SAMS Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
 Put Your HTML Page Online Today......Page 18
 Beyond HTML......Page 19
 How to Use This Book......Page 20
 Visual Examples......Page 22
 The Sams Publishing Website......Page 23
Part I: Your First Web Page......Page 24
 HOUR 1: Understanding HTML and XHTML......Page 26
  What Is a Web Page?......Page 28
  How Web Pages Work......Page 29
  The Pieces and Parts of a Web Page......Page 33
  The Many Faces of HTML......Page 35
  The Scoop on HTML, XML, and XHTML......Page 39
 HOUR 2: Create a Web Page Right Now......Page 44
  Getting Started with a Simple Web Page......Page 45
  HTML Tags Every Web Page Must Have......Page 47
  Organizing a Page with Paragraphs and Line Breaks......Page 50
  Calling Out Text with Headings......Page 53
  Peeking at Other People\'s Pages......Page 56
  Validating Your Pages......Page 57
  Linking to Another Web Page......Page 64
  Linking Between Your Own Pages......Page 67
  Addressing Web Pages......Page 70
  Opening a Link in a New Browser Window......Page 72
  Linking to Google Maps......Page 73
  Adding Links to a Practical Example......Page 75
 HOUR 4: Publishing Your HTML Pages......Page 82
  Setting Up Web Space on the Internet......Page 83
  Transferring Pages to a Web Server......Page 84
  Making a File Available for Downloading......Page 96
  Other HTML Publishing Options......Page 97
  Testing Your Web Pages......Page 99
Part II: Building Practical Web Pages with HTML......Page 104
 HOUR 5: Basic Text Alignment and Formatting......Page 106
  The Old Way Versus the New Way......Page 107
  Aligning Text on a Page......Page 108
  The Three Types of HTML Lists......Page 111
  Placing Lists Within Lists......Page 113
  Boldface, Italics, and Special Text Formatting......Page 118
  Tweaking the Font......Page 123
  Working with Special Characters......Page 127
  Linking Within a Page Using Anchors......Page 134
  Linking to a Specific Part of Another Page......Page 138
  Linking Your Email Address into a Page......Page 140
  Linking to Wikipedia......Page 145
 HOUR 7: Creating Your Own Web Page Graphics......Page 152
  Choosing Graphics Software......Page 153
  The Least You Need to Know About Graphics......Page 154
  Preparing Photographic Images......Page 155
  Creating Banners and Buttons......Page 159
  Reducing the Number of Colors in an Image......Page 164
  Interlaced GIFs and Progressive JPEGs......Page 166
  Creating Animated Web Graphics......Page 167
  Assembling Images into an Animation......Page 168
  Generating Transitions and Text Effects......Page 171
  Placing an Image on a Web Page......Page 176
  Describing an Image with Text......Page 179
  Turning Images into Links......Page 180
  Aligning Images......Page 183
  Specifying Image Width and Height......Page 187
  Exploring Background and Text Colors......Page 192
  Specifying Custom Colors......Page 195
  Using Background Image Tiles......Page 196
  Working with Transparent Images......Page 199
  Creating Your Own Tiled Backgrounds......Page 201
  Why Imagemaps Aren\'t Always Necessary......Page 208
  Mapping Regions Within an Image......Page 214
  Creating Client-Side Imagemaps......Page 216
Part III: Creative Web Page Design......Page 224
  Creating a Simple Table......Page 226
  Alignment and Spanning Within Tables......Page 230
  Table Backgrounds and Spacing......Page 232
  Creative Page Layout with Tables......Page 234
 HOUR 12: Formatting Web Pages with CSS Style Sheets......Page 244
  Understanding CSS......Page 245
  A Basic Style Sheet......Page 246
  A CSS Style Primer......Page 251
  Using Style Classes......Page 256
  Internal Style Sheets and Inline Styles......Page 259
  A Quick Style Sheet Recap......Page 260
  Advanced Text Formatting with CSS......Page 264
  Changing the Appearance of Links......Page 267
  Commenting CSS Code......Page 268
  CSS Tips and Tricks......Page 270
  Revisiting the Hockey Player Example......Page 272
  The Whole Scoop on Positioning......Page 280
  Controlling the Way Things Stack Up......Page 285
  Working with Margins......Page 288
  A Little Padding for Safety......Page 290
  Keeping Everything Aligned......Page 291
  Managing the Flow of Text......Page 293
  Taking Advantage of a Style Sheet Template......Page 294
  What Makes a Page Print-Friendly?......Page 302
  Applying a Media-Specific Style Sheet......Page 305
  Designing a Style Sheet for Print Pages......Page 307
  Viewing a Web Page in Print......Page 310
  What Are Frames?......Page 314
  Building a Frameset......Page 316
  Linking Between Frames and Windows......Page 320
  Nesting Frames Within Frames......Page 321
  Controlling Frame Margins, Borders, and Scrolling......Page 323
Part IV: Dynamic Web Pages......Page 332
  The Least You Need to Know About Scripting......Page 334
  Jazzing Things Up with Interactive Highlighting......Page 337
  Preloading Images for Speed......Page 341
  Creating an Animated Banner Ad......Page 342
  Displaying a Random Quote......Page 346
  Creating a Virtual Fish Tank......Page 348
  Cashing In with Google Ads on Your Site......Page 351
  The Wide World of JavaScript......Page 355
  How HTML Forms Work......Page 360
  Creating a Form......Page 361
  Identifying Each Piece of Form Data......Page 365
  Including Hidden Data in Forms......Page 366
  Exploring Form Input Controls......Page 367
  Submitting Form Data......Page 370
  Using a PayPal Buy Now Button......Page 372
 HOUR 19: Embedding Multimedia in Web Pages......Page 382
  Linking to Multimedia Files......Page 384
  Embedding Video with Windows Media Player......Page 387
  Embedding Audio with RealPlayer......Page 391
  Automatically Embedding the Appropriate Player......Page 394
 HOUR 20: Jazz Up Your eBay Auctions with HTML and CSS......Page 402
  Why Use HTML and CSS on eBay?......Page 403
  Understanding How HTML Fits into eBay......Page 405
  Creating an eBay Item Listing in HTML......Page 406
  Providing a Link to Your About Me Page......Page 409
  Altering the Background of an Item Page......Page 411
  Creating a Slide Show Item Listing......Page 413
  What\'s a Blog?......Page 420
  Creating a Blog on Blogger.com......Page 423
  Creating Your First Blog Entry......Page 425
  Using CSS to Dress Up Your Blog......Page 427
  Tying Your Blog to Your Web Site......Page 432
  Updating Your Blog......Page 433
Part V: Building a Web Site......Page 438
 HOUR 22: Organizing and Managing a Web Site......Page 440
  When One Page Is Enough......Page 441
  Organizing a Simple Site......Page 443
  Organizing a Larger Site......Page 445
  Writing Maintainable HTML Code......Page 449
  Publicizing Your Web Site......Page 456
  Listing Your Pages with the Major Search Sites......Page 458
  Providing Hints for Search Engines......Page 460
  Auto Loading Another Web Page......Page 467
  Documenting the Full Address of a Page......Page 469
  HTML Beyond the Web......Page 476
  From Calculators to Wireless Communicators......Page 477
  HTML as the New User Interface......Page 478
  The Digital Media Revolution Will Not Be Televised......Page 479
  Preparing Yourself for Tomorrow......Page 480
  The Future of HTML Applications......Page 482
Part VI: Appendixes......Page 494
  The 24 Top Questions from Readers of Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours......Page 496
  General HTML, XHTML, and CSS Information......Page 504
  Software......Page 505
  Graphics......Page 506
  Multimedia......Page 507
  Directories with HTML Information......Page 508
  Free Web Site Hosting......Page 509
 APPENDIX C: Complete XHTML 1.1 and CSS 2 Quick Reference......Page 510
  XHTML Structure......Page 511
  XHTML Text Phrases and Paragraphs......Page 514
  XHTML Text Formatting Elements......Page 519
  XHTML Lists......Page 520
  XHTML Links......Page 522
  XHTML Tables......Page 523
  XHTML Frames......Page 529
  XHTML Embedded Content......Page 531
  XHTML Forms......Page 534
  XHTML Common Attributes and Events......Page 539
  CSS Dimension Style Properties......Page 540
  CSS Text and Font Style Properties......Page 542
  CSS Background Style Properties......Page 544
  CSS Border Style Properties......Page 545
  CSS Margin Style Properties......Page 548
  CSS Padding Style Properties......Page 549
  CSS Layout and Display Style Properties......Page 550
  CSS List and Marker Style Properties......Page 552
  CSS Table Style Properties......Page 553
  Differences Between XHTML 1 and HTML 4......Page 554
  XHTML and Document Validity......Page 555
  Converting HTML Documents to XHTML......Page 556
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 Y-Z......Page 577