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Sams Teach Yourself: Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day
By Laura Lemay, Rafe Colburn
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Publisher: Sams
Pub Date: June 08, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-672-32886-0
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32886-2
Pages: 840
 

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   Copyright
       About the Authors
       Acknowledgments
       We Want to Hear from You!
       Reader Services
       Introduction
    Part I:  Getting Started
         Lesson 1.  Navigating the World Wide Web
      How the World Wide Web Works
      Web Browsers
      Web Servers
      Uniform Resource Locators
      Summary
      Workshop
         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
      Storyboarding Your Website
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 3.  Introducing HTML and XHTML
      What HTML IsAnd What It Isn't
      The Current Standard: XHTML 1.0
      What HTML Files Look Like
      Using Cascading Style Sheets
      Programs to Help You Write HTML
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 4.  Learning the Basics of HTML
      Structuring Your HTML
      The Title
      Headings
      Paragraphs
      Lists, Lists, and More Lists
      Comments
      Summary
      Workshop
    Part II:  Creating Simple Web Pages
         Lesson 5.  Adding Links to Your Web Pages
      Creating Links
      Linking Local Pages Using Relative and Absolute Pathnames
      Links to Other Documents on the Web
      Linking to Specific Places Within Documents
      Anatomy of a URL
      Kinds of URLs
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 6.  Formatting Text with HTML and CSS
      Character-Level Elements
      Character Formatting Using CSS
      Preformatted Text
      Horizontal Rules
      Line Break
      Addresses
      Quotations
      Special Characters
      Text Alignment
      Fonts and Font Sizes
      <nobr> and <wbr>
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 7.  Adding Images, Color, and Backgrounds
      Images on the Web
      Image Formats
      Inline Images in HTML: The <img> Tag
      Images and Text
      Images and Links
      What Is an Imagemap?
      Client-Side Imagemaps
      Creating Client-Side Imagemaps
      Other Neat Tricks with Images
      Using Color
      Image Backgrounds
      Image Etiquette
      Summary
      Workshop
    Part III:  Doing More with HTML and XHTML
         Lesson 8.  Building Tables
      Creating Tables
      Table Parts
      Sizing Tables, Borders, and Cells
      Table and Cell Color and Alignment
      Aligning Your Table Content
      Spanning Multiple Rows or Columns
      More Advanced Table Enhancements
      Other Table Elements and Attributes
      How Tables Are Used
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 9.  Creating Layouts with CSS
      Including Style Sheets in a Page
      Selectors
      Units of Measure
      Box Properties
      CSS Positioning
      Modifying the Appearance of Tables
      The <body> Tag
      Links
      Creating Layouts with Multiple Columns
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 10.  Designing Forms
      Understanding Form and Function
      Using the <form> Tag
      Creating Form Controls with the <input> Tag
      Using Other Form Controls
      Adding Extras
      Applying Cascading Style Sheet Properties to Forms
      Planning Your Forms
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 11.  Integrating Multimedia: Sound, Video, and More
      Understanding How to Present Sound and Video
      The Old Standby: Linking
      Embedding Sound and Video
      Sound and Video File Types
      Of Plug-Ins and Players
      Summary
      Workshop
    Part IV:  JavaScript and Dynamic HTML
         Lesson 12.  Introducing JavaScript
      Introducing JavaScript
      The <script> Tag
      Basic Commands and Language Structure
      Basic JavaScript Programming
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 13.  Using JavaScript in Your Pages
      Creating a Random Link Generator
      Validating Forms with JavaScript
      Creating an Image Rollover
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 14.  Working with Frames and Linked Windows
      What Are Frames and Who Supports Them?
      Working with Linked Windows
      Working with Frames
      Changing Frame Borders
      Creating Complex Framesets
      Floating Frames
      Opening Linked Windows with JavaScript
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 15.  Creating Applications with Dynamic HTML and AJAX
      What Exactly Is Dynamic HTML?
      Using the Document Object Model
      Coping with Reality: Cross-Browser DHTML Techniques
      Using JavaScript to Manipulate Elements
      Connecting to a Server with AJAX
      Summary
      Workshop
    Part V:  Designing Effective Web Pages
         Lesson 16.  Writing Good Web Pages: Do's and Don'ts
      Standards Compliance
      Writing for Online Publication
      Design and Page Layout
      Using Links
      Using Images
      Other Good Habits and Hints
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 17.  Designing for the Real World
      What Is the Real World, Anyway?
      Considering User Experience Level
      Determining User Preference
      Deciding on an HTML 4.01 or XHTML 1.0 Approach
      What Is Accessibility?
      Alternative Browsers
      Writing Accessible HTML
      Designing for Accessibility
      Validating Your Sites for Accessibility
      Summary
      Workshop
    Part VI:  Going Live on the Web
         Lesson 18.  Putting Your Site Online
      What Does a Web Server Do?
      Locating a Web Server
      Organizing Your HTML Files for Publishing
      Publishing Your Files
      Troubleshooting
      Registering and Advertising Your Web Pages
      Site Indexes and Search Engines
      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
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 19.  Taking Advantage of the Server
      Web Applications
      Server-Side Includes
      Using Apache Access Control Files
      Summary
      Workshop
         Lesson 20.  Understanding Server-Side Processing
      How PHP Works
      Getting PHP to Run on Your Computer
      The PHP Language
      Loops
      Built-in Functions
      User-Defined Functions
      Processing Forms
      Using PHP Includes
      Expanding Your Knowledge of PHP
      Summary
      Workshop
         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
      Working with Packaged Software
      TypePad: A Hosted Weblogging Application
      WordPress
      MediaWiki
      Coppermine
      Other Applications
      Spam
      Summary
      Workshop
    Part VII:  Appendixes
          Appendix A.  Sources for Further Information
      Access Counters
      Browsers
      Collections of HTML and Web Development Information
      Forms and Imagemaps
      HTML Editors and Converters
      HTML Validators, Link Checkers, and Simple Spiders
      Java, JavaScript, and Embedded Objects
      Log File Parsers
      HTML Style Guides
      Servers and Server Administration
      Sound and Video
      Specifications for HTML, HTTP, and URLs
      Server-Side Scripting
      Web Publishing Tools
      Other Web-Related Topics
      Tools and Information for Images
      Web Hosting Providers
      Web Indexes and Search Engines
          Appendix B.  HTML 4.01 Quick Reference
      Common Attributes and Events
      Structure
      Text Phrases and Paragraphs
      Text Formatting Elements
      Lists
      Links
      Tables
      Frames
      Embedded Content
      Style
      Forms
      Scripts
      Character Entities
          Appendix C.  Cascading Style Sheet Quick Reference
      How to Use This Appendix
      Block-Level Properties
      Background and Color Properties
      Box Model Properties
      Font Properties
      List Properties
      Text Properties
      Visual Effects Properties
      Aural Style Sheet Properties
      Generated Content/Automatic Numbering Properties
      Paged Media Properties
      Table Properties
      User Interface Properties
      Cascading Style Sheet Units
          Appendix D.  Colors by Name and Hexadecimal Value
          Appendix E.  MIME Types and File Extensions
   Index



Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day
Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day (5th Edition)
ISBN: 0672328860
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 305

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