In a message dated 3/1/99 5:30:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, glofra@townsqr.com writes: > > Since I don't have much time while doing the census, Kathleen has > been learning html and has been doing some of our Macoupin pages > like all the township pages and updating some of the others. She > might be able to give some firsthand experience with web page > learning. I haven't the time to spend with her as I have with some > others in the past. She is clawing it out on her own. Think she > also found some classes to take. > Hi, If you want to learn HTML there are two good places to start: 1. Check out Dr. Joe Burns HTML Goodies. This site is the basics and only the basics. This is not the site for technical people - this is the basics. http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/primer_1.html from DR Burns site: "What is HTML? HTML are initials that stand for HyperText Mark-up Language. (Computer people love initials and acronyms--you'll be talking acronyms ASAP in no time). Let me break it down for you: Hyper is the opposite of linear. It used to be that computer programs had to move in a linear fashion. This before this, this before this, and so on. HTML does not hold to that pattern and allows the person viewing the World Wide Web page to go anywhere, any time they want. Text is what you will use, real, honest to goodness English letters. Mark-up is what you will do. You will write in plain English and then mark-up what you wrote. More to come on that in the next Primer. Language because they needed something that started with "L" to finish HTML and Hypertext Mark-up Louie didn't flow correctly. Because it's a language, really -- but the language is plain English. " Note above this is the basics. If you go to Dr. Burns site look on the left hand side for something called "Goodies to Go" To Subscribe all you have to do is type your e-mail address. He even made this easy - type just your e-mail address - nothing else. Than about once a week you get Dr. Burns "Goodies to Go! Newsletter" This is great for the non technical person who wants to improve their computer skills. 2. Check your local schools - our elementary school offers computer classes for adults. My son's high school is offering a 3 night Web making class for FREE. This class is how to use a HTML package - but - it is a start and it is FREE. So call your schools - our schools received government grant money for technology training of the students and part of the deal is they must also educate the public. For some classes there is a charge - but all are under $100 - and many are free. Our elementary school is offering EXCEL - WORD - Power Point and a few other classes. The hardest part about HTML - is what to do with it after you write the code. Start by seeing if your INTERNET provider will give you a little space for your INTERNET site. Please send me your ideas for the Macoupin County page - Gloria and I will see what ideas we can include. Happy Hunting, Kathie