What is HTML? Literally, Hyper Text Mark Up Language. Practically speaking, it's the code that tells the browser where to put the text and pictures. It works like this. The designer puts all the information about how your Web page is to appear into HTML. Your browser then translates that code and, for example, runs big black balls down the left hand side of the page. A Web page is uploaded to the server, or computer who's drive actually holds the data. This includes the text and all the graphics files necessary to form the total page. When requested by someone wanting to visit the site, the server sends the page in HTML code to your computer where your browser interprets the code and forms the page the way you intended. As you're reading this now the chances are you're using the Netscape browser. That's the most popular, followed by Microsoft's Internet Explorer. What's the difference and what does "Netscape Enhanced" mean? Back to that HTML code stuff. Not all browsers recognize the same code. Although there is little difference in the way Netscape and IE3 function, they occasionally require different code language to make things happen on a Web page. A good example is music. Many Web sites now include a musical background which plays automatically. Netscape and IE3 use different code elements to play those sounds. And, AOL's browser alone won't recognize either of them so you can't hear the music at all! Now, want to see the code for this page? In Netscape - go to the top of the page. Click View, then Document Source. When you're finished looking, double click the little box in the uppermost lefthand corner to exit back to here. Go ahead. I'll wait. This ends your short course on HTML. See how easy - and no pop quizzes! Care to learn more? Click on.