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HTML TUTORIAL - CREATING WEB PAGES OFFLINE If you are interested in learning about making web pages offline with an HTML editor like HTML-KIT, then please see my tutorial. YAHOO! PAGE BUILDER. See my Page Builder help pages to learn how to use it and the problems you many run into with using it. JAVASCRIPT TUTORIAL! A step-by-step tutorial to help you learn JavaScript. DYNAMIC HTML & CASCADING STYLE SHEETS TUTORIAL! An easy way to learn a difficult subject. A detailed Reference section with almost all the element properties you will need. WHAT PEOPLE SAY About Wise Old Man's Help Pages - read some of the compliments from my visitors. ANIMATION! A detailed explanation on building animated graphics Included is the location of a free animation maker along with extensive screen snapshots on using it to make a simple animated graphic. MEDIA BUILDER An outstanding site for graphic libraries plus 3D TEXT, ANIMATED BANNERS, AND BUTTONS that you can MAKE ONLINE.

RECOMMENDATION

Construct your web pages offline using a HTML editor or a word processor program (See: OFFLINE EDITING). Offline editing means: Make and store all your pages on your hard drive; Test your web page using either the HTML editor or your browser; Revise your page until you have it the way you want; Upload the web pages & graphics to your File Manager using either EZUPLOAD in your File Manager or via FTP. If you don't have an Offline HTML Editor, you can download a Great, FREE HTML Editor, HTML-KIT, at: I recommended! this editor as it has an excellent toolbar and help menu. Click here to learn a bit about using HTML-KIT or use the pull down menu at the upper left. Other HTML editors can be found at: HTML Builder 20 Anfiteatro Arachnophilia

USING A WORD PROCESSOR

You can use a word processor program like WORDPAD or NOTEPAD to create and edit your web pages by doing the following: Open the word processor and put the HTML codes in the file. Save the file using the file type as TEXT (.TXT). Open Windows Explorer and find the file you just saved. Right click on this file in Windows Explorer and then on RENAME. Change the extension (TXT) to HTML or HTM. Press the Enter Key When the message comes up the the file may not work due to changing the extension, click on OK

File/Menu Common To Many Page

Learn how to make a common menu for many pages using Javascript! Acts like Server Side Include (SSI) but you can use it anyplace!

Domain Name Information

Interested in a Domain Name, e.g. www.myownname.com? Then get some inside information about where to get a domain name, where to host it and about using GeoCities for a host -> Domain Name Info

Form Re-direction

You can now re-direct a mailto: form to any other web page!

GeoCities Is Now cASe SenSiTIve!

All files in GeoCities, including yours, are now case sensitive, i.e. the file MyPage.HTML is not the same file as mypage.html. Recommendation: Use all lower case for all file names, i.e. web pages, graphics, music and sounds.

Visitors To My Site

People from 123 countries have visited these pages. The vast majority of visitors to my site come from the USA. All States are represented with the top six being: Virginia - 28.2% (mostly AOL users) California - 3.8% New Jersey - 3.0% Missouri - 1.3% Colorado - 1.3% Texas - 1.2% To see a complete listing of countries go to My Visitors.

CSS Navigation Menu Bar

I have modified the code for the best navigation menu bar so you can now use it on your pages.

FORM VALIDATION

Everyone who uses forms can now validate the various entries by going to Form Validation.

COMPUTER SECURITY!

You can make your PC relatively save by using FREE software that can make your PC a stealth PC, i.e. hackers can't tell if your PC ports exist! For more information, CLICK HERE!

SPYWARE - BEWARE!

Do you know that you may have programs on your PC that, whenever you are connected to the web, report back to some unknown source what you are doing on the web, what sites you visit and, perhaps, what ads you click on? For more information, CLICK HERE!

CROSS BROWSER BLUES!

There is a difference between how Netscape and Microsoft IE display a web page. If you are making web pages that will be seen on the internet, then you need to understand these differences and plan accordingly for them. Read this interesting article by Bruce Steward from the Web tools.com.