Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One

ISBN: 0672325330
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 350

Authors: Ned Snell

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Main Page
Table of content
Copyright
Lead Author
Contributors
We Want to Hear from You
Reader Services
Introduction
Who We Wrote This Thing For
How This Book Is Organized
Things You Would Probably Figure Out by Yourself
One More Thing
Part I: Internet Basics
Chapter 1. What Is the Internet and What Can You Do There?
Understanding the Net (Easy Version)
Making the Net Work: Clients and Servers
What Can You Do Through the Net?
Summary
Chapter 2. What Hardware and Software Do You Need?
ModemsWherein the Lack of Speed Kills
Choosing a Computer
Getting Internet Software
Summary
Chapter 3. Getting Connected to the Internet
Types of Internet Accounts
Who Can I Get Dial-up Access From?
How Do I Choose a Dial-up Internet Plan?
Getting Connected
Using the Connection Wizard on Your Own
Summary
Chapter 4. Basic Browsing
About Your Home Page
Understanding Web Page Addresses
Going Straight to Any Web Address
Basic Jumping Around
Fussing with Frames
Summary
Chapter 5. Sending and Receiving Email
Types of Email Programs
Understanding Email Addresses
Setting Up Your Email Program
Getting Around in Your Email Program
Composing and Sending a Message
Receiving Messages
Replying and Forwarding
Using an Address Book
Attaching Files to Email Messages
Using the Web for Email
Summary
Chapter 6. Chatting and Instant Messenger
Understanding Internet Chatting
Chatting Through Your Browser
Chatting in AOL
Using Microsoft Chat
Joining a Chat Room
What Is Instant Messenger?
Summary
Chapter 7. Participating in Newsgroups and Mailing Lists
Getting Started with Newsgroups
Reading Newsgroup Messages
Composing and Replying to Messages
The Basics of Mailing Lists
Working with Mailing Lists
Online Communication Tips and Tricks
Summary
Chapter 8. Using Internet Explorer 6
Why Choose Internet Explorer?
Where and How to Get Internet Explorer
Features of Internet Explorer
Setting Your Internet Options
Summary
Chapter 9. Using Netscape Navigator 6
Why Choose Netscape Navigator?
Where and How to Get Netscape Navigator
Features of Netscape Navigator
Working with the Preferences
Working with Bookmarks
Summary
Chapter 10. Using AOL 6
Understanding AOL
Taking a Quick Tour of AOL
Where Can I Get the AOL Software?
Summary
Chapter 11. Plug-In and Add-On Programs
Understanding Plug-Ins, Java, and Other Programs in Pages
Playing Audio and Video
Downloading and Playing CD-Quality Music (MP3 Files)
Summary
Chapter 12. Searching
What s a Search Site?
Can I Really Search the Whole Web?
Where Are the Major Search Sites?
Simple Searching by Clicking Categories
Understanding Searches
Phrasing a Simple Search
Phrasing a Serious Search
About Site Searches
Finding People
Summary
Chapter 13. Downloading Programs and Files
What s Downloading, Anyhow?
Choosing Files You Can Use
Finding Sites That Help You Find Files
Working with Zip Files
Watching Out for Viruses
Downloading Files in AOL
Summary
Chapter 14. Enjoying Safe Family Fun and Games
Choosing a Family Starting Point
Important Family Safety Steps
Online Rules for Kids
Resources for Parents
Censoring Web Content
Using AOL s Parental Controls
Summary
Chapter 15. Buying and Selling on the Net
Shopping Til You Drop
Finding All the Sites Online That Sell What You Want
Buying and Selling Through Online Auctions
Summary
Chapter 16. Going Wireless
What Is Wireless InternetEmail?
Real-Time Versus Synched
Hardware to Get You Going
Summary
Part II: Using a Free Web-Authoring Program
Chapter 17. Understanding Web Authoring
Anatomy of a Web Page
How a Web Page Works
Pictures, Sound, and Other Media
Extensions: Love Em, Hate Em
Ways to Organize a Web Site
Summary
Chapter 18. Getting Started with a Web Authoring Program
Opening Composer
Exploring the Composer Toolbars
Starting a New Web Page
Saving and Naming Web Page Files
Editing Pages You ve Saved
Checking Out Your New Page in a Web Browser
Printing Pages
Summary
Chapter 19. Choosing a Title, Text Colors, and Other Page Basics
About Page Properties
Choosing an Effective Page Title
Helping Search Pages Catalog Your Page
Choosing Custom Colors for a Whole Page
Summary
Chapter 20. Adding, Editing, and Formatting Text
Understanding Paragraphs and Their Properties
Understanding What Each Paragraph Property Does
Entering Text and Assigning Properties
Aligning and Indenting Text
Editing Your Text
Checking Your Spelling
Tips for Good Text Design
Summary
Chapter 21. Formatting Text
Working with Lists
Dressing Up Text with Character Properties
Summary
Chapter 22. Organizing Text with Tables and Rules
About Horizontal Lines
About Tables
Summary
Chapter 23. Making Links
What s in a Link?
What s Linkable?
Web Pages
Anchors in Pages
Local Files
Creating New Links
Creating a Signature (Linking to Email)
Copying Links from Other Pages
Checking That Links Lead Where They re Supposed To
Editing Links
Delinking Text
Understanding Targets
Creating Targets in a Page
Deleting Targets
Linking to Targets
Creating Links that Download Files
Summary
Chapter 24. Using Links to Build a Web Site
The Basic Act: Linking One Page to Another
Linking from One Page to a Target in Another
Site-Design Tips
Summary
Chapter 25. Adding Pictures (and Picture Backgrounds)
Inserting a GIF or JPEG Image in Composer
Using the Same Image Multiple Times
Deleting an Image
Choosing an Image s Size and Other Properties
Entering Images in Table Cells
Inserting Fancy Bullets and Rules
Using an Image as a Link
Adding a Picture Background
Summary
Chapter 26. Editing HTML
Reading an HTML File
Viewing the HTML Source Code of a Document
Using Composer to Insert an HTML Tag
Adding Attributes with the Composer Advanced Edit Buttons
Editing an HTML Source File Directly
About HTML Assistant Pro
Editing Composer Pages in HTML Assistant Pro
Using HTML Assistant Pro to Add Sound and Video to Your Web Pages
Summary
Chapter 27. Dividing a Page into Frames
What Does It Take to Make a Frames Page?
Using HTML Assistant Pro to Create a Frames Page
Creating Frames in HTML
Specifying the Frame in Which a Linked Page Opens
Accommodating the Frame-Intolerant
Summary
Chapter 28. Designing Fill-in-the-Blanks Forms
Understanding Forms
Creating the Visible Form
Summary
Chapter 29. Putting Multiple Links in One Picture
About Imagemaps
Server-Side Versus Client-Side
Choosing (or Creating) Images Suited for Imagemapping
Creating an Imagemap
Summary
Chapter 30. Publishing Your Page
About Web Servers
How Much Space Do I Need?
Preparing to Publish
Publishing from Composer
Viewing Your Page Through the Internet
Testing and Maintaining Your Page Online
Summary
Chapter 31. Developing Your Authoring Skills
Getting Your Own Domain (Your Own Dot-Com)
Advancing to New Authoring Tools and Techniques
How to Grow as a Web Author
Summary
Part III: Creating Your Own Web Graphics with Paint Shop Pro
Chapter 32. Paint Shop Pro Basics, Tools, and Preferences
Overview of New Features
Overview of the Paint Shop Pro Interface
The Standard Toolbar
The Toolbox
The Menus
Using the Palettes
Setting Preferences
Summary
Chapter 33. Opening, Saving, and Printing Files
Opening a File
Importing Files
Saving Files
Exporting Files
Printing Basics
Multi-Image Printing
Summary
Chapter 34. Creating Your First Image
Issues to Consider Before Constructing an Image
Creating a Simple Image
Editing a Simple Image
Fixing Errors
Summary
Chapter 35. Creating and Working with Selections
Using the Selection Tools
Editing Selections
Summary
Chapter 36. Working with Deformations
Using the Deformation Tool
Summary
Chapter 37. Drawing Tools and Techniques
The Drawing Tools and Their Options
Drawing Shapes
Drawing Lines
Summary
Chapter 38. Painting Tools and Techniques
Painting and Drawing with the Paint Brush Tool
Using the Airbrush Tool
Using the Flood Fill Tool
Learning the Mysteries of the Clone Brush Tool
Summary
Chapter 39. Creating Cool Text Effects
Using the Text Tool
Creating Wooden Textured Text
Creating Chrome Text
Adding a Drop Shadow
Adding a Glow to Your Text
Creating Text on a Path
Vector Text
Summary
Chapter 40. Applying Filters
Why Filters?
Where You Can Get Plug-ins
Using Built-In Filters
Using Third-Party Filters
Summary
Chapter 41. Retouching Your Images
Using the Retouching Tools
Retouching to Remove Portions of an Image
Summary
Chapter 42. Preparing Your Graphics for the Web
Working with File Formats
Adjusting Color Depth
Using Palettes
Previewing Your Images in SmartSaver
Understanding Dithering
Understanding Anti-aliasing
Summary
Chapter 43. Buttons and Seamless Tiles
Creating Buttons
Creating Seamless Tiles
Summary
Chapter 44. Animation
Animation Concepts
Why Use Animation?
Building an Animation
Using Transitions
Creating Text Effects
Summary
Chapter 45. Advanced Animation
Using Layers and Masks in Animation
Summary
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