To begin using HTML, you will need to have a few things.  Here is the big list of items you need to have to get started

• You will need a text editor of your choice. If you have Windows, Notepad will do the trick. In Windows 95 or higher, click the "Start" button, go to the "Programs" folder, then to the "Accessories" folder. You should then see the above icon (but smaller) with "Notepad" written to the side of it. Open it by double-clicking the link. There are plenty of other text editors available that will offer greater facilities than Notepad, such as line numbers, or the ability to search and replace text. For example a good replacement for Notepad would be Textpad (www.textpad.com) which is available as a free download.
  
  
• You will need a web browser of your choice.  If you possibly can, use the latest version of either:
  
  

  Microsoft Internet Explorer	or	Netscape Navigator

  
  Other browsers you might consider are Opera (www.opera.com) or Mozilla (www.mozilla.org). If you are an AOL customer (www.aol.co.uk) , you have a suitable browser provided with your AOL client software. It is a good idea to always have the latest version of the browser software, as you can be sure then that it will support the newest web design techniques. Most browsers are available for free download or update.

• You will need a place to save your work.  You can use your hard drive, a floppy disk, or your web server. You don't have to work online, you can write the html and use your web browser offline on your own computer.  I will get to that shortly, in the next tutorial.