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How to learn website-building with html

         

avenir

5:10 am on Jan 1, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Hi!

Do you know good sites to learn building website with html?

Avenir

txbakers

6:20 am on Jan 1, 2004 (gmt 0)

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www.w3schools.com

sidyadav

10:47 am on Jan 1, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Welcome to WebmasterWorld, avenir!
There are lots and lots and lots and lots of sites that do that.

About four years ago, I beleive I was in the same position as you.
I like [htmlgoodies.com...] , it really helped me with basic HTML stuff.

Sid
BTW - this thread should be posted in the "New to Web Development" forum.

[edited by: sidyadav at 1:23 pm (utc) on Jan. 1, 2004]

Mohamed_E

1:11 pm on Jan 1, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Like Sid I learned HTML from the htmlgoodies site. Note, though, that it seems to have a rather old-fashioned flavor, treating CSS as an "optional addon" rather than as an integral part of web building.

I also use the Web Design Group at www.htmlhelp.com for reference purposes, you can download their HTML and CSS references and use them on your own computer while offline.

divaone

5:37 pm on Jan 1, 2004 (gmt 0)

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i began learning html by right-clicking and viewing the source of other people's websites. i still do this, and im sure there are many, many others who continue to pick up tidbits this way.

my second stop was at htmlgoodies, as others have mentioned. i still have it bookmarked and go to it when i have a 'senior moment' and cannot recall something simple. this is not a punch against htmlgoodies, but i do view it as more of an elementary source.

w3schools, imho, is more advanced and provides a more dedicated teaching atmosphere, not simple information sharing.

i also rely on webmonkey.com for highly specific issues.

above ALL, experience, making mistakes and learning from them, is the best teacher of all.

Mohamed_E

6:02 pm on Jan 1, 2004 (gmt 0)

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i began learning html by right-clicking and viewing the source of other people's websites. i still do this, and im sure there are many, many others who continue to pick up tidbits this way.

But please be very critical in evaluating what you see. Otherwise you may pick up a lot of bad habits.

avenir

10:06 pm on Jan 2, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Thank you to everyone who answered my post, I appreciate it a great deal!

avenir

alexhudson

12:19 am on Jan 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Only advice I would give: within the body of an HTML document (and you'll be learning what this means soon enough I guess ;), don't let anyone kid you that you need more tags than h1..h6, p, ul, ol, li, a, b, i, img and maybe br. You'll find it easier to learn and you'll have less to unlearn later.

As an advanced user, you might in the future allow yourself use of div and some of the other specialist tags (address, form stuff, etc.)

And yes, I do keep to these rules myself ;)

SuzyUK

12:48 am on Jan 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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[jalfrezi.com.....]

basic but enduring ;)

Suzy

tedster

2:20 am on Jan 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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A previous post that I want to share with anyone who is starting out:

I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Started [webmasterworld.com]

hannamyluv

2:21 am on Jan 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I'll vote for htmlgoodies.com too. His primer on HTML is great for a new, new newbie. After you get the very basics, I have found that a combo of source viewing and using a generator to see what code it produces when you do X, is very educational.

g1smd

4:22 pm on Jan 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

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You don't really need b, i, or br from that list above.

You might need tables and forms from time to time though.

See also: [webmasterworld.com...]