For the less computer-savvy, this shows how to create and work with HTML and CSS files on Windows.

3. Step 1: Open Notepad

4. Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > Open Notepad

6. Step 2: Save the File

7. Go to File > Save Then save the file as “filename.html” for an HTML file or “filename.css” for a CSS file. Be sure to surround it with quotes!

8. Step 3: View the Web Page

9. To see your new web page, double-click on the HTML file. It'll open in your default web browser. Here's the web page being viewed in Firefox. The HTML file only contains the text “HTML stuff would be in here”.

10. Step 4: Edit the File

11. To edit the CSS file, just double-click to open it with your default plain text editor (like Notepad). To edit the HTML file, right-click it and go to Open With > Notepad (or whatever editor you use).

12. Step 5: Save the Edited File

13. After making changes to your HTML or CSS file, save it by going to File > Save. And that's it!

14. The next part of this series will explain the basics of writing XHTML. If you have any questions, please contact me through LearningNerd.com .