HTML 4 For Dummies® - Softcover

Tittel, Ed; Pitts, Natanya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764519956 ISBN 13: 9780764519956

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Synopsis

Simply put, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the magic Web authors use to create readable, attractive pages for all the world to see. At first glance, building Web pages may seem to require years of arduous training, advanced aesthetic capabilities, and hours of exhausting trial–and–error exercises. But if you can tell somebody how to drive across town to your house, you can certainly build a Web document that performs to your expectations.

HTML 4 For Dummies, 4th Edition, shows the full range of design and technical elements you need to build good–looking, useful Web pages, and gives you the know–how and confidence to do it! This remarkable markup reference gets down to the basics about

• Coming up with a document structure
• Working with blocks of text
• Laying out lists of several kinds
• Linking to online resources
• Adding images to your page
• Setting colors and backgrounds

Taking HTML to the next level, HTML 4 For Dummies, 4th Edition, introduces the finer points of tables, frames, forms and far more. The indispensable guide covers common tools and techniques that can extend HTML′s capabilities through

• The joy and wonder of Cascading Style Sheets
• Scripts that turn your pages into an interactive playground
• Multimedia options that serve up audio, video or animation
• Database connections that open the doors to an information treasury
• Interrelated HTML documents that add up to a full–blown Web site 

Loaded with examples, illustrations, and step–by–step instructions, HTML 4 For Dummies, 4th Edition, can get you going or growing with your Web page–building know–how. Whether your online presence serves as a personal hobby, a greeting to the world, or a managed, professional resource on the job, this up–to–date resource is the one to rely on for all your Web adventures.

About this title

About the Author

Ed Tittel, a 20–year veteran of the computer industry, has worked on over 20 For Dummies books.

Natanya Pitts is a writer, trainer, Web guru, and HTML instructor.

From the Back Cover

The fun and easy way to start building great Web pages

Get the scoop on cascading style sheets, adding images, building frames, and more

Do you speak HTML? Never fear this friendly book will save you from getting tangled in the language of the Web. It’s loaded with examples, illustrations, and step–by–step instructions on everything from basic tags and attributes to cool new stuff our readers asked about, like adding sound, video, and animation, making pages dynamic with scripting, and more.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear–out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764519956
• ISBN 13: 9780764519956
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 408