Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One

Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One......Page 2
Copyright © 2003 by Sams Publishing......Page 3
Contents at a Glance......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Lead Author......Page 22
We Want to Hear from You!......Page 23
How This Book Is Organized......Page 24
One More Thing…......Page 25
PART I Internet Basics......Page 26
CHAPTER 1 What Is the Internet and What Can You Do There?......Page 28
Understanding the Net (Easy Version)......Page 29
Making the Net Work: Clients and Servers......Page 32
What Can You Do Through the Net?......Page 33
Summary......Page 40
Modems—Wherein the Lack of Speed Kills......Page 42
Choosing a Computer......Page 45
Getting Internet Software......Page 53
Summary......Page 56
Types of Internet Accounts......Page 58
Who Can I Get Dial-up Access From?......Page 63
How Do I Choose a Dial-up Internet Plan?......Page 70
Getting Connected......Page 72
Using the Connection Wizard on Your Own......Page 75
Summary......Page 78
CHAPTER 4 Basic Browsing......Page 80
About Your “Home Page”......Page 81
Understanding Web Page Addresses......Page 82
Going Straight to Any Web Address......Page 86
Basic Jumping Around......Page 90
Fussing with Frames......Page 99
Summary......Page 100
CHAPTER 5 Sending and Receiving Email......Page 102
Understanding Email Addresses......Page 103
Setting Up Your Email Program......Page 104
Getting Around in Your Email Program......Page 107
Composing and Sending a Message......Page 110
Receiving Messages......Page 115
Replying and Forwarding......Page 116
Using an Address Book......Page 118
Attaching Files to Email Messages......Page 120
Using the Web for Email......Page 123
Summary......Page 125
CHAPTER 6 Chatting and Instant Messenger......Page 126
Understanding Internet Chatting......Page 127
Chatting Through Your Browser......Page 128
Chatting in AOL......Page 132
Using Microsoft Chat......Page 135
Joining a Chat Room......Page 136
What Is Instant Messenger?......Page 141
Summary......Page 142
Getting Started with Newsgroups......Page 144
Reading Newsgroup Messages......Page 152
Composing and Replying to Messages......Page 153
Working with Mailing Lists......Page 155
Online Communication Tips and Tricks......Page 160
Summary......Page 172
Why Choose Internet Explorer?......Page 174
Where and How to Get Internet Explorer......Page 175
Features of Internet Explorer......Page 181
Setting Your Internet Options......Page 188
Summary......Page 190
CHAPTER 9 Using Netscape Navigator 6......Page 192
Where and How to Get Netscape Navigator......Page 193
Features of Netscape Navigator......Page 198
Working with the Preferences......Page 203
Working with Bookmarks......Page 205
Summary......Page 207
CHAPTER 10 Using AOL 6......Page 208
Understanding AOL......Page 209
Taking a Quick Tour of AOL......Page 211
Where Can I Get the AOL Software?......Page 217
Summary......Page 220
CHAPTER 11 Plug-In and Add-On Programs......Page 222
Understanding Plug-Ins, Java, and Other Programs in Pages......Page 223
Playing Audio and Video......Page 226
Downloading and Playing CD-Quality Music (MP3 Files)......Page 233
Summary......Page 235
What’s a Search Site?......Page 236
Can I Really Search the Whole Web?......Page 238
Where Are the Major Search Sites?......Page 240
Simple Searching by Clicking Categories......Page 241
Understanding Searches......Page 246
Phrasing a Simple Search......Page 248
Phrasing a Serious Search......Page 252
About Site Searches......Page 256
Finding People......Page 257
Summary......Page 266
CHAPTER 13 Downloading Programs and Files......Page 268
What’s Downloading, Anyhow?......Page 269
Choosing Files You Can Use......Page 274
Finding Sites That Help You Find Files......Page 276
Working with Zip Files......Page 282
Watching Out for Viruses......Page 283
Downloading Files in AOL......Page 284
Summary......Page 285
CHAPTER 14 Enjoying Safe Family Fun and Games......Page 286
Choosing a Family Starting Point......Page 287
Important Family Safety Steps......Page 288
Resources for Parents......Page 291
Censoring Web Content......Page 292
Using AOL’s Parental Controls......Page 298
Summary......Page 300
Shopping ‘Til You Drop......Page 302
Finding All the Sites Online That Sell What You Want......Page 311
Buying and Selling Through Online Auctions......Page 312
Summary......Page 315
CHAPTER 16 Going Wireless......Page 316
Real-Time Versus Synched......Page 317
Hardware to Get You Going......Page 319
Summary......Page 326
PART II Using a Free Web- Authoring Program......Page 328
CHAPTER 17 Understanding Web Authoring......Page 330
Anatomy of a Web Page......Page 331
How a Web Page Works......Page 335
Pictures, Sound, and Other Media......Page 339
Extensions: Love ‘Em!, Hate ‘Em!......Page 340
Ways to Organize a Web Site......Page 341
Summary......Page 345
CHAPTER 18 Getting Started with a Web Authoring Program......Page 346
Opening Composer......Page 347
Exploring the Composer Toolbars......Page 348
Saving and Naming Web Page Files......Page 350
Editing Pages You’ve Saved......Page 352
Checking Out Your New Page in a Web Browser......Page 354
Summary......Page 356
CHAPTER 19 Choosing a Title, Text Colors, and Other Page Basics......Page 358
Choosing an Effective Page Title......Page 359
Helping Search Pages Catalog Your Page......Page 362
Choosing Custom Colors for a Whole Page......Page 363
Summary......Page 367
CHAPTER 20 Adding, Editing, and Formatting Text......Page 368
Understanding What Each Paragraph Property Does......Page 369
Entering Text and Assigning Properties......Page 373
Aligning and Indenting Text......Page 380
Editing Your Text......Page 383
Checking Your Spelling......Page 384
Summary......Page 386
CHAPTER 21 Formatting Text......Page 388
Working with Lists......Page 389
Dressing Up Text with Character Properties......Page 395
Summary......Page 403
CHAPTER 22 Organizing Text with Tables and Rules......Page 404
About Horizontal Lines......Page 405
About Tables......Page 408
Summary......Page 424
CHAPTER 23 Making Links......Page 426
What’s in a Link?......Page 427
What’s Linkable?......Page 428
Anchors in Pages......Page 429
Local Files......Page 430
Creating New Links......Page 436
Creating a Signature (Linking to Email)......Page 439
Copying Links from Other Pages......Page 441
Editing Links......Page 444
Delinking Text......Page 445
Understanding Targets......Page 446
Creating Targets in a Page......Page 448
Linking to Targets......Page 449
Creating Links that Download Files......Page 452
Summary......Page 454
CHAPTER 24 Using Links to Build a Web Site......Page 456
The Basic Act: Linking One Page to Another......Page 457
Linking from One Page to a Target in Another......Page 459
Site-Design Tips......Page 460
Summary......Page 467
CHAPTER 25 Adding Pictures (and Picture Backgrounds)......Page 468
Inserting a GIF or JPEG Image in Composer......Page 469
Choosing an Image’s Size and Other Properties......Page 471
Entering Images in Table Cells......Page 477
Inserting Fancy Bullets and Rules......Page 478
Using an Image as a Link......Page 479
Adding a Picture Background......Page 480
Summary......Page 483
CHAPTER 26 Editing HTML......Page 484
Reading an HTML File......Page 485
Viewing the HTML Source Code of a Document......Page 488
Adding Attributes with the Composer Advanced Edit Buttons......Page 489
Editing an HTML Source File Directly......Page 490
About HTML Assistant Pro......Page 491
Editing Composer Pages in HTML Assistant Pro......Page 493
Using HTML Assistant Pro to Add Sound and Video to Your Web Pages......Page 494
Summary......Page 498
CHAPTER 27 Dividing a Page into Frames......Page 500
What Does It Take to Make a Frames Page?......Page 501
Using HTML Assistant Pro to Create a Frames Page......Page 503
Creating Frames in HTML......Page 506
Specifying the Frame in Which a Linked Page Opens......Page 509
Accommodating the Frame-Intolerant......Page 510
Summary......Page 511
CHAPTER 28 Designing Fill-in-the- Blanks Forms......Page 512
Understanding Forms......Page 513
Creating the Visible Form......Page 514
Summary......Page 522
CHAPTER 29 Putting Multiple Links in One Picture......Page 524
About Imagemaps......Page 525
Server-Side Versus Client-Side......Page 526
Choosing (or Creating) Images Suited for Imagemapping......Page 527
Creating an Imagemap......Page 528
Summary......Page 532
About Web Servers......Page 534
How Much Space Do I Need?......Page 538
Preparing to Publish......Page 539
Publishing from Composer......Page 540
Testing and Maintaining Your Page Online......Page 542
Summary......Page 553
Getting Your Own Domain (Your Own Dot-Com)......Page 554
Advancing to New Authoring Tools and Techniques......Page 558
Summary......Page 562
PART III Creating Your Own Web Graphics with Paint Shop Pro......Page 564
CHAPTER 32 Paint Shop Pro Basics, Tools, and Preferences......Page 566
Overview of New Features......Page 567
Overview of the Paint Shop Pro Interface......Page 570
The Standard Toolbar......Page 572
The Toolbox......Page 574
The Menus......Page 581
Using the Palettes......Page 584
Setting Preferences......Page 587
Summary......Page 591
Opening a File......Page 592
Importing Files......Page 595
Exporting Files......Page 596
Printing Basics......Page 597
Multi-Image Printing......Page 599
Summary......Page 600
Issues to Consider Before Constructing an Image......Page 602
Creating a Simple Image......Page 605
Editing a Simple Image......Page 610
Fixing Errors......Page 614
Summary......Page 615
Using the Selection Tools......Page 616
Editing Selections......Page 623
Summary......Page 628
Using the Deformation Tool......Page 630
Summary......Page 639
The Drawing Tools and Their Options......Page 640
Drawing Shapes......Page 642
Drawing Lines......Page 647
Summary......Page 652
Painting and Drawing with the Paint Brush Tool......Page 654
Using the Airbrush Tool......Page 660
Using the Flood Fill Tool......Page 661
Learning the Mysteries of the Clone Brush Tool......Page 667
Summary......Page 668
Using the Text Tool......Page 670
Creating Wooden Textured Text......Page 672
Creating Chrome Text......Page 675
Adding a Drop Shadow......Page 677
Adding a Glow to Your Text......Page 680
Creating Text on a Path......Page 681
Vector Text......Page 684
Summary......Page 686
CHAPTER 40 Applying Filters......Page 688
Where You Can Get Plug-ins......Page 689
Using Built-In Filters......Page 690
Using Third-Party Filters......Page 695
Summary......Page 700
Using the Retouching Tools......Page 702
Retouching to Remove Portions of an Image......Page 709
Summary......Page 714
CHAPTER 42 Preparing Your Graphics for the Web......Page 716
Working with File Formats......Page 717
Adjusting Color Depth......Page 730
Using Palettes......Page 731
Previewing Your Images in SmartSaver......Page 734
Understanding Dithering......Page 735
Understanding Anti-aliasing......Page 737
Summary......Page 741
Creating Buttons......Page 742
Creating Seamless Tiles......Page 749
Summary......Page 755
Animation Concepts......Page 756
Building an Animation......Page 757
Using Transitions......Page 764
Summary......Page 766
Using Layers and Masks in Animation......Page 768
Summary......Page 772
INDEX......Page 774