HTML, XHTML & CSS QuickSteps
1st Edition
Published on 17. September 2009
324 pages
978-0-07-163318-5 (ISBN)
Description
Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!Learn how to use HTML, XHTML, and CSS, right away--the QuickSteps way. Color photos and screenshots with clear instructions show you how to build your own website, add graphics and links, and create tables and frames. Learn how to apply the power and flexibility of XHTML and CSS to your website, and make sure it's compatible with all browsers for PCs and Macs. Color-coded tabs make it easy to flip straight to the information you need. Get your website up and running in no time with help from this easy-to-use guide. Use these handy guideposts:Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasksNeed-to-know facts in concise narrativeHelpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things Bonus information related to the topic being coveredErrors and pitfalls to avoid
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Content
- Cover Page
- Html, Xhtml & Css Quicksteps
- Copytight Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Creating Your First Web Pages with HTML and XHTML
- Understanding Tools for Creating HTML
- Understand HTML, XML, XHTML, and HTML 5
- HTML
- XML
- XHTML
- HTML 5
- Organizing Your Site
- Which Version of HTML Should You Use?
- Get Started with Your Website
- Create a Folder for Your Website
- Open Notepad
- Understanding the DOCTYPE Declaration
- Create a Web Page and Adding Content to It
- Create the Page's Structure
- Understanding the Header and the Body
- Add Header and Body Tags
- Add Content to the Page
- Apply Formatting
- Add a Picture
- Add Hyperlinks and Tags, and Reloading Pages
- Add a Hyperlink
- Create Linked Files
- Describe Your Pages with Meta Tags
- Reload a Page Automatically
- Understanding How Search Engines Work
- Redirect the Browser to Another Page
- Validate Your HTML and Checking Your Pages
- Validate Your HTML with the W3C Markup Validation Service
- Check Your Pages with Other Browsers
- Chapter 2 Choosing a Web Host and Getting Your Own Website
- Understand Web Basics
- Understanding IPv4 and IPv6
- Understand Web Clients and Servers
- Access a Web Page
- Understanding URLs
- Choose a Web Host
- Assess Your Requirements
- Understanding Intranets and Extranets
- Choose an ISP or Web Hosting Service
- Decide on Web Hosting Features
- Running Your Own Web Server
- Understanding Domains
- Evaluate an ISP
- Evaluate a Web-Hosting Service
- Register a Domain Name
- Plan, Design, and Create Your Site
- Plan Your Site's Contents
- Make Your Site Effective
- Keep Your Web Pages Small Enough to Download Quickly
- Check Your Website
- Update and Maintain Your Website
- Transfer Your Site to the Web
- Get the Information Required for FTP
- Transfer a Site Using an FTP Client
- Chapter 3 Structuring Web Pages and Applying Manual Formatting
- Using Proportional and Monospaced Fonts
- Understand Considerations for Web Formatting
- Use Paragraphs, Divisions, Breaks, and Hyphens
- Create Paragraphs
- Group Paragraphs into Divisions
- Control Breaks
- Inserting Special Characters
- Keep Text Together with Nonbreaking Spaces
- Control Hyphenation with Optional Hyphens
- Create Headings, Lists, and Indents
- Create Headings
- Create Numbered, Bulleted, and Definition Lists
- Apply an Indent
- Align Elements
- Use Preformatted Text
- Apply Formatting Tags and Attributes
- "Physical" and "Logical" Style Tags
- Apply Boldface
- Apply Italics
- Apply Underline
- Apply Strikethrough
- Apply Monospaced Font
- Apply Subscript and Superscript
- Control Font Formatting and Styles
- Understanding Other Format ting
- Control Font Formatting
- Working with Fonts
- Change Style Using Inline Styles
- Catch the Eye with Moving Text
- Chapter 4 Adding Graphics to Your Web Pages
- Creating or Acquiring Graphics Files
- Add an Inline Graphic
- Insert a Graphic
- Use Suitable Alternative Text
- Choose Where to Locate the Graphics File
- Add a Long Description URL
- Align a Graphic
- Change the Size of a Graphic
- Using Graphics to Control How Text Appears
- Apply Borders to a Graphic
- Add a Title to a Graphic
- Position a Graphic with Spacers
- Understanding GIF, JPEG, and PNG
- Add a Background Graphic
- Add a Horizontal Rule
- Create an E-mail Signature Containing a Graphic
- Laying Out Your Web Pages
- Create an HTML Signature File
- Use an HTML Signature File in Windows Mail
- Keeping Down Graphic Size to Make Pages Load Faster
- Chapter 5 Adding Links
- Create Links
- Understanding Absolute and Relative Links
- Link to Another Web Page
- Link Within a Web Page
- Link to a Particular Point on a Web Page
- Making Your Site Navigable
- Open a Link in a New Window
- Create a Link to Download a File
- Display a ScreenTip for a Link
- Create Links to Send E-mail
- Making Your Imagemaps Useful and Intelligible
- Create Two or More Links in a Graphic
- Add Audio and Video to Your Web Pages
- Understand Audio and Video Formats
- Understand Audio and Video Delivery Methods
- Create a Link for Downloading an Audio or Video File
- Create a Link to Play an Audio or Video File
- Embedding a Video File in a Web Page
- Chapter 6 Creating Tables
- Understand How Tables Work and When to Use Them
- Plan a Table
- Create the Table's Structure
- Add Rows and Columns to a Table
- Add Table Borders
- Group Cells by Rows and Columns
- Set Table and Cell Width
- Setting Table and Cell Height
- Add Padding and Spacing
- Align a Table, Row, or Cell
- Make a Cell Span Two Columns or Rows
- Apply a Background Color or Picture
- Create a Nested Table
- Create a Vertical Line
- Chapter 7 Creating Frames
- Understanding Frames and Their Alternatives
- Understand How Frames Work
- Plan a Web Page That Uses Frames
- Define Frame Height and Width
- Create the Component Documents
- Create the Frameset Document
- Lay Out the Frames
- Add the Component Documents to the Frameset
- Adding Alternative Text to a Frame Page
- Change a Frame's Borders and Margins
- Control Whether a Frame Scrolls
- Prevent Visitors from Resizing the Frame
- Nest One Frameset Inside Another
- Create Inline Frames
- Create a Link That Changes the Contents of a Frame
- Chapter 8 Applying Formatting Using Cascading Style Sheets
- Understand CSS Essentials
- Understanding the Style Cascade
- Create a Style Rule
- Understanding Other Ways of Creating Style Rules
- Create an Embedded Style Sheet
- Understanding CSS Versions
- Create and Apply an External Style Sheet
- Use Special Selectors
- Apply a Style to Part of an Element
- Override Style Sheets
- Control Font Formatting
- Set Alignment, Indents, Margins, and Line Height
- Prevent a Background Graphic from Being Tiled or Scrolling
- Create a Floating Layout with CSS
- Creating a Three-Column Floating Layout
- Overriding Style Sheets in Your Browser
- Chapter 9 Creating Web Pages Using the Microsoft Office Applications
- Get Ready to Create Web Pages in the Office Applications
- Configure Web Options in the Office Applications
- Understanding How the Office Applications Use HTML
- Adding the New Web Page and Web Page Preview Commands to the Office Applications
- Create Web Pages in Word
- Start a New Web Page in Word
- Create Hyperlinks
- Check How a Page Will Look
- Remove Sensitive Information from the Document
- Save Word Documents as Web Pages
- Choosing Suitable Web File Formats
- Remove Office-Specific Tags from a Word Document
- Using Word to Create HTML Elements
- Create Web Pages from Excel and PowerPoint
- Create Web Pages from Excel Workbooks
- Create Web Pages from PowerPoint Presentations
- Chapter 10 Using Forms and Scripts
- Create Forms
- Understand the Basics of Forms
- Define the Form Structure
- Understanding the method Attribute
- Add Fields to the Form
- Complete a Form
- Letting Visitors Upload Files
- Create a Form That E-mails Its Contents to You
- Use Scripts in Your Web Pages
- Understand the Different Categories of User Events
- Dealing with Script Threats
- Show When a Page Was Last Updated
- Redirect the Browser to Another Page
- Verify That a Form Is Filled In
- Index
