My First HTML Document The simplest method to create a HTML document is to start with a regular text document, format it with a few HTML tags (bold, italic, and so on) and then save it as an HTML file. This sample document contains a heading, individually formatted words and a list of bullet items. Later, we will add a table, images, an interesting background and will turn it into an attractive Web page. We will demonstrate how to create: Lists Tables Couldn't be simpler!