2 Free Classes for Developing Web Pages

Here are two free online classes for learning how to create web pages. The first one teaches you how to use and code HTML to develop your web pages, and the second one show you how to use Microsoft Expression Web software. These courses are located in HP's Learning Center, in their Programming and Web Design and Development class section. Free registration is required.


Building your First Web Page

There are a lot of easy web editors available to help you make your own web pages, but this free HTML tutorial includes the HTML basics you need to make your web pages from scratch. In this course, you'll create your first web page with HTML and then publish it online. You'll also learn how to find the right HTML editor, work with website images, and more.

Lesson 1: HTML basics: the language of the web
Get started by exploring the web—what it is, how it works, and which languages it speaks (like HTML, for instance). You'll learn about the essentials of what you need to create a simple web page, and which tools and software to try.

Lesson 2: HTML tutorial: document structure and text
In this lesson, you'll take a tour of the building blocks of HTML. The core part of the lesson examines syntax and attributes, document structure, and headings and paragraphs. Those are weighty words for easy-to-use elements that make up a web page.

Lesson 3: Beyond plain text: images, text formatting, and hyperlinks
With the basics down, you're ready to add some spice to your web page. In this lesson, you'll find out how to create a simple navigational system using hyperlinks, add images, and control text color, size, and placement.

Lesson 4: Web publishing: putting your page online
Publishing your web page is the final step. In this lesson, you'll learn how to find an ISP that's right for you. In addition, you'll explore hosting options (free and fee-based), take a look at space considerations, and, finally, post your page.


Microsoft Expression Web: Building Websites

This class covers the basics for creating a website with Microsoft's Expression Web with features such as toolbars, formatting, page layouts and link creation. With this easy website creation software, you'll apply cascading style sheets, then learn how to create complex queries, how to configure the software for different browsers and how to create interactive web pages with ASP.NET 2.0 capabilities.

Lesson 1: The basics for creating a website
A website presence on the internet for your company is a necessity. This lesson introduces you to the Expression Web software, explains what is needed in a small business website design and helps you start the planning process for your site.

Lesson 2: Cascading style sheets examples
Creating elegant websites is no longer a chore now that cascading style sheets (CSS) are available. In this lesson, you'll learn how to work with Microsoft Expression Web software's CSS capabilities to create styles.

Lesson 3: How to build a web page with presence and accessibility
Accessibility, compatibility, query capabilities and data presentation are important aspects of a competitive, functioning website. Learn how to configure and manage Microsoft Expressions Web software to create, present and maintain meaningful content.

Lesson 4: Leveraging ASP.NET 2.0 to make your own website dynamic
In this final lesson, you'll learn how to work with ASP.NET to make your website an interactive, dynamic web application. We'll address controls, no-code date binding and master pages.