HTML Illustrated Complete

by Cox,Vicki

• ISBN13: 9780619268442
• ISBN10: 0619268441
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-22
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This exciting and much anticipated third edition is updated to bring students the latest in HTML, conforming to XML and XHTML coding standards. Part of the Illustrated Series, this text offers a quick, visual, step-by-step approach for learning how to create, format, and enhance a Web page using HTML. The completely new real-world case scenarios and new content are sure to help your students grasp key HTML skills.

Table of Contents

Preface	iv
HTML
Creating an HTML Document	1	(1)
Understanding Web Concepts	2	(2)
Understanding URI.s
Planning an HTML Document	4	(2)
Writing an HTML Document	6	(2)
Understanding W3C Coding Standards	8	(2)
Using a text editor versus a word processor or other program
Importing Web Content	10	(2)
Viewing Web page source code
Marking up Web Page Content	12	(2)
Printing an HTML Document	14	(2)
Changing browser headers and footers
Understanding File Transfer Methods	16	(2)
Downloading FTP Commander
Transferring Files with FTP Commander	18	(2)
Concepts Review	20	(1)
Skills Review	21	(1)
Independent Challenges	22	(2)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Creating Links to Web Pages and Other Files	1	(1)
Planning a Web Site	2	(2)
Designing for company intranet sites
Creating Internal Links	4	(2)
Creating Links to Other Directories	6	(2)
Creating a Text-Based Navigation Bar
Creating External Links	8	(2)
Linking to high-quality external files
Linking to external files
Creating E-Mail Links	10	(2)
Enhancing e-mail links
Creating Jump Links	12	(2)
Creating jump links with anchor name points
Opening Links in New Windows	14	(2)
largetting window
Adding Link Titles	16	(3)
Concepts Review	18	(1)
Skills Review	19	(2)
Independent Challenges	21	(3)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Formatting Page Elements with HTML	1	(1)
Understanding HTML Formatting Methods	2	(2)
Guidelines for Web page formatting
Aligning Text	4	(2)
Formatting Characters	6	(2)
Defining an Address Block	8	(2)
Using address blocks for inline display
Controlling Font Selection	10	(2)
Understanding fonts and typefaces
Selecting and specifying page fonts
Customizing Fonts	12	(2)
Working with hexadecimal colors
Creating Ordered Lists	14	(2)
Nesting lists
Creating Unordered Lists	16	(2)
Customizing lists
Concepts Review	18	(1)
Skills Review	19	(3)
Independent Challenges	22	(4)
Visual Workshop	26
HTML
Adding Graphics and Multimedia	1	(1)
Planning Graphics Use	2	(2)
Changing image file formats
Inserting Images	4	(2)
Optimizing Images	6	(2)
Specifying Image Size	8	(2)
Resizing Images
Using text images
Adding a Background Image	10	(2)
Creative effective backgrounds
Linking Images	12	(2)
Inserting an Image Map	14	(2)
Exploring Multimedia Options	16	(2)
Using Multimedia	18	(2)
Concepts Review	20	(1)
Skills Review	21	(2)
Independent Challenges	23	(3)
Visual Workshop	26
HTML
Formatting with Cascading Style Sheets	1	(1)
Exploring CSS Formatting	2	(2)
Creating a ``well-formed'' document
Understanding XHTML variations
Controlling Text Formatting	4	(2)
Setting Background Colors and Images	6	(2)
Working with page colors and backgrounds
Setting Link Properties	8	(2)
Specifying alternate link colors
Applying Margins	10	(2)
Applying Text Alignment and Formatting Lists	12	(2)
Using CSS Class Rules	14	(2)
Using Linked Style Sheet	16	(2)
Concepts Review	18	(1)
Skills Review	19	(2)
Independent Challenges	21	(3)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Working with Tables	1	(1)
Planning a Table	2	(2)
Formatting cell contents
Creating a Simple Table	4	(2)
Using comments in tables
Spanning and Aligning Columns and Rows	6	(2)
Aligning tables and table content
Formatting Table Content	8	(2)
Using CSS with tables
Formatting Borders	10	(2)
Modifying Table Backgrounds	12	(2)
Adding a background image to a table
Changing Table Dimensions	14	(2)
Using nested and stacked tables
Positioning Page Elements	16	(2)
Concepts Review	18	(1)
Skills Review	19	(2)
Independent Challenges	21	(3)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Using Forms to Control Input	1	(1)
Planning a Form	2	(2)
Dealing with privacy issues
Creating a Text Field	4	(2)
Adding Radio Buttons	6	(2)
Using the checked attribute
Adding Check Boxes	8	(2)
Labeling radio buttons and check boxes
Creating a Pull-Down Menu	10	(2)
Adding a Comment Box	12	(2)
Adding a Push Button	14	(2)
Using a graphic as a push button
Using input buttons
Connecting a Form's Back End	16	(2)
Concepts Review	18	(1)
Skills Review	19	(2)
Independent Challenges	21	(3)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Controlling Page Layout with Frames and Tables	1	(1)
Understanding Layout Tools	2	(2)
Exploring style sheet positioning
Creating a Navigation Bar	4	(2)
Creating a Frameset	6	(2)
Targeting Links	8	(2)
Formatting Frame Borders	10	(2)
Using Nested Frames	12	(2)
Creating a Structuring Table	14	(2)
Creating a Template	16	(2)
Choosing between frames and tables
Concepts Review	18	(1)
Skills Review	19	(3)
Independent Challenges	22	(2)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Designing Web Pages	1	(1)
Understanding Design Principles	2	(2)
Examining Web-Specific Design Issues	4	(2)
Understanding Web media
Exploring Cross-Platform Issues	6	(2)
Incorporating Images Effectively	8	(2)
Creating a Noframes Alternative	10	(2)
Locating Web Design Resources	12	(2)
Designing an Accessible Web Page	14	(2)
Exploring Web Writing Guidelines	16	(2)
Supplementing your site with guest content
Studying Usability Factors	18	(2)
Estimating page download time
Concepts Review	20	(2)
Independent Challenges	22	(2)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Scripting for HTML	1	(1)
Understanding Web Scripting	2	(2)
Choosing a scripting language
Creating a Script	4	(2)
Linking to an external script
Debugging a Script	6	(2)
Commenting a script
Understanding Objects	8	(2)
Naming an object
Using JavaScript Event Handlers	10	(2)
Creating a Function	12	(2)
Assigning a Variable	14	(2)
Manipulating variables
Creating a Conditional	16	(2)
Testing multiple conditions
Concepts Review	18	(1)
Skills Review	19	(2)
Independent Challenges	21	(3)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Working with Dynamic HTML (DHTML)	1	(1)
Defining Dynamic HTML	2	(2)
Understanding proprietary DHTML features
Touring DHTML Pages	4	(2)
Understanding the DHTML Document Object Model	6	(2)
Designing for cross-browser support
Planning DHTML Pages	8	(2)
Researching Code Architecture	10	(2)
Practicing good code-borrowing etiquette
Showing and Hiding Elements	12	(2)
Changing Font Size Dynamically	14	(2)
Changing Font Color Dynamically	16	(2)
Keeping Up with DHTML Changes	18	(2)
Concepts Review	20	(1)
Skills Review	21	(1)
Independent Challenges	22	(2)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Controlling Content Dynamically	1	(1)
Understanding Dynamic Content	2	(2)
Inserting Content Dynamically	4	(2)
Deleting Content Dynamically	6	(2)
Modifying Content Dynamically	8	(2)
Incorporating an Advanced Content Function	10	(2)
Replacing Graphics Dynamically	12	(2)
Binding Data	14	(2)
Manipulating Bound Data Dynamically	16	(2)
Suppressing errors
Concepts Review	18	(1)
Skills Review	19	(2)
Independent Challenges	21	(3)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Positioning with DHTML	1	(1)
Understanding DHTML Positioning	2	(2)
Positioning an Element Absolutely	4	(2)
Positioning an Element Relatively	6	(2)
Sizing an Element Manually	8	(2)
Positioning and sizing using percentages
Stacking Screen Elements	10	(2)
Adding a Scroll Bar	12	(2)
Creating a Sidebar	14	(2)
Using Dynamic Positioning	16	(2)
Concepts Review	18	(1)
Skills Review	19	(2)
Independent Challenges	21	(3)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Implementing Dynamic Effects	1	(1)
Understanding Advanced Effects	2	(2)
Filtering Content	4	(2)
Scaling Content	6	(2)
Scaling by percent
Animating Element Position	8	(2)
Creating 3D Animation	10	(2)
Animated GIF and Flash files
Applying Element Transitions	12	(2)
Creating a Slide Show	14	(2)
Creating Transitions Between Pages	16	(2)
Concepts Review	18	(1)
Skills Review	19	(2)
Independent Challenges	21	(3)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML
Structuring Data with XML	1	(1)
Understanding Extensible Markup Language (XML)	2	(2)
Benefits of XML
Defining XML Elements and Structure	4	(2)
Entering XML Data	6	(2)
Binding XML Data to HTML	8	(2)
Understanding XML Parsers
Formatting XML Data with HTML	10	(2)
Multiple views of data
Modifying an XML Document	12	(2)
Altering XML Data View with HTML	14	(2)
Document Type Definition (DTD) and XML schemas
Concepts Review	16	(1)
Skills Review	17	(3)
Independent Challenges	20	(4)
Visual Workshop	24
HTML Appendix	1	(1)
Putting a Document on the Web	2	(2)
Using Other FTP Client Programs	4	(2)
Increasing Web Site Traffic	6	(2)
HTML Tag Reference	8	(10)
HTML Browser-Safe Colors	18	(4)
HTML Color Names	22	(2)
Cascading Style Sheet Reference	24	(5)
HTML Special Characters	29	(3)
Formatting with HTML 4.0 Attributes	32
Project Files List	1	(5)
Glossary	6	(9)
Index	15