Learning html

[Fairyglass]

I've decided it's time to learn more about why my Actinic sites work. I reckon the first stop is learning html- evening classes would be good but no time at the moment. Can anyone recommend any good sources of info, or books (christmas is coming!) that I can begin with? Anything considered- thanks.
Ben

[Neilo]

Ben,
There are loads of books and websites covering all areas of this subject. If you want to start right from the basics and learn whenever it's convenient to you then I can recomend www.echoecho.com . It's where I first started and still refer back to when my mind goes blank!
Good luck,
Neil.

[Fairyglass]

thanks Neil, I'll check it out. Like you say, there are loads of sources- the problem for a newcomer is working out which is the best!
Ben

[jont]

The "Teach Yourself in 24 Hours" range of books by SAMS are very good for starting with I found.

If you have a copy of a WYSIWYG web design package such as Dreamweaver, Frontpage etc there is nothing like adding something to a page and then going to the view source code option and seeing the markup in what you have just added - I am all for the "do it and see what happens" approach when learning something new backed up by a resource to tell me exactly what is happening and why.

[Fairyglass]

I have Dreamweaver and have been tinkering, but it's the resource I've been looking for. Neilo's souce seems good- it's certainly passed the last half hour quickly!
Thanks Jont, I'll check your suggestion out as well.
Ben

[Kermy]

I've found that http://www.w3schools.com offer some of the best tutorials and examples around, for HTML and so much more. I'd have saved myself so much time using them some years ago!

[cpkelly]

Learning HTML - alternative to Dreamweaver

Hi Ben

If you haven't already spent all yout pocket money on an expensive copy of Dreamweaver, I suggest that you take a look at Namo (http://namo.com) I used to teach Dreamweaver but I have been using Namo for a number of years and it does all that DW does at a fraction of the price (circa £75) and it is easy to use.

Regards
Charles
Intelligent Brochures
http://www.intelligentbrochures.com

[Fairyglass]

learning html

thanks Charles,
I have an old version of DW passed onto me, but I'll check out Namo also. The basics of html seem pretty logical which is good- I guess I just need to try out a few things and see what happens. Then there's CSS, Java, Flash, etc etc .....seems like I'm spending most of my life in front of a computer at the moment!
All the best,
Ben

[TraceyG]

Hi,

A useful website for starting to learn HTML is http://www.gotomy.com/code.html. This lists the most common tags.

Here in support we have a copy of HTML Complete (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/078...3155&v=glance). This book goes through the aspects of creating web pages in HTML but also has a complete reference section at the back listing all HTML tags and their attributes.