These codes are commonly used at the start of a web page This is how to start HTML Pages. First, you need an editor. Preferably, start out with Geocities or Angelfire. Then, you need the knowledge of what I'm going to show you. - Starts and ends an HTML Document. - This comes before the body of your page. It's where you put META Tags, etc. - This is where the title of your page goes. It goes in the tags. This shows up in the bar on top of web browsers. - This is where your main page goes. You put your colors, text, images, Java, etc. here. - You put your background color here. - You put your text color here. - You put your link color here. - The color of your link when you click it. - You put the color of your visited linkk after someone has clicked it here. - The way to start out your . Instead of putting then adding all the codes above, use this with having to place 6 different codes. 
 - Creates a preformatted text.
 - Creates a typewriter type text.
 - Creates Italic text.
 - Creates bold text.

 - Creates the largest headline.

 - Creates the smallest headline.
 - Creates a citation, usually Italic.
 - Emphasises a word. (Usually bold or Italic)
 - Emphasises a word. (Usually bold or Italic)
 - Changes the size of text.
 - Changes the color of text.

 - Changes the type of text. NOTE: You must have the text in your Windows fonts to see it!
 - Creates a link.
 - Creates an email link.
 - Creates a target location within a document.
 - Links to that target location from elsewhere in the document.

 - Creates a new paragraph.

 - Inserts a line break.

 - Align's a paragraph on the Left, Center, or Right.


 - Indents text from both sides.

 - Creates a definition list. 

 - Preceeds each definition term.

 - Preceeds each definition.

     - Creates a numbered list.

  1.  - Preceeds each list item, and adds a number.
 - Creates a bulleted list.

     - Used to format large blocks of HTML.
 - Inserts and image.
 - Align a image left, center, or right.

 - Sets a border around an image.
My Picture - Sets a text that pops up when mouse is on the image for two seconds.
NOTE: You can also combine these three.

     - Sets a horizontal rule.

     - Sets the height of the rule.

     - Sets the width of the rule by percentage. (EXAMPLE: 100% of page; 75% of page; etc).

     - Creates a rule without a shadow.


These are used to make tables. 

One of THE most important things in learning HTML. You won't make a page where you won't use them. They are a vital part. They set pages into two and three parts for maximum site usage.


     - Starts and ends a table.
 - Starts and ends a table row.
 - Starts and ends a cell inside the table row.
 - Sets off the table header.
 - Sets width of border around table cells.

     - Sets amount of space between table cells.


     - Set amount of space between a cell's border and it's contents.

     - Sets width of table in pixels or in page percentage.
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     - Sets alignment for cell(s), left, center, or right.

     - Sets vertical alignment for cell(s), top, middle, or bottom.
 - Sets number of columns a cell should span.
 - Sets number of rows a cell should span. (The default is 1).

 - Prevents the lines in the cell from being broken to fit.

These are used to create Frames

During your journeys as a HTML learner, you will encounter the use of frames to strengthen your page. Frames are easy to use, but take time and patience to learn. Although you see very complex and unique frames, you will not create these in one day. 

 - Tag in a frames document; can also be nested in other frames.
 - Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width.
 - Defines the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width.

 - Defines a single frame - or region - within a frameset.
 - Defines what will appear on browsers that don't support frames.
 - Specifies which HTML document should be displayed.
 - Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted by other frames.
 - Defines the left and right margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1. 
 - Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1. 

 - Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar; value may equal "yes," "no," or "auto. " The default, as in ordinary documents, is auto. 
 - Prevents the user from resizing a frame. 

These codes are used in creating Forms 

Now, we're to Forms. The key for creating sites for submissions such as lottos, membership forms, etc. These are fairly easy. But, you need a CGI Server to use these. I'd start out with CGI For Me. http://www.cgiforme.com


     - Creates and ends a form.
 - Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before yo u need to scroll.