Creating Cool^® HTML 4 Web Pages , 2nd Edition

by Dave Taylor

• ISBN13: 9780764534843
• ISBN10: 076453484X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Now completely updated for the enhanced multimedia, image-mapping, and style sheet capabilities of HTML 4.01, this lively guide reveals the secrets of award-winning Web designersóand shows you, step by step, how to create sticky, state-of-the-art Web sites. The CD-ROM comes with TidyHTML, the award-winning CoffeeCup suite, and other valuable Web design tools.

Author Biography

About the Author Dave Taylor, president of the strategic consulting firm Intuitive Systems (www.intuitive.com), has designed dozens of commercial and educational Web sites, including the award-winning iTrack.com and Etymologic.com sites. He is a bestselling computer book author and works with Internet startups to help them succeed online.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
What's a Web Page? What's a Browser?	1	(18)
URLs: What They Are and How to Use Them	19	(10)
Basic HTML and Building Your First Web Page	29	(22)
Text Styles	51	(16)
Lists and Special Characters	67	(16)
Adding Pointers and Links	83	(14)
Internal Document References	97	(14)
Adding Graphics to Jazz Up Your Pages	111	(44)
Tables and Frames	155	(32)
Advanced Design: Backgrounds, Marquees, and More	187	(24)
Image Maps, JavaScript, and Plug-Ins	211	(32)
Forms and User Input	243	(24)
The Common Gateway Interface	267	(26)
Cascading Style Sheets	293	(22)
Improvements in Tables and Frames	315	(20)
Advanced Forms	335	(18)
Additional HTML 4.0 and 4.01 Capabilities	353	(14)
Needles in Haystacks	367	(20)
Dynamic HTML and the Future	387	(22)
Appendix A: Building Your First Page: A Primer	409	(12)
Appendix B: Step-by-Step Web Site Planning Guide	421	(8)
Appendix C: Finding a Home for Your Web Page	429	(6)
Appendix D: HTML Quick Reference	435	(14)
Appendix E: What's on the CD-ROM	449	(8)
Glossary	457	(6)
Index	463	(13)
End-User License Agreement	476	(6)
CD-ROM Installation Instructions	482