HTML, XHTML & CSS For Dummies® - Softcover

Tittel, Ed; Noble, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047023847X ISBN 13: 9780470238479

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Synopsis

• Now featuring more than 250 color illustrations throughout, this perennially popular guide is a must for novices who want to work with HTML or XHTML, which continue to be the foundation for any Web site
• The new edition features nearly 50 percent new and updated content, including expanded coverage of CSS and scripting, new coverage of syndication and podcasting, and new sample HTML projects, including a personal Web page, an eBay auction page, a company Web site, and an online product catalog
• The companion Web site features an eight–page expanded Cheat Sheet with ready–reference information on commands, syntax, colors, CSS elements, and more
• Covers planning a Web site, formatting Web pages, using CSS, getting creative with colors and fonts, managing layouts, and integrating scripts

About this title

About the Author

Ed Tittel is a full–time independent writer, trainer, and consultant who works out of his home near beautiful Austin, Texas. Ed has been writing for the trade press since 1986 and has worked on more than 140 books. In addition to this title, Ed has worked on more than 35 books for Wiley, including Windows Server 2008 For Dummies, XML For Dummies, and Networking with NetWare For Dummies.
Ed is a Contributing Editor at Tomshardware.com, writes for half–a–dozen different TechTarget.com Web sites, including WhatIs.com, SearchNetworking. com, and SearchWindows.com, and also writes occasionally for other Web sites and magazines. When he’s not busy doing all that work stuff, Ed likes to travel, shoot pool, spend time with his family (especially taking walks with young Gregory), and turn the tables on his Mom, who now makes her home with the rest of the Texas Tittels.

Jeff Noble runs a small Web design and multimedia company called Conquest Media (www.conquestmedia.com) in Austin, Texas. Jeff has been working on, in, and around the Web for nearly 10 years, and he specializes in designing and creating unique, easy to use, functional Web sites. When he’s away from his computer, Jeff is often far from the madding crowd, choosing instead to hike and camp in wild places as far away from a wall socket as he can get.

From the Back Cover

Packed with useful tips, techniques, and code examples

Build quality Web pages with XHTML and add some pizzazz with CSS

You don′t have to be a master programmer to build great Web pages! This book shows you what HTML is about and how to use XHTML to format great–looking pages. Then you′ll see how CSS helps you manipulate colors, fonts, and more. You can even add scripting languages and build interactive pages — here′s how!

Discover how to:

• Plan your Web site to prevent problems

• Use the proper syntax for HTML and XHTML

• Build a company Web site

• Upload and publish Web pages

• Integrate scripts with XHTML

• Test and debug your Web pages

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 047023847X
• ISBN 13: 9780470238479
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 400