Sams Teach Yourself HTML and XHTML in 24 Hours

by Oliver, Dick; Morrison, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780672325205
• ISBN10: 0672325209
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Sams

Summary

Guide provides 24 lessons of one hour or less on learning HTML and XHTML. Uses a step-by-step approach, with each lesson building on the previous one. Allows you to learn the essentials of Web publishing and HTML and XHTML from the ground up. Covers HTML 4.0 and XHTML 1.1. Softcover.

Author Biography

Dick Oliver ([e-mail]) is the tall, dark, handsome author of lots of great books and software, including Web Page Wizardry, Netscape Unleashed, Create Your Own Web Page Graphics, and Tricks of the Graphics Gurus. He is also the president of Cedar Software and the warped mind behind the Nonlinear Nonsense Netletter at http://netletter.com (and many other Web sites). When he isn't banging on a keyboard, he's usually snowboarding, sledding, skiing, or warming up by the woodstove in his cozy Northern Vermont home (where they celebrate a day of summer each year, too). He likes writing HTML, eating killer-spicy Indian food, and waltzing wildly around the office with his daughters-not necessarily in that order. He also thinks it's pretty cool that authors get to write their own "About the Authors" sections. Michael Morrison is a writer, developer, toy inventor, and author of a variety of nerdy books and interactive Web-based courses. In addition to his primary profession as a writer and geek for hire, Michael is the creative lead at Stalefish Labs (http://www.stalefishlabs.com), an entertainment company he co-founded with his wife, Masheed. The first commercial debut for Stalefish Labs is a "lounge game" titled Tall Tales: The Game of Legends, Humdingers, and Creative One-Upmanship. Michael encourages you to visit the Tall Tales game Web site at http://www.talltalesgame.com/ and buy dozens of games for your friends and family. When not glued to his computer, playing hockey, skateboarding, or watching movies with his wife, Michael enjoys hanging out by his koi pond. You can visit Michael on the Web at http://www.michaelmorrison.com/.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Your First Web Page

Understanding HTML and XHTML

Create a Web Page Right Now

Linking to Other Web Pages

Publishing Your HTML Pages

Web Page Text

Basic Text Alignment and Formatting

Advanced Text Formatting

Creating Text Links

Web Page Graphics

Creating Your Own Web Page Graphics

Putting Graphics on a Web Page

Custom Backgrounds and Colors

Graphical Links and Imagemaps

Web Page Design

Page Design and Layout

Advanced Layout with Tables

Formatting Pages with Style Sheets

Making the Most of Style Sheets

Multi-Page Layout with Frames

Dynamic Web Pages

Web Page Scripting for Non-Programmers

Setting Pages in Motion with Dynamic HTML

Gathering Information with HTML Forms

Embedding Multimedia in Web Pages

Building a Web Site

Organizing and Managing a Web Site

Helping People Find Your Web Pages

Using XML to Describe Data

Planning for the Future of HTML

Appendixes

Readers' Most Frequently Asked Questions

HTML Learning Resources on the Internet

Complete HTML 4 and XHTML 1 Quick

Reference

Migrating from HTML to XHTML

Index

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