HTML, XHTML & CSS For Dummies^®, 6th Edition

by Ed Tittel (Austin, Texas); Jeff Noble

• ISBN13: 9780470238479
• ISBN10: 047023847X
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Now featuring more than 250 color illustrations throughout, this perennially popular guide is a must for novices who want to work with HTML or XHTML, which continue to be the foundation for any Web site The new edition features nearly 50 percent new and updated content, including expanded coverage of CSS and scripting, new coverage of syndication and podcasting, and new sample HTML projects, including a personal Web page, an eBay auction page, a company Web site, and an online product catalog The companion Web site features an eight-page expanded Cheat Sheet with ready-reference information on commands, syntax, colors, CSS elements, and more Covers planning a Web site, formatting Web pages, using CSS, getting creative with colors and fonts, managing layouts, and integrating scripts

Author Biography

Ed Tittel is a full-time independent writer, trainer, and consultant who works out of his home near beautiful Austin, Texas. Ed has been writing for the trade press since 1986 and has worked on more than 140 books. In addition to this title, Ed has worked on more than 35 books for Wiley, including Windows Server 2008 For Dummies, XML For Dummies, and Networking with NetWare For Dummies.
Ed is a Contributing Editor at Tomshardware.com, writes for half-a-dozen different TechTarget.com Web sites, including WhatIs.com, SearchNetworking. com, and SearchWindows.com, and also writes occasionally for other Web sites and magazines. When he’s not busy doing all that work stuff, Ed likes to travel, shoot pool, spend time with his family (especially taking walks with young Gregory), and turn the tables on his Mom, who now makes her home with the rest of the Texas Tittels.

Jeff Noble runs a small Web design and multimedia company called Conquest Media (www.conquestmedia.com) in Austin, Texas. Jeff has been working on, in, and around the Web for nearly 10 years, and he specializes in designing and creating unique, easy to use, functional Web sites. When he’s away from his computer, Jeff is often far from the madding crowd, choosing instead to hike and camp in wild places as far away from a wall socket as he can get.

Table of Contents

Getting to Know (X)HTML and CSS	p. 7
The Least You Need to Know about HTML, CSS, and the Web	p. 9
Creating and Viewing a Web Page	p. 29
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Page Performance	p. 41
Formatting Web Pages With (X)HTML	p. 57
Creating (X)HTML Document Structure	p. 59
Text and Lists	p. 69
Linking to Online Resources	p. 91
Finding and Using Images	p. 103
Taking Precise Control Over Web Pages and Styles	p. 119
Introducing Cascading Style Sheets	p. 121
Using Cascading Style Sheets	p. 137
Getting Creative with Colors and Fonts	p. 157
Using Tables to Jazz Up Your Pages	p. 175
Integrating Scripts With (X)HTML	p. 211
Scripting Web Pages	p. 213
The Nuts and Bolts of JavaScript	p. 223
Working with Forms	p. 247
Fun with Client-Side Scripts	p. 271
(X)HTML Projects	p. 289
The About Me Page	p. 291
The eBay Auction Page	p. 299
A Company Site	p. 307
A Product Catalog	p. 319
The Part of Tens	p. 329
Ten HTML Dos and Don'ts	p. 331
Ten Ways to Exterminate Web Bugs	p. 339
Ten Cool HTML Tools and Technologies	p. 347
Ten Tip-Top Online HTML References	p. 357
Index	p. 367
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