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A HTML document is created by using what is called a tag. Tags have starting and ending identifiers to communicate to the browser the starting and ending text that is to be formatted by the tag in question.
Most of the tags have an opening and a closing tag. Each Tag is enclosed with the "less than" and "greater than" sign. The closing tag usually looks the same as the opening tag with the exception of the "forward slash" that identifies it is a closing tag. The following are example's of tags:
<b> </b>
<p> </p>
<i> </i>
The way the HTML homepage looks is directly related to the homepage (web page) browser that is accessing the homepage. The tags tell the browser what needs to be done to a portion of text, or to an image, or to a link. It is up to the homepage browser to understand the tags, and then format the text.
Many home/web browsers don't support the full HTML 2.0 and 3.0 tag specifications, and for this reason the web browser may either display the tag as text, or it may ignore the tag, and thus the text wont be formatted the way it was intended it to be formatted. There is really not a whole lot you can do about this because, the problem is with the lack of features the home/web browser has incorporated into it's programming. Internet Educational Programs recommended using the Netscape Browser, or the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser. These two browsers have been keeping up to date with the latest HTML specifications, including the HTML 3.0 specifications.
There are many Home/Web Authoring tools to help you create your home/web pages. Netscapes Navigator Gold 2.01 is probably the easiest to use. If you do not wish to use Netscape Navigator Gold 2.01. I also recommend "Hippie" and "Hot Dog" these two are both excellent HTML editors. You can search your favorite Search Engine to find these HTML editor, or you can simply type the HTML document in using your favorite Word processor, and saving it as a text file.