So you want to write web pages!

One way to do it is to use WYSIWYG ("what you see is what you get") web authoring software like Macromedia Dreamweaver or Adobe GoLive. Dreamweaver is available for curricular use in ATS on the Digital Media Creation Stations.

But for creating simple web pages you might just want to learn to "program" using HyperText Markup Language, or HTML. HTML is the current standard for writing web pages. Many good resources are available for learning HTML and web design, both online and in print.

Here are some basic guidelines for writing web pages in HTML:

• Authoring on the Web: HTML Basics
• Formatting Text: HTML Tags
• Anatomy of a Web Page
• Formatting Text: Structural Tags
• Formatting Text: Block Element Tags
• Formatting Text: Style Tags
• Formatting Text: Font Tags
• Formatting Text: Special Characters
• (Hyper-)Linking on the Web: Link Tag
• Graphics on the Web: Image Tags
• Using QuickTime on the Web
• Linking: Absolute and relative path URLs

Source:
HTML 4 for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide
By Elizabeth Castro
Publisher: Peachpit Press