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A Crash Course in HTML

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A Crash Course in HTML

Unless you've spent the last 20 years under rock you've probably heard of HTML. However, in less your extremely tech-savvy or a web developer you may not have any idea what it is or what it does.

I'm here to fix all that… HTML is an acronym that stands for hypertext markup language. HTML is not really a programming language. All it does is format text. It accomplishes this by using special tags enclosed in angle brackets. Different tags do different things. I.e. The bold tag formats the enclosed text as bold. Not really rocket science huh?

Most (but not all) HTML tags will have an opening tag and a closing tag. The opening tag is placed at the start of the text that you would like formatted and the closing tag is placed at the end everything in between will be affected by that tag. For instance if you want to format a portion of text in Italics the HTML code would look like this;

The quick brown fox <i> jumped over </i> the lazy dog.

In the above example the words " jumped over" would appear in Italics when viewed in a browser. like this: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

Easy cheesy see? Piece of cake right?

There is a handful of HTML tags that are used a lot and a few more that you don't see very often. So there really is not very much to learn to understand basic HTML. It does however get complicated when you start to add different elements such as cascading style sheets, scripting language and SQL amongst others. That however is beyond the scope of this humble blog posting… If you are interested in learning more be sure to check out my comprehensive HTML tutorial located here http://realestatetechonline.com/Tutorials/LearnHTML/tabid/96/Default.aspx

It can show you in far greater depth what you need to know and give you a thorough understanding of how HTML, browsers and web pages in general work. Armed with this knowledge, you can accomplish much. By understanding the basics you are sure to become a much more effective website owner.

Feel free to leave any comments or questions that you may have and I will do my best to answer them for you. Until next time; keep surfin'!

 

Courtesy of RealEstateTechOnline.com Your real estate technology connection.

Comments (4)

Bob & Carolin Benjamin
Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ
East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Nice post and helpful for those not understanding much about HTML.

May 02, 2009 12:53 PM
Marc Everlove
RealEstateTechOnline.com - Torrance, CA

Thanks…

 

While at first it may seem scary, HTML he is actually rather easy to understand what you get the basics.  There's only a small number of really important tags that you need to remember and you're on your way.  Good luck and I hope the mud log is useful for you.

May 04, 2009 07:34 AM
Beth Lester
Beth Lester Designs - Torrance, CA
Home Staging & Interior Decorating

Thanks, Marc.  You made it very simple.  I remember trying to get through computer programming in college back in archaic 1981.  I was lost.  Fortunately I was dating my future (& current) husband, and he got me through it.  He still takes care of my computer needs!  

May 30, 2009 02:28 PM
Marc Everlove
RealEstateTechOnline.com - Torrance, CA

Thanks! I have a whole new series of blogs on my website... http://realestatetechonline.com

 

It is entitled "What Every Website Owner Should Know!"

Oct 19, 2009 09:18 AM