HTML and the Internet
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Hyper Text Markup Language is the code
that makes the Internet what it is today. Without HTML, users
would have to manually enter each new location they wanted
to visit on the net. So the ability to use HTML properly is a
tremendously useful skill, even if all you want is to have a
genealogical or other personal site.
Many programs are available which supposedly can 'create' HTML for the user. The claim is that you can simply type in your text as you would in a word processing program, and indicate where you want images or data in table form to appear. And...voila! Supposedly the program does all the work for you. The problem with all these programs is that they aren't perfect. Because the user learns nothing about how the page is created, the least little problem can become a nightmare to solve. I'd like to suggest to you that the same amount of time you'll invest in fixing problems caused by an HTML generator could be better spent in learning to use the basic HTML 'tags' yourself. You'll be surprised at the attractive results you can attain with little effort. Next Page - the Basics |