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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| HTML Basics: Everything You Need to Build a Web Site | |
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| Get Your Feet Wet with HTML | |
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| Understand HTML | |
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| Markup 101: Four Key Concepts | |
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| Create and Display a Home Page | |
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| Create a Home Page in Notepad | |
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| View Your Page in a Web Browser | |
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| Convert Text to HTML | |
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| Import Text into an HTML Page | |
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| Convert a Page of Text to HTML | |
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| Add Comments to Your HTML Document | |
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| Quick Reference: Creating HTML Documents | |
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| Work with Text and Lists | |
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| Designate Headings with [left angle bracket]h#[right angle bracket] [left angle bracket]/h#[right angle bracket] | |
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| Use Text Elements to Describe Text | |
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| Identify Text with Text Elements | |
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| Add Superscripts and Subscripts with [left angle bracket]sup[right angle bracket] and [left angle bracket]sub[right angle bracket] | |
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| Identify Deleted and Inserted Text with [left angle bracket]del[right angle bracket] and [left angle bracket]ins[right angle bracket] | |
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| Retain Text Formatting with [left angle bracket]pre[right angle bracket] | |
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| Organize Your Content with Lists | |
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| Create Unordered Lists with [left angle bracket]ul[right angle bracket] and [left angle bracket]li[right angle bracket] | |
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| Create a Multilevel List | |
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| Create Ordered Lists with [left angle bracket]ol[right angle bracket] and [left angle bracket]li[right angle bracket] | |
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| Create an Outline with [left angle bracket]ol[right angle bracket] | |
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| Create Definition Lists with [left angle bracket]dl[right angle bracket], [left angle bracket]dt[right angle bracket], and [left angle bracket]dd[right angle bracket] | |
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| Insert Special Characters on Your Page | |
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| Understand Entities | |
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| Insert an Entity in a Web Page | |
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| Quick Reference: Text, Lists, and Entities | |
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| Work with Text | |
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| Create Lists | |
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| Insert Entities | |
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| Modify Text with Text Elements and CSS | |
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| Control Text Flow with Text Elements | |
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| Create Line Breaks with [left angle bracket]br /[right angle bracket] and Paragraphs with [left angle bracket]p[right angle bracket] | |
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| Insert Ruler Lines with [left angle bracket]hr /[right angle bracket] | |
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| Identify Quotations with [left angle bracket]q[right angle bracket] and [left angle bracket]blockquote[right angle bracket] | |
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| Use Text Elements to Format Content | |
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| Understand Content Versus Presentation | |
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| HTML Originally Defined Structure | |
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| HTML Extended to Address Presentation Issues | |
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| Use Cascading Style Sheets for Layout and Design | |
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| Add Inline Styles with the style Attribute | |
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| Control Fonts with CSS | |
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| Add Style to a Page | |
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| Indent Text with CSS | |
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| Position and Align Text with CSS | |
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| Understand XML and XHTML | |
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| XML Is Extensible | |
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| XML Is a "Meta" Language | |
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| XHTML: The Bridge between HTML and XML | |
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| Check Your Markup | |
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| HTML for Project 4 | |
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| HTML for Project 5 | |
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| Quick Reference: Paragraphs and Fonts | |
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| Introduce and Control Color | |
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| Understand and Experiment with Color | |
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| Experiment with the Basic Palette | |
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| Mix Your Own Colors | |
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| Use Cascading Style Sheets to Specify Color | |
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| Set Page Colors with the Color Property | |
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| Setting Colors with HTML | |
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| Specify Background Color with the bgcolor Attribute (Deprecated) | |
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| Set Text Colors with the text Attribute (Deprecated) | |
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| Set Text Colors with [left angle bracket]basefont /[right angle bracket] (Deprecated) | |
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| Set Link Colors with link, vlink, and alink (Deprecated) | |
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| Understand Appealing Use of Color | |
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| Create a Color Chart | |
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| Quick Reference: Applying Color | |
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| All About Links | |
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| Understand Hypertext and Links | |
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| Understand URLs | |
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| Link to Another Web Site with the Anchor Element [left angle bracket]a[right angle bracket] [left angle bracket]/a[right angle bracket] | |
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| Help People Navigate Your Site with Internal Links | |
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| Link to Pages on Your Own Site | |
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| Link to Precise Spots on a Page | |
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| Open Links in a New Window | |
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| Use Special Types of Links | |
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| Use mailto: to Create E-mail Links | |
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| Use ftp:// to Link to Download Sites | |
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| Link to Usenet Newsgroups with news | |
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| Dress Up Your Links | |
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| Give Link Details with the title Attribute | |
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| Modify Link Appearance with CSS | |
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| Modify Link Appearance with Text Elements (Discouraged) | |
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| Link Your Pages | |
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| Select the Files You Want to Link | |
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| Write the HTML to Link Your Pages | |
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| Quick Reference: Hyperlinks and Projects | |
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| Create Hyperlinks | |
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| Code for Project 7 | |
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| Enhance Your Presentation with Graphics | |
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| Understand Web Graphics | |
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| Learn the Differences in Graphics Formats | |
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| Learn Key Terms | |
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| Obtain Graphics for Use on Your Site | |
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| Capture Images from the Web | |
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| Find Royalty-Free Clip Art | |
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| Use Pictures from Your Digital Camera | |
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| Create Your Own Graphics with an Image Editor | |
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| Insert Graphics on Your Page | |
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| Embed an Image with [left angle bracket]ing /[right angle bracket] | |
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| Specify Graphic Size with the height and width Attributes | |
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| Wrap Text and Align Images with align (Deprecated) | |
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| Add White Space with hspace and vspace (Deprecated) | |
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| Add a Border with the border Attribute (Deprecated) | |
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| Practical Uses for Images | |
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| Use an Image as a Link | |
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| Insert a Background Image with background (Deprecated) | |
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| Create a Watermark Effect with bgproperties (Deprecated) | |
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| Use Cascading Style Sheets with Graphics | |
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| Add a Watermark with CSS | |
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| Place a Decorative Border Around an Image | |
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| Quick Reference: Adding Images | |
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| Enter the World of XHTML | |
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| Understand XHTML | |
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| XML Means Extensibility | |
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| Sort Out XHTML's Relationship to HTML and XML | |
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| Create and Validate an XHTML Document | |
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| Plan Your Site Effectively | |
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| Identify Your Site's Purpose | |
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| Identify Your Target Audience | |
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| Storyboard Your Site | |
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| Gather Your Content | |
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| Develop Your Web Site | |
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| Publish Your Site | |
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| Find a Host | |
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| Register a Domain Name | |
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| Upload Your Site | |
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| Promote Your Site | |
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| Design Your Pages with Strategic Keywords | |
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| Submit Your Site to Search Engines and Directories | |
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| Promote Your Site Online and Offline | |
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| Quick Reference: XHTML Documents | |
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| Structuring Your Site | |
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| Organize Data with Tables | |
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| Understand the Table Controversy | |
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| The Origins of the Table Controversy | |
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| The Accessibility Issue | |
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| The Browser Support Issue | |
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| Create a Simple Table | |
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| Modify a Table's Appearance | |
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| Add Headings and Captions | |
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| Display a Border | |
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| Position Your Content | |
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| Add Background Colors | |
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| Adjust Space In and Between Cells | |
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| Make Cells Span Multiple Columns and Rows | |
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| Adjust Height and Width | |
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| Position Tables on a Page | |
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| Modify Borders and Cell Divisions | |
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| Add Images and Links | |
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| Miscellaneous Table Features | |
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| Create a Table-Based Web Page Layout | |
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| Quick Reference: Tables | |
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| Create and Use Tables | |
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| Code for Project 12 | |
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| Create Framesets and Frames Pages | |
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| Understand Frames | |
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| Frames Allow for Multiple Page Display | |
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| Understand Frame Elements and Attributes | |
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| Create a Simple Frameset | |
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| Build Your Display Documents | |
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| Construct a Frameset | |
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| Modify Your Frames | |
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| Use Attributes with the [left angle bracket]frameset[right angle bracket] Element | |
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| Use Attributes with the [left angle bracket]frame /[right angle bracket] Element | |
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| Address Noncompatible Browsers with [left angle bracket]noframes[right angle bracket] | |
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| Create an Inline Frame | |
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| Create a Frame-Based Web Site | |
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| Quick Reference: Creating Frame-Based Pages | |
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| Control Presentation with Style Sheets | |
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| Understand CSS | |
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| HTML and the Problem of Style | |
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| Understand the Idea of Style Sheets | |
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| Understand CSS Terminology | |
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| Learn Style Sheet Types | |
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| Understand the Cascade | |
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| Create and Use Style Sheets | |
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| Apply an Inline Style Sheet | |
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| Add an Embedded Style Sheet | |
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| Create and Link to an External Style Sheet | |
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| Understand CSS Basics | |
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| Apply Style with Selectors | |
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| Understand CSS Measurement Units | |
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| Understand [left angle bracket]div[right angle bracket], [left angle bracket] span[right angle bracket], and Inheritance | |
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| Understand and Use CSS Properties | |
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| Use Font Properties for Controlling Font Display | |
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| Apply Text Properties for Spacing and Alignment | |
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| Use Color and Background Properties | |
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| Control Margins, Padding, and Borders with Box Properties | |
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| Create a Layout with CSS | |
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| Copy the XHTML Code | |
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| Write the Style Sheet | |
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| Bells and Whistles to Adorn Your Site | |
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| Add Multimedia and other Objects | |
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| Understand Formats and Delivery Methods | |
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| Compare Audio Formats | |
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| Compare Video Formats | |
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| Understand Delivery Methods | |
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| Find Multimedia Files | |
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| Link to Audio or Video Files | |
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| Embed Sound in Your Page | |
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| Embed Files with [left angle bracket]object[right angle bracket] | |
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| Add Background Sound with [left angle bracket]bgsound /[right angle bracket] (Internet Explorer Only) | |
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| Use [left angle bracket]embed[right angle bracket] for Inline Sounds (Netscape Extension) | |
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| Embed Video in Web Pages | |
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| Add Video with the dynsrc Attribute (Internet Exporer Only) | |
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| Add Video with [left angle bracket]object[right angle bracket] | |
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| Add Video with [left angle bracket]embed[right angle bracket] | |
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| Add Streaming Audio and Video | |
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| Quick Reference: Audio and Video | |
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| Make Your Pages Come Alive with Animation | |
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| Create and Use GIF Animation | |
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| Understand GIF Animation Tools | |
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| Create Frames for an Animated Banner | |
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| Create a GIF Animation | |
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| Optimize Your GIF Animation | |
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| Additional Animation Options | |
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| Add a Java Applet | |
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| Create a Scrolling Marquee (Discouraged) | |
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| Create Blinking Text (Discouraged) | |
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| Use Downloadable GIF Animations | |
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| Understand Flash and Shockwave Animation | |
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| Principles for Using Animation | |
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| Quick Reference: Adding Animation | |
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| All About Image Maps | |
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| Understand Image Maps | |
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| Understand Image-Mapping Terms | |
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| Understand Image Map Elements | |
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| Understand Image Map Attributes | |
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| Create a Client-Side Image Map | |
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| Choose an Image | |
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| Find the Coordinates | |
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| Plot Coordinates | |
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| Complete the Image Map | |
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| Understand Image-Mapping Software | |
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| Use Image-Mapping Software for Complex Tasks | |
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| Understand the Sliced Image Alternative | |
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| Quick Reference: Image Maps | |
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| Add Interactivity with Forms | |
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| Understand Form Elements | |
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| Create a Simple Guestbook Form | |
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| Use Tables to Add Structure to Your Form | |
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| Add Controls to Your Guestbook Form | |
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| Create a Visitor Survey | |
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| Plan Your Survey | |
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| Build Your Survey | |
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| Use Special Form Controls | |
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| Make Your Form Work with CGI | |
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| Understand CGI | |
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| Consider Alternative Form Processing | |
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| Understand CGI Form Processing | |
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| Quick Reference: Forms | |
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| Code for Project 22 | |
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| Improve Interactivity with JavaScript | |
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| Understand Web Page Scripting | |
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| Scripts Speed Information Processing | |
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| Scripts Add Interactivity | |
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| Scripts Can Give HTML a Boost | |
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| Scripts Have Their Disadvantages | |
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| Work with JavaScript | |
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| Add a Script to a Web Page | |
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| Link to an External Script | |
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| Understand Key JavaScript Concepts | |
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| Avoid Common Errors in Coding | |
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| Experiment with JavaScript | |
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| Write a "Last Modified" Script | |
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| Write a Script that Identifies Browsers | |
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| Write a Script that Displays the Current Date | |
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| Work with Events and Event Handlers | |
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| Experiment with Event Handlers | |
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| Quick Reference: Scripting with JavaScript | |
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| Understand the Future of XHTML | |
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| Understand XHTML Modularization | |
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| Understand XHTML 1.0 | |
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| Understand XHTML 1.1 | |
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| Create a Page with XML | |
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| Create a Document Type Description (DTD) | |
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| Add an XML Declaration | |
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| Add a Document Type Declaration | |
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| Create a Style Sheet for Your XML Page | |
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| Design Your Style Sheet | |
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| Link to Your Style Sheet | |
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| Write XHTML Standards-Compliant Pages | |
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| Index | |