Definitions
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language is the main thing you will need to learn in order
to create your web site. 20 Watts will list samples for you to follow
for various
concepts, and it will be a simple matter of copying, pasting, and substituting
your own words or images.
Each web page is a separate html file.
You can use a tool as simple as Notepad to accomplish this.
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets are excellent for setting a uniform appearance to your
multiple page website. A simple short link on each HTML page will force your
page
to have characteristics specified on the Cascading Style Sheet.
CSS allow you to set page or font colors. font type, font size, background
image for your pages... The definitions page would be overwhelming if all the
possible
uses were listed.
You can use a tool as simple as Notepad to accomplish this.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol is a simple way to send files to your website, many
website providers have alternate methods, but this is
a neat simple way to do it.
Most FTP programs allow you to grab
many
files from your computer and send to your website.
Guess what? You cannot use Notepad to accomplish this. If you need an FTP
program,
a nice one called BlueZone FTP is available free at
cnet.com
There are others available, but if you want one that works nicely and is free
off the internet, this is a good one to use.
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