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Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Dayby Laura Lemay
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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day, Sixth Edition is a new edition of the best-selling book that started the whole HTML and web publishing phenomenon. The entire book has been thoroughly revised and refined to reflect current web publishing practices and technologies. It includes more in-depth coverage of CSS, with new material on creating interactive, dynamic web sites using the latest JavaScript libraries, blogging services, and social-web technologies. Also new to this edition is an interactive online learning lab, consisting of video walkthroughs and interactive quizzes. This edition also features an advance look at HTML 5, the next major revision of the core language of the World Wide Web, HTML. Work on the HTML 5 specification is still ongoing, but parts of HTML 5 are already being implemented in new versions of browsers from Microsoft (Internet Explorer 8), Mozilla (Firefox 3.5), Apple (Safari 4) and Opera Software (Opera 9).
Book News Annotation:Intended for beginners, the 21 lessons in this tutorial introduce the basic syntax of HTML for creating web pages, and demonstrate how to format pages with cascading style sheets, extend the functionality of pages with JavaScript, and publish sites to a server on the web. Two of the less technical lessons address page layout for easy reading and user access.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:Intended for beginners, the 21 lessons in this tutorial introduce the basic syntax of HTML for creating web pages, and demonstrate how to format pages with cascading style sheets, extend the functionality of pages with JavaScript, and publish sites to a server on the web. Two of the less technical lessons address page layout for easy reading and user access. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day, Sixth Edition is a new edition of the best-selling book that started the whole HTML and web publishing phenomenon. The entire book has been thoroughly revised and refined to reflect current web publishing practices and technologies. It includes more in-depth coverage of CSS, with new material on creating interactive, dynamic web sites using the latest JavaScript libraries, blogging services, and social-web technologies. This edition also features an advance look at HTML 5, the next major revision of the core language of the World Wide Web, HTML. Work on the HTML 5 specification is still ongoing, but parts of HTML 5 are already being implemented in new versions of browsers from Microsoft (Internet Explorer 9), Mozilla (Firefox 3.x), Apple (Safari 4) and Opera Software (Opera 10).
Synopsis:Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day is a new edition of the best-selling book that started the whole HTML/web publishing phenomenon. The entire book has been revised and refined to reflect current web publishing practices and technologies. It includes extensive coverage of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), which have become a staple in web development.
You'll have no problem learning from expert author Laura Lemay's clear and approachable writing style. Simple, step-by-step instructions with lots of practical, interesting examples of web pages will guide you as you master current web publishing technologies and practices. About the AuthorLaura Lemay is the world's most popular author on HTML and web development topics. In addition to the best-selling Teach Yourself Web Publishing books, and she is also co-author of Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days and Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days. Rafe Colburn is a programmer and author working in North Carolina. He is the author of Special Edition Using SQL and Sams Teach Yourself CGI in 24 Hours and co-author of Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Getting Started Lesson 1: Navigating the World Wide Web How the World Wide Web Works The Web Is a Hypertext Information System The Web Is Graphical and Easy to Navigate The Web Is Cross-Platform The Web Is Distributed The Web Is Dynamic The Web Is Interactive Web Browsers What the Browser Does An Overview of Some Popular Browsers Using the Browser to Access Other Services Web Servers Uniform Resource Locators Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 2: Preparing to Publish on the Web Anatomy of a Website What Do You Want to Do on the Web? Setting Your Goals Breaking Up Your Content into Main Topics Ideas for Organization and Navigation Hierarchies Linear Linear with Alternatives Combination of Linear and Hierarchical Web Storyboarding Your Website What’s Storyboarding and Why Do I Need It? Hints for Storyboarding Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 3: Introducing HTML and XHTML What HTML Is–And What It Isn’t HTML Describes the Structure of a Page HTML Does Not Describe Page Layout Why It Works This Way How Markup Works A Brief History of HTML Tags The Current Standard: XHTML 1.0 What HTML Files Look Like Text Formatting and HTML Using Cascading Style Sheets Including Styles in Tags Programs to Help You Write HTML Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 4: Learning the Basics of HTML Structuring Your HTML The <html> Tag The <head> Tag The <body> Tag The Title Headings Paragraphs Lists, Lists, and More Lists List Tags Numbered Lists Customizing Ordered Lists Unordered Lists Customizing Unordered Lists Glossary Lists Nesting Lists Comments Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Part II: Creating Simple Web Pages Lesson 5: Adding Links to Your Web Pages Creating Links The Link Tag–<a> Linking Local Pages Using Relative and Absolute Pathnames Absolute Pathnames Using Relative or Absolute Pathnames? Links to Other Documents on the Web Linking to Specific Places Within Documents Creating Links and Anchors Linking to Anchors in the Same Document Anatomy of a URL Parts of URLs Special Characters in URLs HTML 4.01 and the <a> Tag Kinds of URLs HTTP Anonymous FTP Non-anonymous FTP Mailto Usenet Newsgroups File Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 6: Formatting Text with HTML and CSS Character-Level Elements Logical Styles Physical Styles Character Formatting Using CSS The Text Decoration Property Font Properties Preformatted Text Horizontal Rules Attributes of the <hr> Tag Line Break Addresses Quotations Special Characters Character Entities for Special Characters Character Entities for Reserved Characters Text Alignment Aligning Individual Elements Aligning Blocks of Elements Fonts and Font Sizes Changing the Font Size Changing the Font Face Modifying Fonts Using CSS <nobr> and <wbr> Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 7: Adding Images, Color, and Backgrounds Images on the Web Image Formats GIF JPEG PNG Inline Images in HTML: The <img> Tag Adding Alternative Text to Images Images and Text Text and Image Alignment Wrapping Text Next to Images Adjusting the Space Around Images Images and Links What Is an Imagemap? Client-Side Imagemaps Imagemaps and Text-Only Browsers Creating Client-Side Imagemaps Getting an Image Determining Your Coordinates The <map> and <area> Tags The usemap Attribute Other Neat Tricks with Images Image Dimensions and Scaling More About Image Borders Using Color Specifying Colors Changing Background Color of a Page Changing Text Colors Spot Color Specifying Colors with CSS Color-Related Properties Image Backgrounds Image Etiquette Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Part III: Doing More with HTML and XHTML Lesson 8: Building Tables Creating Tables Table Parts The <table> Element The Table Summary Rows and Cells Empty Cells Captions Sizing Tables, Borders, and Cells Setting Table Widths Changing Table Borders Cell Padding Cell Spacing Column Widths Setting Breaks in Text Table and Cell Color and Alignment Changing Table and Cell Background Colors Changing Border Colors Aligning Your Table Content Table Alignment Cell Alignment Caption Alignment Spanning Multiple Rows or Columns More Advanced Table Enhancements Grouping and Aligning Columns Grouping and Aligning Rows The frame and rules Attributes Other Table Elements and Attributes How Tables Are Used Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 9: Creating Layouts with CSS Including Style Sheets in a Page Creating Page-Level Styles Creating Sitewide Style Sheets Selectors Contextual Selectors Classes and IDs Units of Measure Box Properties Controlling Size Borders Margins and Padding Float CSS Positioning Relative Positioning Absolute Positioning Controlling Stacking Modifying the Appearance of Tables The <body> Tag Links Creating Layouts with Multiple Columns Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 10: Designing Forms Understanding Form and Function Using the <form> Tag Creating Form Controls with the <input> Tag Creating Text Controls Creating Password Controls Creating Submit Buttons Creating Reset Buttons Creating Check Box Controls Creating Radio Buttons Using Images As Submit Buttons Creating Generic Buttons Hidden Form Fields The File Upload Control Using Other Form Controls Using the button Element Creating Large Text-Entry Fields with textarea Creating Menus with select and option Adding Extras Displaying Control label Elements Grouping Controls with fieldset and legend Changing the Default Form Navigation Using Access Keys Creating disabled and readonly Controls Applying Cascading Style Sheet Properties to Forms Planning Your Forms Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 11: Integrating Multimedia: Sound, Video, and More Understanding How to Present Sound and Video The Old Standby: Linking Embedding Sound and Video Using the <embed> Element Using the <object> Element Combining <embed> and <object> Embedding Flash Movies Embedding RealAudio and RealVideo Multimedia Techniques Sound and Video File Types Of Plug-Ins and Players Windows Media Player Macromedia Flash Macromedia Shockwave Apple QuickTime RealPlayer WinAmp Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Part IV: JavaScript and Dynamic HTML Lesson 12: Introducing JavaScript Introducing JavaScript Why Would You Want to Use JavaScript? The <script> Tag The Structure of a JavaScript Script The src Attribute Basic Commands and Language Structure Properties and Methods Events and JavaScript Variables Operators and Expressions Basic JavaScript Programming What Is a Script? Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 13: Using JavaScript in Your Pages Creating a Random Link Generator Validating Forms with JavaScript Creating an Image Rollover Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 14: Working with Frames and Linked Windows What Are Frames and Who Supports Them? Working with Linked Windows The <base> Tag Working with Frames The <frameset> Tag The <frame> Tag The <noframes> Tag Changing Frame Borders Creating Complex Framesets Magic target Names Floating Frames Opening Linked Windows with JavaScript Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 15: Creating Applications with Dynamic HTML and AJAX What Exactly Is Dynamic HTML? Using the Document Object Model DOM Data Types Objects in the DOM Using the DOM Coping with Reality: Cross-Browser DHTML Techniques Sniffing for Browsers Detecting Capabilities Testing for the Existence of Objects Using JavaScript to Manipulate Elements Hiding and Revealing Elements Moving Objects Around Creating a DHTML Pull-Down Menu Connecting to a Server with AJAX How AJAX Works An AJAX Example Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Part V: Designing Effective Web Pages Lesson 16: Writing Good Web Pages: Do’s and Don’ts Standards Compliance Validating Your Pages HTML Tidy Writing for Online Publication Write Clearly and Be Brief Organize Your Pages for Quick Scanning Make Each Page Stand on Its Own Be Careful with Emphasis Don’t Use Browser-Specific Terminology Spell Check and Proofread Your Pages Design and Page Layout Use Headings As Headings Group Related Information Visually Use a Consistent Layout Using Links Use Link Menus with Descriptive Text Use Links in Text Avoid the “Here” Syndrome To Link or Not to Link Using Images Don’t Overuse Images Use Alternatives to Images Keep Images Small Watch Out for Assumptions About Your Visitors’ Hardware Be Careful with Backgrounds and Link Colors Other Good Habits and Hints Link Back to Home Don’t Split Topics Across Pages Don’t Create Too Many or Too Few Pages Sign Your Pages Provide Nonhypertext Versions of Hypertext Pages Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 17: Designing for the Real World What Is the Real World, Anyway? Considering User Experience Level Add a Search Engine Use Frames Wisely Use Concise, Sensible URLs Navigation Provides Context Are Your Users Tourists or Regulars? Determining User Preference Deciding on an HTML 4.01 or XHTML 1.0 Approach HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 Transitional HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 Frameset HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 Strict What Is Accessibility? Common Myths Regarding Accessibility Section 508 Alternative Browsers Writing Accessible HTML Tables Links Images Designing for Accessibility Use Color Fonts Take Advantage of All HTML Tags Frames and Linked Windows Forms Validating Your Sites for Accessibility Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Part VI: Going Live on the Web Lesson 18: Putting Your Site Online What Does a Web Server Do? Other Things Web Servers Do Locating a Web Server Using a Web Server Provided by Your School or Work Using a Commercial Internet or Web Service Setting Up Your Own Server Free Hosting Organizing Your HTML Files for Publishing Questions to Ask Your Webmaster Keeping Your Files Organized with Directories Having a Default Index File and Correct Filenames Publishing Your Files Moving Files Between Systems Troubleshooting I Can’t Access the Server I Can’t Access Files I Can’t Access Images My Links Don’t Work My Files Are Being Displayed Incorrectly Registering and Advertising Your Web Pages Getting Links from Other Sites Yahoo! dmoz: The Open Directory Project Yellow Pages Listings Private Directories Site Indexes and Search Engines Yahoo! MSN Search Ask.com Search Engine Optimization Paying for Search Placement Business Cards, Letterhead, Brochures, and Advertisements How to Win Friends and Influence People Finding Out Who’s Viewing Your Web Pages Log Files Access Counters Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 19: Taking Advantage of the Server Web Applications CGI Active Server Pages JSP/J2EE PHP Server-Side Includes Using Server-Side Includes Using Apache Access Control Files Managing Access to Pages Redirecting Users Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 20: Understanding Server-Side Processing How PHP Works Getting PHP to Run on Your Computer The PHP Language Comments Variables Arrays Strings Conditional Statements PHP Conditional Operators Loops foreach Loops for Loops while and do...while Loops Controlling Loop Execution Built-in Functions User-Defined Functions Returning Values Processing Forms Handling Parameters with Multiple Values Presenting the Form Using PHP Includes Choosing Which Include Function to Use Expanding Your Knowledge of PHP Database Connectivity Regular Expressions Sending Mail Object-Oriented PHP Cookies and Sessions File Uploads Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Lesson 21: Using Tools to Make Publishing Easier The Rise of Content Management Is a Content Management System Right for You? Types of Content Management Systems Weblogging Tools Community Publishing Applications Wikis Image Galleries General-Purpose Content Management Systems Working with Packaged Software Relational Databases Deploying Applications TypePad: A Hosted Weblogging Application WordPress MediaWiki Downloading and Installing MediaWiki Using MediaWiki Coppermine Using Coppermine Other Applications Spam Summary Workshop Q&A Quiz Quiz Answers Exercises Part VII: Appendixes Appendix A: Sources for Further Information Appendix B: HTML 4.01 Quick Reference Appendix C: Cascading Style Sheet Quick Reference Appendix D: Colors by Name and Hexadecimal Value Appendix E: MIME Types and File Extensions 0672328860, TOC, 5/24/06 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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