remember exactly how it is laid out, the best resource is the internet. To the right there are several links that are useful when trying to find HTML code. One of the most important tags in HTML are the BODY tag and also the DOCTYPE tag. Before completing your HTML page, make sure these tags are always included. Also, if you are trying to give your code some design asthetic, rather than just text on a blank page, you need to link your CSS page to your HTML page. This ensures that all of the coding you do in your CSS is applied to your HTML code. Lastly, make sure each individual different section of your website has a DIV id that has a name you will recognize and remember. This is important because the DIV id names need to be referenced in your CSS in order to give it some design aspect. If you are reading this and are completely lost and think this is all some type of made up language, don't worry. Code can be intimidating. Just relax and look at the resources on the right hand side if you are lost.
