How should I learn HTML?

[eting_pro5]

Hey I need some advice from people who are fairly fluent in HTML design.

I know some very basic HTML stuff (links, pictures, alignment) and I want to learn how you put a page together so it has aesthetic appeal.

I've got an HTML book and the next big thing looks like Style Sheets.

If I'm looking to learn how to design a page, should I stick with learning HTML or look into something like Macromedia?

Feel free to point me toward any resources you think are useful.

Thanks,
Eric

 

[Demonic-Speed]

w3cschools.com is a great resource.....Even if you use a Macromedia product you will still need to know how to code things by hand. A WSIWG does not all always do this correctly. Learn CSS 1.0/2.0 as that is what the future it going to be. I will shy away from flash mainly because it has been overly played out and does not really add any value to a website. Start learning a dynamic language like PHP or ASP.net

If you are ever looking for an online host, I always use Lunarpages.com They have been really good.

 

[Stealth5]

use dreamweaver

 

[jflo]

yeah, learn style sheets and read up on PHP. it's very accomadating and you can make just about anything.

when i started learning HTML i looked at www.lissaexplains.com a lot...yeah i know KIDDIE website but yeah, it's helpful if you're learning a lot of basic stuff. it even has javascripts and CSS stuff in there.

check out www.fobclothing.com and www.fobclothing.com/makeshift. my friends' clothing company and a sort of online journal service. it's neat-o and all designed and coded by one guy

 

[Sir Nuke]

first off learn how to creat the code from scratch...once you have a good handle on that....THEN and only then move to a decent automated program to HELP....

if you don't know how to write the code from scratch...and you are using a program that HELPS...and it doesn't do it correctly....YOU won't have a clue on how to fix it.

 

[Micah]

two words: view source

 

[Mr. Win]

dreamweaver is awesome to learn on, they have a help function that will walk you through html. Its a very nice program... if your a student you can get it cheap with fireworks at www.journeyed.com

 

[AndrewF150]

Dreamweaver, and other automation programs just add a lot of BS to your code. I have always suggested that you just use notepad, or your favorite VERY basic text editor, and do it by hand. Than once you get HTML down, move onto javascript, or better yet PHP. Both are extremely fun to mess around with and give you a lot of freedom.

 

[Mr. Win]

^^ very true i learned that way first... but its because i had to be fed it. If your learning on your own its not that easy.

 

[mp3josh]

http://www.htmlgoodies.com

 

[AndrewF150]

Oh, and some pretty easy to read books to help you start out are the "Sam's Teach Yourself....." line of books.