Getting Started Tutorial

Web Development: The Need to Know Basics

Many articles, books and websites explain the basics of Web development, but they require a lot of time to read (and re-read) to understand fully. This article is not going be like that--it was written to provide quick answers to the basic development questions that many beginning developers need to know.

Website 101: Adding Background Color to your Web Site Through CSS

While there any many ways you can add background colors to your website, CSS is the easiest and most practical. This tutorial will show you how to use CSS to add color to your site using gradient colors, background images and more.

A Web Developer Looks Into Dreamweaver CS4: In Depth

In this continuing series we take a look at some of the most popular web design software packages in use today. In this article we’ll take a look at some of the more interesting, and yes, more complex features of Dreamweaver CS4.

How To Build a Web Site: Create a CSS File

In this part of our How To Build a Web Site tutorial we delve deeper into CSS. Tables are out, style sheets are in, and in this lesson you'll learn how to create a page layout in the CSS.

How To Build a Web Site: Using Style Sheets

In our last tutorial we learned how to create a page layout using CSS. Now we'll learn how to update the .html file to make use of the CSS we created.

How to Build a Website: More on Cascading Style Sheets and Links

In our How to Build a Website series, we've learned how to create a project outline and use an HTML editor. This week we'll dig into CSS, and show you more about the HTML Anchor tag!

A Web Developer Looks Into Dreamweaver CS4: The Basics

In this series we take a look at some of the most popular web design software packages in use today. We'll take a look at the basics and then highlight some of the best features, starting with Adobe's Dreamweaver CS4.

How To Build a Website: HTML, CSS and HTML Editors

Now that you know how to define the purpose of your site, create a project outline and create a file folder structure, it's time to move on. In this tutorial, you will learn about HTML editors, HTML tags, CSS, and how to create your first web page using the infamous "Hello World" programming example.

How To Build a Website: Develop a Project Outline

You've been online, looked around at a few web sites, and reached the conclusion that you want a site of your own. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a project outline, use a wireframe and begin to design your website!

So You Want Your Own Searchable Database, Huh?

Perhaps you have a list of products, or even an online address book with the data stored in a database. So how do you search it via a form on a web page? Read on for the skinny!

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So, You Want A Dynamic Page, Huh?

Getting Started: Tutorials Table of Contents

No Borders

The code in this tutorial will allow you to create pages that butt right up against the sides of the browser window. Come by and see how it's done.

Reloading The Page

So You Want A Page Jump, Huh?

So, You Want A Page Jump, Huh?

So You Want A Password Protected Page, Huh?

There are many reasons why you may want to password protect a page on your site, but how do you do it? Read on to find the answer!

So You Want An Active Channel, Huh?

Make a link directly from you to your viewers -- set up an active channel.

So You Want Indents and Lists, Huh?

So, You Want Indents and Lists, Huh?

So You Want Real Audio, Huh?

So, You Want RealAudio, Huh?

So You Want To Change Your Font, Huh?

So, You Want To Change Your Font, Huh?

So You Want To Set Up Your First Site, Huh?

Lately, I've been getting a lot of email asking about setting up a site with numerous internal pages. Read on to learn how!

So, You Don't Want .html, Huh?

So, You Want Text Commands, Huh?

So, You Don't Want Links Underlined, Huh?

So, You Don't Want Links Underlined, Huh?

So, You Want A Chat Room, Huh?

So, You Want Text Commands, Huh?

So, You Want A Dynamic Page, Huh?

So, You Want A Meta Command, Huh?

Meta commands don't add anything visually to your page, but they help a great deal when you submit your pages to search engines. Basically, the commands make you very easy to find.

So, You Want A New Browser Window, Huh?

So, You Want A Searchable Database, Huh?

Learn how to search Yahoo, Webcrawler, or any other search engine right from your own page. Plus get the facts about setting up your very own searchable database.

So, You Want A Sound/Embed, Huh?

So, You Want A Sound/Embed, Huh?

So, You Want A Web Ring, Huh?

Learn how to make your own or attach to one that's already on line.

So, You Want An FTP Directory, Huh?

So, You Want Text Commands, Huh?

So, You Want An HR Line, Huh?

So, You Want An HTML Declaration, Huh?

Learn all about the use of HTML declaration statements and whether you need one or not.

So, You Want Dynamic Fonts, Huh?

So, You Want HEAD Commands, Huh?

What do those HEAD commands do anyway? Find out here.

So, You Want Newspaper Columns, Huh?

Here's a nice short one that tells you how to arrange large blocks of text into newspaper columns.

So, You Want Text Commands, Huh?

So, You Want Text Commands, Huh?

So, You Want To Align Text, Huh?

So, You Want To Align Text, Huh?

So, You Want to Pow Wow, Huh?

Not exactly a chat room -- but just as good. You can have a real-time chat with anyone on the Net, anywhere in the world.

Tabs - HTML Goodies

So, You Want Text Commands, Huh?

What is "HTML" Anyway?

Do you know what it stands for? And Why?

What is HTML Anyway?

So just what is HTML, the HyperText Markup Language? To find out, read this introduction to HTML, the language of the World Wide Web.

The ABCs of Building a Web Site: Amateur Web Sites - the Top Ten Signs

So you're a beginning Webmaster. You don't have to advertise the fact. If you're a dog, nobody will know, but if you're an amateur, everyone will know - at least if you pull any of the boners listed here. If your experience of the Web is limited, you may not realize that something that looks neato to you may strike more experienced Net denizens as passé, trite, amateurish, annoying, or worst of all - deprecated!