I'm wanting to learn HTML (duh, that's why I'm here ) but not sure what I should learn.

I know that HTML has gone through revisions as new functionality has been added but now all the rage seems to be CSS.

From what i've read, it seems that some aspects of CSS replace the HTML language such as how the appearance of text is controlled and how it is no longer necessary to use tables to control the layout of the page.

So what should I learn? Is CSS really that much better? I always thought tables were the key to laying out a page, but apparently not with CSS.

Thanks!

Hi ryan.
Using CSS doesn´t mean that you no longer need to use table for your layout, it just means that you can define rules for the properties of the table, cell, link, heading etc. This helps you in the way that you don´t always have to define every table, every time you make one, you can just use the class tag.
If you want to learn more, just go to: http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp There is alot of help there and tutorials.
Good Luck.

and for the current html/css standards: http://www.w3c.org/

I started learning HTML by purchasing a 'Sam's Teach Yourself HTML' book, then I took 16 hours of training from our local technical school (for about $100) and finally purchased 'The Complete Reference HTML' book.

I have also taken Dreamweaver classes, Flash classes, Fireworks classes, Photoshop classes and JavaScript classes at the technical school - - I just work the classes into my workload and write everything off against the business.

Good luck.

There is no way you can do it all in CSS, Learning HTML, Table for web outlay and CSS is fundamental to a web site.
There are more headaches to learn once you have mastered these.
Best Regards,

In theory using tables for layout is really just a big hack and shouldn't be done, in practice it can save many a head ache in some situations where css isn't quite so able or well supported on all browsers like IE. (although seeing as tables aren't intended for layout the aren't always very good at it either.)

I would recommend going over to http://www.w3schools.com, skimming through the tutorials for css and xhtml and then setting yourself up with some kind of project to practice with and asking questions of more experienced users when you get stuck. I wouldn't recommend dream-weaver myself, unless you completely boycott the design function and the preview that comes with it, they limit your control over your code and render it wrong.

hope this helps

Learn HTML first. Then learn CSS. Then combine the two to create a create looking website. I prefer doing pure-CSS layouts because they're generally cleaner, but they sacrifice browser-support (some old browsers don't parse CSS properly).

I've disovered that most of the older browser that had much more limited support for css are
almost completly out of use - I want to shake that odd percentage of internet users by the shoulders,
and say it's a free download for crying out loud, there's no reason that you aren't using the newest version...
I wouldn't really worry about the older browsers - the biggest headache's come from IE and Mozilla/family
not being compatible - that's where the real pain sets in

Agree with Moses08, you should definitely learn HTML first, then learn CSS. Don't worry too much about particular standards at first

If you want any questions answered just ask!.

You should be able to find plenty of tutorials in Google, and a few others here

Happy coding!

Hi..
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