In today's IT fueled world, knowing how to programme gives you the competitive edge. However, many people are scared to start, worried about the complexity. HTML (Hyper-text Mark Language) is used to make web pages and is in fact a very simple language.

HTML programming does not need any expensive software; only a text editor like Notepad and a web browser are neccessary. Having the more advanced software, like Dreamweaver, can be a big advantage though.

So just how easy is HTML?

To create a very simple web page, you could create a simple text document and save it as a .html file instead of a .txt file. This will open in your web browser, but will look very uninteresting.

To add a bit of spark to your new web page, you can format the text using three simple tags for Bold, Italics and Underlined. You simple surround the appropriate text with the open and close tags, eg.

<B>This text is bold.</B>
<I>This text is italicized.</I>
<U>This text is underlined.</U>

You are now well on your way to learning the basics of HTML. To continue, you do not need to buy an expensive book; simply search for a website that teaches HTML on the Internet. There are thousands out there! A good one is http://www.w3schools.com/Html/html_intro.asp