Creating an HTML file (Windows)

If you’re reading this page you must be a Windows XP user. If not, you might want to skip a couple of pages ahead. Or, if you just want to sit in the back and not ask questions, we’re okay with that too.

To create HTML files in XP we’re going to use Notepad – it ships with every copy of Windows, the price is right, and it’s easy to use. If you’ve got your own favorite editor that runs on XP, that’s fine too; just make sure you can create a plain text file with an “.html” extension.

Assuming you’re using Notepad, here’s how you’re going to create your first HTML file.

Step one: