OpenUW: A series of free courses presented by UW Educational Outreach


		Introduction

		Part One: Standards and Structure

		Part Two: Different Types of Tags

		Part Three: Special Characters, Lists, and Hyperlinks

		Conclusion

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HTML Basics

Overview

In this OpenUW course, we cover the basic structure of an HTML document, what HTML tags look like, the fundamental document structure, and basic tags found in nearly all HTML documents.

The recommended book to read with this OpenUW course is HTML and XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th edition, O'Reilly and Associates.

Recommended Reading

The following is recommended reading for this OpenUW course:

HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide by Elizabeth Castro, Peachpit Press, 2003.

Sams Teach Yourself HTML & XHTML in 24 Hours by Dick Oliver and Michael Morrison, Que/Sams, 2003.

What You'll Learn

Once you have completed this OpenUW course, you should be able to:

Create simple HTML pages
Control font size and color
Link HTML pages together

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