HTML, XHTML, and CSS

If you've ever been curious about any of the multitude ofinternet acronyms, the web technologies they represent, and howthey can benefit you, this book is a great place to start. Thisbook covers all the necessary topics to get up and running withHTML, XHTML, and CSS while offering readers a guide to modern,standards-based design. Key tasks covered in the book includesetting up a Web page, reducing image resolution, creating radiobuttons, adding a hit counter, adding an embedded sound, addingcontent from other sites such as integrating a blog and creating anRSS feed. Large topics are broken into smaller, more approachablesub-topics that are clearly explained on two pages eliminating theback and forth page flipping required in other references. Arrangedso that skills build progressively throughout the book coupled withbold page headers it is simple to flip through and easily find anysection or topic you are looking for. Understandable withstraightforward terms that avoid intimidating and unexplainedjargon, this is a book that will benefit complete novices andadvanced users alike. While primarily focused on the technologies outlined in thetitle, this book goes on to provide tips on integrating withGoogle, Flickr, social bookmark sites and even creating andimplementing RSS feeds. Rest assured, each of these technologies isexplained with the benefits of each outlined. A serious resourcethat quickly and concisely gets to the point, this book helps yougain real skills that will have you online in short order. Best ofall, you can be confident that you are doing so the right way. HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Your visual blueprint(TM) fordesigning effective Web pages offers visual learners a solidreference that employs straight forward examples to teach you tocreate and design Web pages with impact. "Apply It" and "Extra"sidebars highlight useful tips and high-resolution screen shotsclearly illustrate each task while succinct explanations walk youthrough the examples. The associated website contains all theneeded code to learn HTML.