Sams Teach Yourself Html and Xhtml in 24 Hours

by Oliver, Dick

• ISBN13: 9780672320767
• ISBN10: 0672320762
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Macmillan Computer Pub

Summary

Sams Teach Yourself HTML & XHTML in 24 Hours, Fifth Edition is a carefully organized tutorial that teaches the beginning Web page author just what he needs to know in order to get a Web page up in the shortest time possible. The book covers only those HTML and XHTML tags and technologies that are likely to be used on a beginner's Web page, and it is organized in a logical step-by-step order that reflects the natural progression a new Web page author will follow in developing a Web site. The companion Web site contains all the examples from the book, complete with graphics and other additional elements, allowing the reader to see every task presented in the book live on the canvas of the World Wide Web. It also includes links to the Web publishing tools and resources mentioned in the book.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(7)
Part I Your First Web Page	7	(64)
Understanding HTML and XHTML	9	(16)
Create a Web Page Right Now	25	(16)
Linking to Other Web Pages	41	(10)
Publishing Your HTML Pages	51	(20)
Part II Web Page Text	71	(60)
Text Alignment, Lists, and Special Characters	73	(20)
Advanced Text Formatting and Links	93	(20)
Creating HTML Forms	113	(18)
Part III Web Page Graphics	131	(56)
Creating Your Own Web Page Graphics	133	(14)
Putting Graphics on a Web Page	147	(14)
Custom Backgrounds and Colors	161	(14)
Creating Animated Graphics	175	(12)
Part IV Web Page Design	187	(64)
Page Design and Layout	189	(14)
Graphical Links and Imagemaps	203	(14)
Advanced Layout With Tables	217	(14)
Using Style Sheets	231	(20)
Part V Dynamic Web Pages	251	(64)
Embedding Multimedia in Web Pages	253	(14)
Interactive Pages with Applets and ActiveX	267	(14)
Web Page Scripting for Non-Programmers	281	(14)
Setting Pages in Motion with Dynamic HTML	295	(20)
Part VI Building a Web Site	315	(84)
Multipage Layout with Frames	317	(18)
Organizing and Managing a Web Site	335	(14)
Helping People Find Your Web Pages	349	(18)
Using XML to Describe Data	367	(18)
Planning for the Future of HTML	385	(14)
Part VII Appendixes	399	(72)
Appendix A Readers' Most Frequently Asked Questions	401	(8)
Appendix B HTML and XHTML Learning Resources on the Internet	409	(8)
Appendix C Complete HTML 4 Quick Reference	417	(42)
Appendix D The Main Rules of the XHTML Standards	459	(4)
Appendix E HTML Character Entities	463	(8)
Glossary	471	(10)
Index	481