HTML 4 for Dummies with CDROM

by Ed Tittel; Natanya Pitts-Moultis; Natanya Pitts

• ISBN13: 9780764505720
• ISBN10: 0764505726
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide Inc

Summary

Your step-by-step guide to cool Web pages ¿ no experience required! Create interesting page layouts, test and debug your pages, and attract visitors Building a Web page isn't difficult! This friendly book gets you going and shows you how to use the HTML markup language ¿ in plain English. It even includes practical HTML projects you can really use, such as an "about me" page, a marketing page, and a product catalog. Discover how to Plan your Web site to prevent problems Format Web pages with (X)HTML Build an eBay® auction page Format text, apply styles, and lay out your page with CSS Integrate scripts with HTML

Author Biography

Ed Tittel is the author of several books on programming and networking, and writes frequently about the Internet for various computer publications. Natanya Pitts is a Webmaster and Web site designer who also teaches courses on HTML at Austin Community College in Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(8)
Part I : Getting Started with HTML	9	(36)
Okay, What's HTML?	11	(12)
What's in a Page?	23	(16)
Your First HTML Page	39	(6)
Part II : Cranking Out Pages	45	(58)
Cracking the Code	47	(10)
Tried and True Text Pages	57	(24)
Warning, Graphic Language	81	(14)
High-Impact Pages	95	(8)
Part III : Formatting Your Data	103	(70)
HTML Document Structure	105	(16)
Presentation Controls	121	(10)
Text Controls	131	(14)
Listward Ho!	145	(12)
Character Actors	157	(16)
Part IV : Shaping Your Design	173	(70)
Going High-Rise: Linking Complex Pages	175	(24)
Using HTML Tables Effectively	199	(16)
The Map's the Thing!	215	(14)
HTML Frames	229	(14)
Part V : The Bleeding Edge	243	(66)
Forms, Feedback, Scripting, and Beyond	245	(36)
Style Is Its Own Reward	281	(8)
Dynamic HTML	289	(20)
Part VI : The Part of Tens	309	(24)
Ten HTML Do's and Don'ts	311	(8)
Ten Design Desiderata	319	(8)
Ten Ways to Exterminate Web Bugs	327	(6)
Part VII : Appendixes	333	(48)
Appendix A: HTML 4 Tags	335	(6)
Appendix B: Glossary	341	(18)
Appendix C: Tools of the Trade	359	(16)
Appendix D: About the CD-ROM	375	(6)
Index	381	(26)
IDG Books Worldwide End-User License Agreement	407	(2)
Installation Instructions	409	(50)
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