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HTML, known specifically as Hypertext Markup Language, is the coding system that the majority of web pages online utilize. Web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Firefox, translate HTML coding into a visual form (text, images, tables, links, etc.) that allows users to interact with it.

As the internet continues to grow, and more and more people begin to create their own web sites, learning HTML has become a valuable skill. Luckily though, learning HTML isn't too difficult to accomplish if you have access to the right tools. This article is a guide to help you in the process of learning HTML the easiest, fastest, and most affordable way possible.

1. Getting Started

Before you begin delving into the wonders of HMTL, you'll need to make sure you have a few things first. Here's a checklist of what you'll need before you begin:

A computer. This seems like a no-brainer, but you'll need one regardless.

A text editor program (Wordpad or Notepad for PC, TextEdit for Mac). Don't worry, these come free with your computer! You will use this to write out your HTML code.

A web browser (Such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, etc.) These are free as well! You will use this to test your HTML code to make sure it displays correctly.

An HTML resource (An HTML guide book, An HTML tutorial web site, A teacher). In order to learn HTML, you'll need a resource to learn from. When I started learning HTML, I purchased the book "HTML for the World Wide Web", by Elizabeth Castro for $21.99. This book contains valuable information on HTML and I highly recommend it. If you are strapped for cash, you can get a friend who's knowledgeable in HTML to help you write your code, as well as using free online HTML tutorials that walk you through step by step to creating HTML code.

Sites with free tutorials include:

http://www.w3schools.c om/HTML/
http://www.htmlcodetut orial.com/
http://www.tizag.com /htmlT/
http://www.pagetutor.co m/html_tutor/index.html
http:// www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut /

2. Start a tutorial/lesson/chapter

Dependi ng on the resource you are using to learn HTML, you'll start by going to the first tutorial, lesson, or book chapter. Open up your text editor as well as your web browser and follow the instructions closely. Most tutorials/lessons will explain to you how certain HTML coding works, and then will have you create it and test it in your web browser.

3. Test your HTML in a web browser.

Once you've created your HTML from the tutorial/lesson, you are ready to test it in your

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