Internet and HTML Resources


Please Note:
Resources on this page are guides and references. Resources that are specifically tutorials are listed on the tutorial page.
A Beginner's Guide to HTML
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html
This is a primer for producing documents in HTML, the hypertext markup language used on the World Wide Web. This guide is intended to be an introduction to using HTML and creating files for the Web. Links are provided to additional information.


Sizzling HTML Jalfrezi
http://www.woodhill.co.uk/html/html.htm
An HTML guide for all tags including frames, forms, image maps and much more. The Index makes it easy to find a particular tag.


Yahoo's HTML List
http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Software/Data_Formats/HTML/
Includes an up-to-date list of reference sites for just about any HTML topic imaginable. Useful for all levels. Scroll down the page a bit.


Creating Multimedia for the Internet Using HTML
http://wwwcgsb.nlm.nih.gov/tutorial/rsna96/index.htm

An online workshop developed by NIH. Extremely good explanations of the Web basics and HTML. A little dry, no exercises. The section on HTML Examples Links might be the most interesting. Beginners.


Creating HTML
http://www.netusa1.net/~jbornema/html.html
Very good, simple guide. Includes HTML 3.0 and Netscape extensions. Beginners. The presentation of information is a little uneven but stay with it, the material is good.


HTML Example Page
http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~csandvig/ip/example.html

A page which shows source code in left column and browser results in right column. Must be viewed in a browser which supports tables. Short. Beginners.


A guide to HTML and CGI scripts
http://snowwhite.it.brighton.ac.uk/~mas/mas/courses/html/html.html

Good, but slow to load. Sections include Basic HTML, Forms, CGI Scripts and New HTML. Beginning-Intermediate.


The Bare Bones Guide to HTML
http://werbach.com/barebones/barebone_html.html

A listing (rather than an actual how-to guide) of HTML 2.0 tags, plus the Netscape extensions and several HTML 3.0 tags. Includes forms, tables, and frames. High Beginners-Intermediate.


Design and Style Guides

Yale Center for Advanced Instructional Media (C/AIM) Web Style Manual
http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/

Excellent manual for style and design of web documents. A fair amount of text, but well written and thorough. Pick your topic and get started. All levels.


Sun Microsystems Guide to Web Style
http://www.sun.com/styleguide/

Very well-laid-out, easy-to-use style guide. All levels.


The Sevloid Guide to Web
http://www.powerup.com.au/~sevloid/webtips/design.htm

This guide is a collection of over 100 tips, tricks and techniques on every aspect of web design. The tips are sorted into the categories of page layout, navigation, content, graphics and more.

Tips for Writers and Designers
http://www.dsiegel.com/tips/index.html

These tips will help you be a better communicator on the Net. If you are mostly a browser and e-mailer, try the first few tips. If you're into making your HTML pages look great, everything here is for you.

HTML Design Tips
http://www.stoopidsoftware.com/tips/

Answers to common questions about web page design.Easy to read. Helpful. All levels.


Composing Good HTML
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tilt/cgh/

This document attempts to address stylistic points of HTML composition, both at the document and the web level.


Other "Jump Pages"

TeleEducation
http://tenb.mta.ca/SWV/SWVhtml/htmlmenu.html
A collection of links about HTML, editors, tutorials, resources, and recommended practices.

Graphics

Icon and Image Bazaar
http://www.iconbazaar.com

A large collection of images and icons for downloading and use.


WWW Tools
http://www.missouri.edu/~wwwtools

Three online tools for determining background/foreground and other colors, creating frames, and developing tables.