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Introduction

(6)

Part I: Getting Started

(86)

Navigating the World Wide Web

(16)

How the World Wide Web Works

(6)

The Web Is a Hypertext Information System

(1)

The Web Is Graphical and Easy to Navigate

(1)

The Web Is Cross-Platform

(1)

The Web Is Distributed

(1)

The Web Is Dynamic

(1)

The Web Is Interactive

(2)

Web Browsers

(4)

What the Browser Does

(1)

An Overview of Some Popular Browsers

(2)

Using the Browser to Access Other Services

(1)

Web Servers

(1)

Uniform Resource Locators

(1)

Summary

(1)

Workshop

(3)

Q&A

(1)

Quiz

(1)

Quiz Answers

(1)

Exercises

(2)

Preparing to Publish on the Web

(22)

Anatomy of a Website

(2)

What Do You Want to Do on the Web?

(2)

Setting Your Goals

(1)

Breaking Up Your Content into Main Topics

(1)

Ideas for Organization and Navigation

(9)

Hierarchies

(2)

Linear

(1)

Linear with Alternatives

(1)

Combination of Linear and Hierarchical

(2)

Web

(2)

Storyboarding Your Website

(2)

What's Storyboarding and Why Do I Need It?

(1)

Hints for Storyboarding

(1)

Summary

(1)

Workshop

(3)

Q&A

(1)

Quiz

(1)

Quiz Answers

(1)

Exercises

(2)

Introducing HTML and XHTML

(18)

What HTML Is---And What It Isn't

(5)

HTML Describes the Structure of a Page

(1)

HTML Does Not Describe Page Layout

(1)

Why It Works This Way

(1)

How Markup Works

(1)

A Brief History of HTML Tags

(2)

The Current Standard: XHTML 1.0

(1)

What HTML Files Look Like

(5)

Text Formatting and HTML

(1)

Using Cascading Style Sheets

(2)

Including Styles in Tags

(1)

Programs to Help You Write HTML

(1)

Summary

(1)

Workshop

(4)

Q&A

(1)

Quiz

(1)

Quiz Answers

(1)

Exercises

(2)

Learning the Basics of HTML

(28)

Structuring Your HTML

(2)

The <html> Tag

(1)

The <head> Tag

(1)

The <body> Tag

(1)

The Title

(2)

Headings

(2)

Paragraphs

(2)

Lists, Lists, and More Lists

(12)

List Tags

(1)

Numbered Lists

(1)

Customizing Ordered Lists

(3)

Unordered Lists

(1)

Customizing Unordered Lists

(2)

Glossary Lists

(2)

Nesting Lists

(2)

Comments

(2)

Summary

(2)

Workshop

(3)

Q&A

(1)

Quiz

(1)

Quiz Answers

(1)

Exercises

(2)

Part II: Creating Simple Web Pages

(124)

Adding Links to Your Web Pages

(32)

Creating Links

(5)

The Link Tag---<a>

(5)

Linking Local Pages Using Relative and Absolute Pathnames

101

(3)

Absolute Pathnames

103

(1)

Using Relative or Absolute Pathnames?

104

(1)

Links to Other Documents on the Web

104

(5)

Linking to Specific Places Within Documents

109

(7)

Creating Links and Anchors

110

(6)

Linking to Anchors in the Same Document

116

(1)

Anatomy of a URL

116

(3)

Parts of URLs

117

(1)

Special Characters in URLs

118

(1)

HTML 4.01 and the <a> Tag

118

(1)

Kinds of URLs

119

(4)

HTTP

119

(1)

Anonymous FTP

120

(1)

Non-anonymous FTP

120

(1)

Mailto

121

(1)

Usenet Newsgroups

121

(1)

File

122

(1)

Summary

123

(1)

Workshop

124

(3)

Q&A

124

(2)

Quiz

126

(1)

Quiz Answers

126

(1)

Exercises

126

(1)

Formatting Text with HTML and CSS

127

(44)

Character-Level Elements

128

(4)

Logical Styles

128

(3)

Physical Styles

131

(1)

Character Formatting Using CSS

132

(3)

The Text Decoration Property

133

(1)

Font Properties

133

(2)

Preformatted Text

135

(2)

Horizontal Rules

137

(4)

Attributes of the <hr> Tag

138

(3)

Line Break

141

(1)

Addresses

142

(1)

Quotations

143

(1)

Special Characters

144

(3)

Character Entities for Special Characters

145

(1)

Character Entities for Reserved Characters

146

(1)

Text Alignment

147

(2)

Aligning Individual Elements

147

(1)

Aligning Blocks of Elements

148

(1)

Fonts and Font Sizes

149

(4)

Changing the Font Size

150

(1)

Changing the Font Face

151

(1)

Modifying Fonts Using CSS

151

(2)

153

(11)

Summary

164

(4)

Workshop

168

(3)

Q&A

168

(1)

Quiz

169

(1)

Quiz Answers

169

(1)

Exercises

169

(2)

Adding Images, Color, and Backgrounds

171

(46)

Images on the Web

172

(1)

Image Formats

173

(1)

GIF

173

(1)

JPEG

173

(1)

PNG

174

(1)

Inline Images in HTML: The <img> Tag

174

(5)

Adding Alternative Text to Images

175

(4)

Images and Text

179

(8)

Text and Image Alignment

180

(3)

Wrapping Text Next to Images

183

(3)

Adjusting the Space Around Images

186

(1)

Images and Links

187

(5)

What Is an Imagemap?

192

(1)

Client-Side Imagemaps

193

(1)

Imagemaps and Text-Only Browsers

193

(1)

Creating Client-Side Imagemaps

193

(10)

Getting an Image

193

(1)

Determining Your Coordinates

194

(2)

The <map> and <area> Tags

196

(2)

The usemap Attribute

198

(5)

Other Neat Tricks with Images

203

(2)

Image Dimensions and Scaling

204

(1)

More About Image Borders

205

(1)

Using Color

205

(5)

Specifying Colors

206

(1)

Changing Background Color of a Page

207

(1)

Changing Text Colors

208

(1)

Spot Color

208

(1)

Specifying Colors with CSS

209

(1)

Color-Related Properties

210

(1)

Image Backgrounds

210

(2)

Image Etiquette

212

(1)

Summary

213

(1)

Workshop

214

(3)

Q&A

214

(1)

Quiz

215

(1)

Quiz Answers

216

(1)

Exercises

216

(1)

Part III: Doing More with HTML and XHTML

217

(166)

Building Tables

219

(50)

Creating Tables

220

(1)

Table Parts

220

(9)

The <table> Element

221

(1)

The Table Summary

222

(1)

Rows and Cells

222

(2)

Empty Cells

224

(1)

Captions

225

(4)

Sizing Tables, Borders, and Cells

229

(7)

Setting Table Widths

229

(1)

Changing Table Borders

230

(1)

Cell Padding

231

(1)

Cell Spacing

232

(1)

Column Widths

232

(2)

Setting Breaks in Text

234

(2)

Table and Cell Color and Alignment

236

(3)

Changing Table and Cell Background Colors

236

(2)

Changing Border Colors

238

(1)

Aligning Your Table Content

239

(5)

Table Alignment

240

(1)

Cell Alignment

241

(2)

Caption Alignment

243

(1)

Spanning Multiple Rows or Columns

244

(8)

More Advanced Table Enhancements

252

(8)

Grouping and Aligning Columns

253

(3)

Grouping and Aligning Rows

256

(2)

The frame and rules Attributes

258

(2)

Other Table Elements and Attributes

260

(1)

How Tables Are Used

260

(2)

Summary

262

(5)

Workshop

267

(2)

Q&A

267

(1)

Quiz

267

(1)

Quiz Answers

267

(1)

Exercises

268

(1)

Creating Layouts with CSS

269

(38)

Including Style Sheets in a Page

270

(2)

Creating Page-Level Styles

270

(1)

Creating Sitewide Style Sheets

271

(1)

Selectors

272

(3)

Contextual Selectors

272

(1)

Classes and IDs

273

(2)

Units of Measure

275

(1)

Box Properties

276

(12)

Controlling Size

277

(1)

Borders

277

(2)

Margins and Padding

279

(5)

Float

284

(4)

CSS Positioning

288

(8)

Relative Positioning

289

(2)

Absolute Positioning

291

(2)

Controlling Stacking

293

(3)

Modifying the Appearance of Tables

296

(3)

The <body> Tag

299

(1)

Links

299

(1)

Creating Layouts with Multiple Columns

300

(4)

Summary

304

(1)

Workshop

305

(2)

Q&A

305

(1)

Quiz

305

(1)

Quiz Answers

306

(1)

Exercises

306

(1)

Designing Forms

307

(38)

Understanding Form and Function

308

(5)

Using the <form> Tag

313

(3)

Creating Form Controls with the <input> Tag

316

(7)

Creating Text Controls

316

(1)

Creating Password Controls

317

(1)

Creating Submit Buttons

318

(1)

Creating Reset Buttons

319

(1)

Creating Check Box Controls

319

(1)

Creating Radio Buttons

320

(1)

Using Images As Submit Buttons

321

(1)

Creating Generic Buttons

321

(1)

Hidden Form Fields

322

(1)

The File Upload Control

322

(1)

Using Other Form Controls

323

(8)

Using the button Element

323

(1)

Creating Large Text-Entry Fields with textarea

324

(1)

Creating Menus with select and option

325

(6)

Adding Extras

331

(4)

Displaying Control label Elements

331

(1)

Grouping Controls with fieldset and legend

332

(1)

Changing the Default Form Navigation

333

(1)

Using Access Keys

333

(1)

Creating disabled and readonly Controls

333

(2)

Applying Cascading Style Sheet Properties to Forms

335

(6)

Planning Your Forms

341

(1)

Summary

341

(2)

Workshop

343

(2)

Q&A

343

(1)

Quiz

343

(1)

Quiz Answers

343

(1)

Exercises

344

(1)

Integrating Multimedia: Sound, Video, and More

345

(38)

Understanding How to Present Sound and Video

346

(1)

The Old Standby: Linking

347

(9)

Embedding Sound and Video

356

(15)

Using the <embed> Element

356

(4)

Using the <object> Element

360

(1)

Combining <embed> and <object

361

(1)

Embedding Flash Movies

361

(2)

Embedding RealAudio and RealVideo

363

(2)

Multimedia Techniques

365

(6)

Sound and Video File Types

371

(3)

Of Plug-Ins and Players

374

(5)

Windows Media Player

375

(1)

Macromedia Flash

376

(1)

Macromedia Shockwave

376

(1)

Apple QuickTime

377

(1)

RealPlayer

377

(1)

WinAmp

378

(1)

Summary

379

(1)

Workshop

380

(3)

Q&A

380

(1)

Quiz

380

(1)

Quiz Answers

381

(1)

Exercises

381

(2)

Part IV: JavaScript and Dynamic HTML

383

(114)

Introducing JavaScript

385

(20)

Introducing JavaScript

386

(2)

Why Would You Want to Use JavaScript?

386

(2)

The <script> Tag

388

(1)

The Structure of a JavaScript Script

388

(1)

The src Attribute

389

(1)

Basic Commands and Language Structure

389

(8)

Properties and Methods

390

(2)

Events and JavaScript

392

(3)

Variables

395

(1)

Operators and Expressions

396

(1)

Basic JavaScript Programming

397

(5)

What Is a Script?

398

(4)

Summary

402

(1)

Workshop

402

(3)

Q&A

402

(1)

Quiz

403

(1)

Quiz Answers

403

(1)

Exercises

403

(2)

Using JavaScript in Your Pages

405

(22)

Creating a Random Link Generator

406

(9)

Validating Forms with JavaScript

415

(6)

Creating an Image Rollover

421

(4)

Summary

425

(1)

Workshop

425

(2)

Q&A

425

(1)

Quiz

426

(1)

Quiz Answers

426

(1)

Exercises

426

(1)

Working with Frames and Linked Windows

427

(38)

What Are Frames and Who Supports Them?

428

(1)

Working with Linked Windows

429

(5)

The <base> Tag

433

(1)

Working with Frames

434

(6)

The <frameset> Tag

435

(3)

The <frame> Tag

438

(1)

The <noframes> Tag

439

(1)

Changing Frame Borders

440

(2)

Creating Complex Framesets

442

(13)

Magic target Names

454

(1)

Floating Frames

455

(2)

Opening Linked Windows with JavaScript

457

(2)

Summary

459

(3)

Workshop

462

(3)

Q&A

462

(1)

Quiz

462

(1)

Quiz Answers

463

(1)

Exercises

463

(2)

Creating Applications with Dynamic HTML and AJAX

465

(32)

What Exactly Is Dynamic HTML?

466

(2)

Using the Document Object Model

468

(6)

DOM Data Types

469

(1)

Objects in the DOM

469

(1)

Using the DOM

470

(4)

Coping with Reality: Cross-Browser DHTML Techniques

474

(4)

Sniffing for Browsers

475

(2)

Detecting Capabilities

477

(1)

Testing for the Existence of Objects

478

(1)

Using JavaScript to Manipulate Elements

478

(9)

Hiding and Revealing Elements

478

(2)

Moving Objects Around

480

(2)

Creating a DHTML Pull-Down Menu

482

(5)

Connecting to a Server with AJAX

487

(7)

How AJAX Works

487

(3)

An AJAX Example

490

(4)

Summary

494

(1)

Workshop

494

(3)

Q&A

494

(1)

Quiz

495

(1)

Quiz Answers

496

(1)

Exercises

496

(1)

Part V: Designing Effective Web Pages

497

(68)

Writing Good Web Pages: Do's and Don'ts

499

(34)

Standards Compliance

500

(5)

Validating Your Pages

503

(1)

HTML Tidy

504

(1)

Writing for Online Publication

505

(5)

Write Clearly and Be Brief

506

(1)

Organize Your Pages for Quick Scanning

506

(1)

Make Each Page Stand on Its Own

507

(1)

Be Careful with Emphasis

508

(1)

Don't Use Browser-Specific Terminology

509

(1)

Spell Check and Proofread Your Pages

510

(1)

Design and Page Layout

510

(3)

Use Headings As Headings

510

(1)

Group Related Information Visually

511

(1)

Use a Consistent Layout

512

(1)

Using Links

513

(6)

Use Link Menus with Descriptive Text

513

(1)

Use Links in Text

514

(1)

Avoid the ``Here'' Syndrome

515

(1)

To Link or Not to Link

516

(3)

Using Images

519

(4)

Don't Overuse Images

519

(1)

Use Alternatives to Images

520

(1)

Keep Images Small

520

(2)

Watch Out for Assumptions About Your Visitors' Hardware

522

(1)

Be Careful with Backgrounds and Link Colors

522

(1)

Other Good Habits and Hints

523

(5)

Link Back to Home

523

(1)

Don't Split Topics Across Pages

523

(1)

Don't Create Too Many or Too Few Pages

524

(2)

Sign Your Pages

526

(1)

Provide Nonhypertext Versions of Hypertext Pages

527

(1)

Summary

528

(1)

Workshop

529

(4)

Q&A

529

(1)

Quiz

530

(1)

Quiz Answers

530

(1)

Exercises

531

(2)

Designing for the Real World

533

(32)

What Is the Real World, Anyway?

534

(1)

Considering User Experience Level

535

(5)

Add a Search Engine

535

(1)

Use Frames Wisely

536

(1)

Use Concise, Sensible URLs

536

(2)

Navigation Provides Context

538

(1)

Are Your Users Tourists or Regulars?

539

(1)

Determining User Preference

540

(1)

Deciding on an HTML 4.01 or XHTML 1.0 Approach

541

(9)

HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 Transitional

541

(3)

HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 Frameset

544

(3)

HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 Strict

547

(3)

What Is Accessibility?

550

(2)

Common Myths Regarding Accessibility

550

(1)

Section 508

551

(1)

Alternative Browsers

552

(1)

Writing Accessible HTML

552

(4)

Tables

553

(1)

Links

554

(1)

Images

555

(1)

Designing for Accessibility

556

(2)

Use Color

556

(1)

Fonts

557

(1)

Take Advantage of All HTML Tags

557

(1)

Frames and Linked Windows

557

(1)

Forms

558

(1)

Validating Your Sites for Accessibility

558

(2)

Summary

560

(1)

Workshop

561

(4)

Q&A

561

(1)

Quiz

562

(1)

Quiz Answers

562

(1)

Exercises

563

(2)

Part VI: Going Live on the Web

565

(112)

Putting Your Site Online

567

(28)

What Does a Web Server Do?

568

(1)

Other Things Web Servers Do

568

(1)

Locating a Web Server

569

(3)

Using a Web Server Provided by Your School or Work

570

(1)

Using a Commercial Internet or Web Service

570

(1)

Setting Up Your Own Server

571

(1)

Free Hosting

571

(1)

Organizing Your HTML Files for Publishing

572

(3)

Questions to Ask Your Webmaster

572

(1)

Keeping Your Files Organized with Directories

573

(1)

Having a Default Index File and Correct Filenames

573

(2)

Publishing Your Files

575

(3)

Moving Files Between Systems

575

(3)

Troubleshooting

578

(3)

I Can't Access the Server

578

(1)

I Can't Access Files

579

(1)

I Can't Access Images

579

(1)

My Links Don't Work

580

(1)

My Files Are Being Displayed Incorrectly

580

(1)

Registering and Advertising Your Web Pages

581

(4)

Getting Links from Other Sites

581

(1)

Yahoo!

581

(2)

dmoz: The Open Directory Project

583

(1)

Yellow Pages Listings

584

(1)

Private Directories

585

(1)

Site Indexes and Search Engines

585

(2)

Google

586

(1)

Yahoo!

587

(1)

MSN Search

587

(1)

Ask.com

587

(1)

Search Engine Optimization

587

(1)

Paying for Search Placement

588

(1)

Business Cards, Letterhead, Brochures, and Advertisements

589

(1)

How to Win Friends and Influence People

589

(1)

Finding Out Who's Viewing Your Web Pages

590

(1)

Log Files

590

(1)

Access Counters

591

(1)

Summary

591

(1)

Workshop

592

(3)

Q&A

592

(1)

Quiz

593

(1)

Quiz Answers

593

(1)

Exercises

594

(1)

Taking Advantage of the Server

595

(20)

Web Applications

596

(8)

CGI

596

(2)

Active Server Pages

598

(2)

JSP/J2EE

600

(3)

PHP

603

(1)

Server-Side Includes

604

(4)

Using Server-Side Includes

605

(3)

Using Apache Access Control Files

608

(4)

Managing Access to Pages

608

(2)

Redirecting Users

610

(2)

Summary

612

(1)

Workshop

612

(3)

Q&A

613

(1)

Quiz

613

(1)

Quiz Answers

613

(1)

Exercises

614

(1)

Understanding Server-Side Processing

615

(34)

How PHP Works

616

(1)

Getting PHP to Run on Your Computer

617

(1)

The PHP Language

618

(7)

Comments

618

(1)

Variables

619

(1)

Arrays

620

(2)

Strings

622

(2)

Conditional Statements

624

(1)

PHP Conditional Operators

625

(1)

Loops

625

(3)

foreach Loops

626

(1)

for Loops

626

(1)

while and do...while Loops

627

(1)

Controlling Loop Execution

627

(1)

Built-in Functions

628

(1)

User-Defined Functions

629

(2)

Returning Values

630

(1)

Processing Forms

631

(11)

Handling Parameters with Multiple Values

632

(4)

Presenting the Form

636

(6)

Using PHP Includes

642

(2)

Choosing Which Include Function to Use

643

(1)

Expanding Your Knowledge of PHP

644

(2)

Database Connectivity

645

(1)

Regular Expressions

645

(1)

Sending Mail

645

(1)

Object-Oriented PHP

645

(1)

Cookies and Sessions

646

(1)

File Uploads

646

(1)

Summary

646

(1)

Workshop

646

(3)

Q&A

647

(1)

Quiz

647

(1)

Quiz Answers

648

(1)

Exercises

648

(1)

Using Tools to Make Publishing Easier

649

(28)

The Rise of Content Management

650

(1)

Is a Content Management System Right for You?

650

(1)

Types of Content Management Systems

651

(4)

Weblogging Tools

652

(1)

Community Publishing Applications

652

(1)

Wikis

653

(1)

Image Galleries

654

(1)

General-Purpose Content Management Systems

654

(1)

Working with Packaged Software

655

(3)

Relational Databases

656

(1)

Deploying Applications

657

(1)

TypePad: A Hosted Weblogging Application

658

(3)

WordPress

661

(4)

MediaWiki

665

(4)

Downloading and Installing MediaWiki

666

(2)

Using MediaWiki

668

(1)

Coppermine

669

(3)

Using Coppermine

670

(2)

Other Applications

672

(1)

Spam

673

(1)

Summary

674

(1)

Workshop

674

(3)

Q&A

674

(1)

Quiz

675

(1)

Quiz Answers

675

(1)

Exercises

675

(2)

Part VII: Appendixes

677

(2)

Appendix A: Sources for Further Information

679

(10)

Appendix B: HTML 4.01 Quick Reference

689

(40)

Appendix C: Cascading Style Sheet Quick Reference

729

(36)

Appendix D: Colors by Name and Hexadecimal Value

765

(4)

Appendix E: MIME Types and File Extensions

769

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