HTML5 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

Abstract

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the underlying markup language of the World Wide Web . It’s the common thread that ties together virtually every Web site, from largescale corporate sites such as Microsoft’s to single-page classroom projects at the local grade school . Don’t let the phrase “markup language” intimidate you . A markup language annotates or “marks up” plain text, letting a browser know how to format that text so it looks good on a Web page . It’s easy to get started—in fact, you can create a simple Web page in just a few minutes . While full-featured What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) tools exist that can help speed up the process of writing Web pages, all you really need is an ordinary text-editing program such as Microsoft Notepad . You don’t need special software or extensive training .