Different Worlds: An Introduction to HTML

What Next?

I hope you've enjoyed working through this short tutorial, and feel confident about going on to create your own web pages. This tutorial has only scratched the surface, however, and there's lots more to find out about, if you're interested. Here are just some of the areas you could learn about:

  • Advanced HTML coding & validation
  • Designing for maximum accessibility
  • Creating your own web graphics
  • Using Javascript on your pages
  • The principles of good web page design
  • Website usability and navigation

If you browse around the webrings shown on the Introduction page of this tutorial you'll find links to information about some of these topics. You could also search for information and tutorials on these subjects by searching for some of these keywords in your favourite search engine or internet directory - Yahoo, Altavista, the Open Directory Project and, for UK resources, UKPlus are all worth searching. The definitive specification for HTML 4.0 (the latest version of HTML) can be found on the website of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

I learned a lot when I was just starting out as a result of joining the HTML Writers Guild (HWG) and subscribing to their Basics mailing list. They have other, more advanced mailing lists for those who have moved beyond the basics, and I continue to learn and benefit from the time and expertise of other members. The HWG website has some useful resource lists which are worth browsing.

Some people prefer to be able to sit down with a book rather than reading a monitor screen. You'll find lots of good books on many of the topics listed above at Amazon.co.uk, the online bookshop, or take a look at the Different Worlds bookshop (in association with Amazon.co.uk), where I've picked out some books that you might find interesting. Amazon.co.uk provides fast, worldwide delivery, so don't worry if you're not resident in the UK.

I keep promising myself the time to sit down and write some more sections for this tutorial, but I seldom seem to manage! Feel free to check back every few months though - you never know, I might have managed to get some more sections up here! In the meantime, have fun creating your own websites.

Donna


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