Create HTML page

MS word:
Open up Microsoft Word and start with a blank page. To save the document as a HTM or HTML page click on the Microsoft Office button or File button, (depending on your version of MS Word) hover on the save as button and select other formats in the drop down list. This will open the save as dialog box. In File name textbox type in My Programing Journey and select Web Page from the dropdown menu in the save as type selection box. When you select the Web Page option you will see an additional button appear called change title. You can type in the text that you would like to be displayed in the title bar of your selected browser at this point. You can skip this as we will be adding it at a later stage in the HTML page code. Click the save button to continue.

Some word processors will save the document as HTM and others will save as HTML. Both types will suffice when creating a web page but if you would like to read further into the subject check out the following link.
HTM v HTML explanation

Dreamweaver:
Click File and select new from the dropdown list. Under the general tab make sure that the basic page is selected under the Catagory window and select HTML under the basic page window. Click on the create button to create a fresh HTML page. Go to file, save as to bring up the save as dialog box. In the file name text box type in My Programing Journey and click the save button to continue.

When you create a blank HTML page you will get a lot of extra coding attached that is not necessary for the following tutorials. MS Word has more text than you can take in!! If you prefer to start with a basic template please download the following template basic template.

In the next tutorial I will explain the tags that are in a blank HTML page.

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