HTML and CSS; An intro to...

HTML stands for Hyper Text Mark-up Language and it is the code which all website run on. Generally speaking HTML is for the actual content (like your writing or pictures) and CSS controls the layout (how pretty it looks).
You can code HTML and CSS in Notepad, so you do not need any specialist software.

HTML can control both content and layout though, and if you are new to coding then this is a good place to start. Once you have mastered HTML, you can think about controlling the layout with CSS.
Link to HTML help sheet


You will probably have noticed that most websites have more or less the same layout regardless of what page you are on. The content might change, but the layout probably stays the same.
If you are coding with HTML and you decide to change a layout feature, you are going to have to find where to code is on each page and change it - which would take loads of time!

CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet.
You can put your CSS at the top of the document, so it is all together in one place, or you can put it in a seperate document.
Link to CSS help sheet

These are some website which are useful when you are learning to code websites:
www.w3schools.com
www.tizag.com