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Need to learn HTML fast? This best-selling reference's visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and running with HTML in no time. In this completely updated edition of our best-selling guide to HTML, Web expert and best-selling author Elizabeth Castro uses crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to introduce you to all of today's HTML and XHTML essentials. You'll learn how to design, structure, and format your Web site. You'll create and use images, links, styles, lists, tables, frames, and forms, and you'l... MORE

Introduction

(14)

The Internet, the Web, and HTML

(1)

Open but Not Equal

(1)

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The Browser Wars

(1)

The Push for Standards

(3)

CSS and Browser Support

(1)

XHTML vs. HTML: What Should You Used

(2)

How This Book Works

(1)

What's Changed in the Sixth Edition

(2)

The HTML VQS Web Site

(1)

Chapter 1: Web Page Building Blocks

(16)

Markup: Elements, Attributes, and Values

(4)

A Web Page's Text Content

(1)

Links, Images, and Other Non-Text Content

(1)

File Names

(1)

URLs

(3)

HTML vs. XHTML

(2)

Versions, Flavors, and DOCTYPE

(2)

The Default Display of (X)HTML

(1)

Chapter 2: Working with Web Page Files

(12)

Designing Your Site

(1)

Creating a New Web Page

(1)

Saving Your Web Page

(2)

About Microsoft Word and Web Pages

(1)

Specifying a Default or 'Home" Page

(1)

Editing Web Pages

(1)

Organizing Files

(1)

Viewing Your Page in a Browser

(1)

The Inspiration of Others

(2)

Chapter 3: Basic (X)HTML Structure

(14)

Starting Your Web Page

(2)

Creating the Foundation

(1)

Declaring the Encoding

(1)

Creating a Title

(1)

Creating Section Headers

(1)

Starting a New Paragraph

(1)

Naming Elements

(1)

Breaking up a Page into Divisions

(1)

Creating Mine Spans

(1)

Creating a Line Break

(1)

Adding Comments

(1)

Labeling Elements in a Web Page

(1)

Chapter 4: Basic (X)HTML Formatting

(12)

Making Text Bold or Italic

(1)

Changing the Size of Text

(1)

Using a Monospaced Font

(1)

Using Preformatted Text

(1)

Quoting Text

(2)

Creating Superscripts and Subscripts

(1)

Marking Changed Text

(1)

Explaining Abbreviations

(1)

Centering Elements on a Page

(2)

Chapter 5: Images

(22)

About Images for the Web

(4)

Getting Images

(1)

Choosing an Image Editor

(1)

The Save for Web Command

(2)

Inserting Images on a Page

(1)

Offering Alternate Text

(1)

Specifying Size for Speedier Viewing

(2)

Scaling an Image

(1)

Making Images Smaller

(1)

Making Images Float

(2)

Stopping Elements from Wrapping

(1)

Adding Space around an Image

(1)

Aligning images

100

(1)

Adding Horizontal Rules Rules

101

(1)

Adding an Icon for Your Web Site

102

(1)

Chapter 6: Links

103

(16)

Creating a Link to Another Web Page

104

(2)

Creating Anchors

106

(1)

Linking to a Specific Anchor

107

(1)

Targeting Links to Specific Windows

108

(1)

Setting the Default Target

109

(1)

Creating Other Kinds of Links

110

(2)

Creating Keyboard Shortcuts for Links

112

(1)

Setting the Tab Order for Links

113

(1)

Using Images to Label Links

114

(1)

Linking Thumbnails to Images

115

(1)

Dividing an Image into Clickable Regions

116

(1)

Creating a Client-Side Image Map

117

(2)

Chapter 7: Style Sheet Building Blocks

119

(8)

Constructing a Style Rule

120

(1)

Adding Comments to Style Rules

121

(1)

The Cascade: When Rules Collide

122

(2)

A Property's Value

124

(3)

Chapter 8: Working with Style Sheet Files

127

(10)

Creating an External Style Sheet

128

(1)

Linking External Style Sheets

129

(1)

Offering Alternate Style Sheets

130

(1)

Creating an Internal Style Sheet

131

(1)

Importing External Style Sheets

132

(1)

Using Media-Specific Style Sheets

133

(1)

Applying Styles Locally

134

(1)

The Importance of Location

135

(1)

The Inspiration of Others: CSS

136

(1)

Chapter 9: Defining Selectors

137

(14)

Constructing Selectors

138

(1)

Selecting Elements by Name

139

(1)

Selecting Elements by ID or Class

140

(1)

Selecting Elements by Context

141

(3)

Selecting Part of an Element

144

(2)

Selecting Link Elements Based on Their State

146

(1)

Selecting Elements Based on Attributes

147

(1)

Specifying Groups of Elements

148

(1)

Combining Selectors

149

(2)

Chapter 10: Formatting with Styles

151

(18)

Choosing a Font Family

152

(1)

Specifying Alternate Fonts

153

(1)

Creating Italics

154

(1)

Applying Bold Formatting

155

(1)

Setting the Font Size

156

(2)

Setting the Line Height

158

(1)

Setting All Font Values at Once

159

(1)

Setting the Color

160

(1)

Changing the Text's Background

161

(1)

Controlling Spacing

162

(1)

Adding Indents

163

(1)

White Space Properties

164

(1)

Aligning Text

165

(1)

Changing the Text Case

166

(1)

Using Small Caps

167

(1)

Decorating Text

168

(1)

Chapter 11: Layout with Styles

169

(20)

Structuring Your Pages

170

(1)

The Box Model

171

(1)

Changing the Background

172

(2)

Setting the Height or Width for an Element

174

(2)

Setting the Margins around an Element

176

(1)

Adding Padding around an Element

177

(1)

Offsetting Elements In the Natural Flow

178

(1)

Positioning Elements Absolutely

179

(1)

Affixing an Element to the Browser Window

180

(1)

Making Elements Float

181

(1)

Controlling Where Elements Float

182

(1)

Positioning Elements in 3D

183

(1)

Setting the Border

184

(2)

Changing the Cursor

186

(1)

Determining Where Overflow Should Go

187

(1)

Aligning Elements Vertically

188

(1)

Chapter 12: Dynamic Effects with Styles

189

(10)

Displaying and Hiding Elements

190

(2)

Creating Rollover Buttons

192

(1)

Creating Pop-ups

193

(1)

Creating Drop-Down Menus with Lists

194

(2)

Replacing Headers with Images

196

(3)

Chapter 13: Style Sheets for Handhelds

199

(10)

Mobilize vs. Miniaturize

200

(1)

Looking at Your Site

201

(1)

XHTML and CSS for Handhelds

202

(2)

Creating Style Sheets for Handholds

204

(1)

Hiding Extraneous Elements

205

(1)

Creating and Using an Image Header

206

(1)

Creating Extra Links to the Top

207

(1)

Adjusting for the Small Screen

208

(1)

Chapter 14: Style Sheets for Printing

209

(6)

Creating a Style Sheet for Print

210

(1)

How Print Style Sheets Differ

211

(1)

Controlling Page Breaks

212

(1)

Printing Link URLs

213

(1)

Controlling Widows and Orphans

214

(1)

Chapter 15: Lists

215

(12)

Creating Ordered and Unordered Lists

216

(2)

Choosing Your Markers (Bullets)

218

(1)

Choosing Where to Start List Numbering

219

(1)

Using Custom Markers

220

(1)

Controlling Where Markers Hang

221

(1)

Setting All List-Style Properties at Once

222

(1)

Creating Definition Lists

223

(1)

Styling Nested Lists

224

(3)

Chapter 16: Tables

227

(26)

Mapping Out Your Page

228

(1)

Creating a Simple Table

229

(1)

Adding a Border

230

(2)

Setting the Width

232

(2)

Centering a Table

234

(1)

Wrapping Text around a Table

235

(1)

Combining Tables

236

(2)

Aligning a Cell's Contents

238

(2)

Changing the Background

240

(2)

Controlling the Space

242

(2)

Spanning a Cell across Columns

244

(1)

Spanning a Cell across Rows

245

(1)

Dividing Your Table into Column Groups

246

(2)

Dividing the Table into Horizontal Sections

248

(1)

Choosing Which Borders to Display

249

(2)

Controlling Line Breaks in a Cell

251

(1)

Speeding up Table Display

252

(1)

Chapter 17: Forms

253

(28)

Creating a Form

254

(42)

Processing Forms

296

Sending Form Data via E-mail

258

(2)

Organizing the Form Elements

260

(2)

Creating Text Boxes

262

(1)

Creating Password Boxes

263

(1)

Formally Labeling Form Parts

264

(1)

Creating Radio Buttons

265

(1)

Creating Menus

266

(2)

Creating Checkboxes

268

(1)

Creating Larger Text Areas

269

(1)

Allowing Visitors to Upload Files

270

(1)

Creating Hidden Fields

271

(1)

Creating the Submit Button

272

(2)

Resetting the Form

274

(2)

Using an Image to Submit Data

276

(1)

Setting the Tab Order in a Form

277

(1)

Adding Keyboard Shortcuts

278

(1)

Disabling Form Elements

279

(1)

Keeping Elements from Being Changed

280

(1)

Chapter 18: Video, Audio, and other Multimedia

281

(30)

Of Plugins and Players

282

(1)

Getting Players for Your Visitors

283

(1)

Getting Multimedia Files

284

(1)

Linking to Multimedia Files

285

(1)

Embedding QuickTime Movies for Windows

286

(2)

Embedding QuickTime Movies for Everyone besides IE

288

(2)

Embedding QuickTime Movies for All

290

(2)

Using JavaScript to Call a Movie

292

(2)

Scaling a QuickTime Movie

294

(1)

Changing the Movie's Background Color

295

(1)

Looping a QuickTime Movie

296

(1)

Offering a Preview Movie

297

(1)

Adding Attributes to Secondary Movies

298

(1)

Offering a Sequel

299

(1)

Embedding MP3 Audio on a Page

300

(2)

Embedding Windows Media, Part 1

302

(2)

Embedding Windows Media, Part 2

304

(1)

Embedding Flash

305

(1)

Embedding Google and YouTube Video

306

(2)

Inserting Java Applets

308

(1)

Embedding Other Multimedia Files

309

(1)

Creating an Automatic Slide Show

310

(1)

Chapter 19: Scripts

311

(10)

Adding an "Automatic" Script

312

(1)

Calling an External Automatic Script

313

(1)

Triggering a Script

314

(2)

Creating a Button that Executes a Script

316

(1)

Adding Alternate Information

317

(1)

Hiding Scripts from Older Browsers

318

(1)

Hiding Scripts from XML Parsers

319

(1)

Setting the Default Scripting Language

320

(1)

Chapter 20: A Taste of JavaScript

321

(6)

Adding the Current Date and Time

322

(1)

Selling a New Window's Size

323

(51)

Changing an Image When a Visitor Points

374

Loading Images into Cache

326

(1)

Chapter 21: Symbols and Non-English Characters

327

(12)

About Character .Encodings

328

(2)

Declaring Your Page's Character Encoding

330

(2)

Declaring a Style Sheets Encoding

332

(1)

Sating Your Page with the Proper Encoding

333

(1)

Editing a Page with the Proper Encoding

334

(2)

Adding Characters from Outside the Encoding

336

(2)

Specifying A Page's Language

338

(1)

Chapter 22: Testing and Debugging Web Pages

339

(14)

Some Debugging Techniques

340

(1)

Check the Easy Stuff First!

341

(1)

Checking the Easy Stuff HTML

342

(1)

Checking the Easy Stuff XHTML

343

(1)

Checking the Easy Stuff CSS

344

(1)

Validating Your Code

345

(1)

Testing Your Page

346

(2)

When the Browser Displays the Code

348

(1)

When Images Don't Appear

349

(1)

Differences from Browser to Browser

350

(1)

Still Stuck?

351

(2)

Chapter 23: Publishing Your Pages on the Web

353

(8)

Finding a Host for Your Site

354

(1)

Getting Your Own Domain Name

355

(1)

Transferring Files to the Server

356

(5)

Chapter 24: Getting People to Visit

361

(14)

About Keywords

362

(1)

Explicitly Listing Keywords

363

(1)

Providing a Description of Your Page

364

(1)

Controlling Other Information

365

(1)

Keeping Visitors Away

366

(1)

Keeping Pages From Being Archived

367

(1)

Creating a Site Map Manually

368

(1)

Using Google Sitemaps

369

(1)

Submitting Your Site to a Search Engine

370

(1)

Improving Your Ranking by Getting Linked

371

(1)

Writing Pages That Are Easy to Index

372

(1)

Other Techniques for Publicizing Your Site

373

(2)

Chapter 25: Syndication and Podcasting

375

(24)

What a Feed Looks Like

376

(2)

Getting Ready for Syndication

378

(1)

Starting an RSS Feed

379

(1)

Describing Your Site in the Feed

380

(2)

Adding Items to a Feed

382

(2)

Add an Enclosure

384

(2)

Creating Podcasts for iTunes

386

(6)

Validating a Feed

392

(1)

Submitting a Podcast to iTunes

393

(1)

Publishing your RSS Feed on Your Site

394

(2)

Subscribing to an RSS Feed

396

(1)

Subscribing to a Podcast with iTunes

397

(2)

Appendix A: (X)HTML Reference

399

(10)

Appendix B: CSS Properties and Values

409

(8)

Appendix C: Intrinsic Events

417

(2)

Appendix D: (X)HTML Symbols and Characters

419

(12)

Appendix E: Hexadecimals

431

(2)

Appendix F: (X)HTML Tools

433

(4)

(X)HTML Editors

434

(2)

Images and Graphics

436

(1)

Graphics Tools

436

(1)

Index

437

(19)

Colophon

456

Elizabeth Castro has written all five best-selling editions of HTML for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide. She is also author of Perl and CGI for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide and XML for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide�both best-sellers! Liz was the technical editor for Peachpit�s The Macintosh Bible, Fifth Edition, and she founded Pagina Uno, a publishing house in Barcelona, Spain.

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