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HTML is composed of a series of commands contained between less-than (<) and greater-than (>) signs. When you want the command to start you simply type <command>, where command is the command you want and when you want it to end you type </command>. The slash tells your browser (usually Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) that the command is finished.
For example, the following command line:
<b>This text is bold.</b> This text is not bold. <i>This text is in italics.</i> This text is not in italics.
results in text like this being displayed:
This text is bold. This text is not bold. This text is in italics. This text is not in italics
The first command, <b>, turns the bold on and the second command, </b>, turns the bold off. The third command, <i>, turns the italics on and the last command, </i>, turns the italics off.
Don't worry about remembering the specific commands right now. You will be provided with an index of them at a later point. The important thing here is to understand that the first part turns the command on and the second part turns the command off.
Now that you understand how this works, we can begin to write your page. (If you don't quite get it yet, that's okay too, you can still go on. It will be easier to understand once you start using it.)
