HTML is the HyperText Markup Language. HTML was originally an offshoot of the SGML publishing system, and became wildly popular on the internet a dozen years ago when graphical Web browsers first became available. Some important points:
- HTML is the best known and the most widely used Open Source product.
- HTML browsers are backward-compatible across previous versions. Tags
not understood by browsers get skipped—a powerful feature of HTML,
which may once again become useful. - HTML was designed as an online data-presentation language, with hyperlinking.
All of the display information was added later. - HTML files are simple text-only files stored on a computer,
usually connected to other computers via the internet. - HTML is Cross-Platform Compatible. One page serves all.
- We use tags to affect the content of the page and the result is rightfully
called Markup, and not Code, though the distinction is rapidly evaporating. - Any editor can be used, but there many good reasons we use Dreamweaver, here at UNL.
Launch Dreamweaver Now
Launch Dreamweaver now, if it is not already running.
Then, create a new blank page, by selecting New from the File menu.
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