Creating an HTML Document

To create a new HTML document, open a new document in Notepad (Notepad should be located under programs/accessories). You will type all your HTML code into this document. To start, type the following HTML code into Notepad.

When you are done typing save your document. When you save an HTML document in Notepad, you must specify that it should be saved as an HTML document. To do this, choose Save As from the file menu. Type in the file name followed by .html. You must also change the Save as Type to All Files or Notepad will automatically save your document as a text document.

Next open an Internet browser (ex. Netscape or Internet Explorer). Choose Open or Open Page from the file menu. Locate and select your HTML document. If you cannot find your HTML document, go back to the previous step and make sure that you saved it properly. Your HTML document should now be displayed in the browser window.

You have now created your first webpage. If you want to make changes to your HTML code, you must save your HTML document in Notepad and then click on Reload or Refresh in the browser window in order to view your changes.