Step 3:
Create your HTML files

A crude (but often expedient) way to create your HTML files is to use your word processing package to type in the tags or codes needed to format an exisiting document. There are programs that make it easier to "mark up" a text file with the appropriate HTML tags. If you use recent versions of WordPerfect or Word, you may be able to save your files as HTML documents without having to do much extra typing at all. Other programs such as Netscape Composer make it easier to create HTML files.

One simple way to create a WWW page is to find one you like and then "adopt" the basic HTML formatting from it, replacing the text with your own. With Netscape, you simply visit a page you like, open the page in the editor (Composer), make your changes, and save the new file to your local hard drive.

No matter which method you select, it is a good idea to be at least a little familiar with the basics of HTML. Many HTML primers and references exist. Some good ones are:

When you have finished creating your HTML file, be sure to save it as a plain text file and give it a file name with a .html or .htm extension (e.g., filename.html or filename.htm). Files named index.html or index.htm will show up as the default page in a central WWW server account at IUB.
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