Now you are ready to learn the "meat" of the Hypertext Markup Language. As you go through the following lessons, try out the various tags in a test file on your PC. As you make a change, save your file from the editor, then use the "Reload" or "Refresh" function in your browser. You do not have to close and restart the browser each time you change the test page!

• Review the common concepts page, which will give you some helpful tips for getting the most out of the other lessons. I've tried to follow a consistent notational style in showing the format of each tag, and this page explains that style.
• Start with the basic tags that define document parts. Nearly every document you create will have most of these tags, and all documents will have a few of them.
• Next, try out text formatting tags to see what you can do with the text in your document. This gives you the features you've come to know in most word processors.
• Move ahead into the image tag, which is the most common way to add icons and photographic images to your site.
• Create hyperlinks with anchor and bookmark tags. Herein lies the real power of the Web!
• Try out the table tags next. Tables can get complex, but they are one of the most powerful features of HTML and are the best way to control page layout without creating compatibility problems. Learn the basics, then get into more detail, even learning how to tailor every cell to your liking.