What makes a web page?
All web pages include viewing instructions written in a language called HTML. Normally, you never see this. Browsers are designed to read these instructions, then translate them into the pages you see in your browser. (You can view the raw code for this, or any other, page by clicking view, then page source in your browser.) However, for the beginning web designer, life does not need to start this complicated. • Don’t learn HTML until after you have made your first page using an HTML editor. For purists, this is sacrilege, but, at first, HTML can be intimidating. If you avoid full featured editors at first, you can even use the code created by your own work to teach yourself how HTML works as you become more at-ease with page design. (Understanding HTML is important for developing advanced web pages that include interactive JAVA features or fine-tuning page delivery.) • HTML editors make design automatic; they work like simple word processors. If you want to get more sophisticated late
