Chicago-Kent College of Law: Center for Law and Computers

Click on one of the sections listed below to be taken to the links we have compiled under that topic. For example, if you are looking to learn the basics of HTML, click on the Basic HTML Coding (or "How to Code") link. Then, when you've mastered the basics, try the Advanced HTML Coding section. If you find a link that does not work, or find a link we should have in these lists, email it to us. Thanks!

The CLC also offers a 3 hour introductory course on HTML coding and web directory structure. This class requires a minimum of 5 participants. Contact the Unix Manager for more information.

SECTIONS:

Basic HTML Coding (or "How to Code") -- go here to learn the basics of writing your own web pages.
Basic HTML Style (or "How to Code Well") -- go here to learn some guidelines for writing good HTML pages.
Advanced HTML Coding -- go here when the basics pages aren't teaching you anything new.
Advanced Topics -- these go beyond mere coding, and into formal concepts and structures behind the web pages; this may be more than you need if you just want to publish great web pages.
References -- these are collections of just the tags and their syntaxes; a great resource if you are familiar with HTML and just need tag info now and then.
FAQs -- collections of Frequently Asked Questions about web publishing.
Web Publishing Tools -- links to web publishing tools like HTML editors.
Metapages -- links to collections of more links related to web publishing. We will only put links here if they are extremely good.

[NOTE ON VERSIONS: if you're worried about which version number of HTML you should or shouldn't learn, don't. Whether you learn 2.0 or 3.2 or 4.0, you're going to learn HTML just fine. When you become more advanced, you can worry about versions.]

BASIC HTML CODING (OR "HOW TO CODE")

How to write HTML files from Ohio State University -- basic guide.
Annabella's HTML Help -- includes basic HTML tags, plus tables, music, marquees, font, surveys, color selection guides.
Introduction to HTML from Case Western Reserve -- a thorough basic guide to HTML. (Contains information regarding HTML2.0, outdated, but may be of some benefit to beginners.)
Introduction to HTML from the University of Toronto -- basic guide.

BASIC HTML STYLE (OR "HOW TO CODE WELL")

Composing Good HTML -- gives guidance on writing stylistically proper HTML pages.
Creating A Successful website -- includes a lot of tips in addition to simple code instruction.
Placing A Site on the Web
Top 15 Mistakes of First Time Web Design -- learn by example.
Web Design Articles -- Various articles and tutorials for designing web pages.

ADVANCED HTML CODING

Cascading Style Sheets
Framing the Web
HTML 2.0: Forms and Obscurities Table of Contents -- More from Case Western Reserve
Sharky's Netscape Frames Tutorial
Web Style Sheets
Web Communications Forms Tutorial

ADVANCED TOPICS

HTML 4.0 Specification -- more in depth review of advanced aspects of HTML.
HTML Validation -- Fine tune your pages.
The Official Documentation Defining the Web -- covers the official documents that govern the development of the web.

REFERENCES

THE BARE BONES GUIDE TO HTML
HTML Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference to Cascading Style Sheets, level 1
NCD HTML Design Guide
NCD Style Sheet Guide
Overview of all HTML elements (categorical) and Overview of all tags (alphabetical) -- same list of tags organized differently.
Web Publishing Tools -- Another listing of HTML tags
Web Communications HTML Guide
Wilbur quick reference -- (For HTML 3.2)

FAQs

Boutell's World Wide Web FAQ -- a very thorough FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) about the Web, including HTML and publishing.

WEB PUBLISHING TOOLS

WWW Software for Windows PCs -- a guide to Web tools for Windows. Includes links to software, and brief reviews/descriptions of the software and its capabilities.
- Macromedia -- The creators of Dreamweaver
- Chicago-Kent's Public Affairs Tutorials
- Dreamweaver Basics -- from Haverford College's Academic Computing Center
- Microsoft -- Microsoft Tutorials
- Frontpage 2000 -- for beginners

METAPAGES

Metapages are pages that just point to other pages. We will only list those metapages that are extremely good.

WWW Authoring Information -- This is a collection of resources, many of which we link to already.

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