HTML FilesHTML files can be saved with the extension .html or .htm as they both work the same and are the same thing except one doesn't have an extra l. There are no specification on using .html or .htm so you can use either one that you feel comfortable with but make sure all your HTML files have the same extension or else you might get confused. So if you use the extension .html, then all your files should be saved in .html and not .htm so you won't get confused when creating links or anything else. Pages written in HTML are plain text files (ASCII) which means that they contaion no platform or program-specific information. When you write any HTML code, you always use a simple text-editing program. Never ever use a word program like Microsoft Word. Why? Beacuse it will correct your spelling and it has it's own system and everything just gets messy after a while. Programs such as Notepad is great because it's simple to use and you can save your file in many formats, just type an extension in the end, .html, .php, .shtml, .css, etc. Try not to be messy when writing HTML and make sure you can read it through. Sometimes you will make mistakes and you will need to be able to read through your codes and find the problem and fix it. So remember to use a simple text-editing program such as Notepad and try to be as clear as possible when writing HTML. HTML can be written in uppercase letters (ABCDEFG) or lowercase letters (abcdefg). It doesn't really make any difference, but usually professionals try to stick to the uppercase, and if you view the source of many big websites, it's usually in uppercase letters. It is good to use uppercase letters but it does get a little confusing and annoying if you have to switch between uppercase and lowercase all the time because the content of the website is usually written in lowercase letters. Choose the form that you are most familiar with and stick to it so you won't get confused all the time. |