Posts tagged: html

An Introduction To XHTML

My introduction to XHTML (Extensible HyperText Markup Language) is designed for users of my free HTML templates who want to learn about the language used to code all of my templates. XHTML replaces HTML 4.0, and has been called HTML5.0, although almost all experts prefer to use XHTML.

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) proposed the XHTML standard back in 2000 with the intention of unifying HTML with the new XML standard. Documents in popular software such OpenOffice are saved in XML format, as are RSS feeds and sitemaps for blogs and websites. Merging these two standards seems logical given the way people are starting to use the Internet.

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Tutorial: Creating a Simple HTML Webpage

First WebPage

First WebPage

Are you new to HTML and CSS style sheets? Kick back for a moment and read this simple HTML tutorial which takes you from knowing nothing to creating a simple webpage with some pictures and text. What you learn in the next few minutes will give you the knowledge needed to open and understand many of the wonderful HTML templates currently available free to download.

What do you need to be able to create and edit websites? Many people will tell you to invest in software such as Dreamweaver or Frontpage, and that these will allow you to create a webpage to be proud of. This is true, but in this tutorial we’re going to use a basic text editor, such as Notepad for our Windows readers or TextEdit for Mac users.

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