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Create a Basic Web Page

From , former About.com Guide

This is how you get started if you just need the basics to get you off the ground building your first Web page. Learn how to use the basic HTML tags to just get you going.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 10-15 minutes
Here's How:
  1. Start you page with and end your page with
  2. Add a heading to your page by starting it with and ending it with
  3. Place a title inside your heading by using Title Here
  4. Also add meta tags inside your heading (this is discussed elsewhere).
  5. Add text to your page inside the and
  6. Create a title for your text using h1, h2, h3, h4, or h5 depending on the size you want. Don't forget to end your tag. It will look like this

    Page Title

Tips:
  1. Remember to end your tags so your browser will know where to stop doing something.
  2. Use

    to start a paragraph and

    to end one.
  3. Use to start a new line. This tag does not need and end tag.
What You Need:
  • Text editor (ie.Note Pad)
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