Basic HTML How-To's

Writing HTML HTML Writers Guild (and the Query Page for the HTML Writers Guild mailing list) Wade's Web Tutorials Webmaster Reference Library Webmastery More technical information can be found in many places, including @design's HTML Authoring Resources. When you've created a web page, run it through the Doctor HTML program. It will check a number of things, including spelling, the validity of the hyperlinks, table and form structure---you just enter a URL and choose what you want it to check from a menu. If you're HTML impaired, you can just fill in the Web Spinners form, and the program will create a simple home page for you. For horrible examples of what can happen if you get carried away with Netscape's extensions in your HTML, see The Enhanced for Netscape Hall of Shame. Netscape seems to have invented frames, so it's no surprise that their documentation for this feature is among the best available. And last, for those ready to take the next big step...JavaScript. All You Need to Create Tables Tables in Netscape 1.1 The Table Sampler Look at the pages linked from here for great examples of what can be done with table borders. Table border tip: The color of a table border is based (loosely!) on the background color (not background image) of the page. You may have to experiment with several different background colors before you get a background color that makes the table border the desired color. HTML Validation HTML validation is a way to ensure that the coding on your HTML pages complies with the HTML standards (validation is discussed in more depth here). There are a number of reasons to validate your HTML, but it is certainly not required. HTML Validation services can be found in many places, including WebTech's HTML Validation Service (also known as the "HALSoft validator), and a kinder, gentler validator.