This tutorial gives you all the basics of the eXtensible Markup Language.

Read through each section in turn. If you need any software, everything will be explained.

From time to time you will come across some exercises to assist your learning. These activities will be presented in italics. You may be able to answer the question immediately, or you may have to find an answer from another source.

For now, all you need is Internet Explorer v6, and a text editor such as MS Notepad.

If you would like a Portable Document Format (PDF) version of this tutorial, click on one of the links at the top right of this window.

Don't forget to make notes as you progress through the tutorial. Some learners find it helpful to 'jot' notes into a text editor, running in a separate window, others prefer to write them down on paper.

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Let's go!