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I recommend using Internet Explorer to create web pages. If you use Netscape you'll find it to be a little bit more difficult.
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The first thing that you'll need while creating websites is...
- Text Editor (text editors)...
Everyone has a text editor already in thier computer...I use Microsoft Notepad. (Macintosh...simple text).
Check to see if you can view and edit an html document.
Open an internet explorer page. any will do.
Go to the top left of the browser and click on view.
Scroll to view source and click on that.
You should be able to see the html of that page. You should be seeing it with your text editor of choice. If you have Notepad make it notepad.
Making Notepad your default text editor is simple...
Double click on My computer.
Go to your control panel.
Click on Internet options.
Go to the Programs tab.
Look at where it says HTML Editor or text editor. (If it says Notepad you're all set, If not, use the drop down box and choose Notepad.)
Click ok and you're ready to go.
Some systems are set up a little different...if your's is not set up in the same fashion...simply go to find files and folders, which is located at your start button. Type in Notepad and look in my computer.
Creating a HTML Document
- O.K....the next thing that you'll need to do when learning html is create a Microsoft html document. The best way to do this is to...
Click on your Start Button.
Go to your Control Panel.
Click on Folder Options.
Choose View from the tabs at the top.
Where it says Hide file extensions for known file types... Make sure that box is NOT Checked.
Now Click Apply. (You should be able to see all the extensions of the files on your computer now.)
Now...Simply Right Click on your Desktop (Blank Area).
Scroll to New...and Choose Text Document.
Rename it...(right click on your New Text Document.txt and Choose Rename)...index.html
There you have it, a Microsoft html document.
Another way to create a Microsoft Html document...
Open Internet Explorer.
Click on file.
Click on "Save as" (whatever you name your page)
Save it where you'll be able to access it easily. (desktop, documents, etc...)
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The next step is open that document you've saved
double click on the file you've saved
right click on any empty spot on the page
Click on view source
Click on edit
then click on select all
hit delete
Close and save new changes.(This will also create a new folder to store your new html pages.)
(Delete everything that is in that new folder.)
Now you've created a blank html document that you can easily work with and view what you're about to create.
Let's test it out.
Open your new html document with your text editor (text editors)
right click on the page
click view source
Type in any sentence
x it out...close the notepad or (text editors)
Choose yes to save it
Right click on the page again
Now you should be able to see what you've typed.
You can erase what you've just typed in your html document.
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