HTML

Build and design dynamic, fully-functional Web sites with this comprehensive guide. You'll learn exactly how to create compelling, cross-platform Web pages, understand the functions of the individual tags, and learn which tags to use for which environment. All of the practical examples included are updated to work with Netscape Navigator 6 and Internet Explorer 5.5. You'll also get an introduction to server- and client-side programming using JavaScript, Java, ActiveX, plug-ins, and popular server-side technologies such as ColdFusion, ASP, and CGI. Preview more advanced topics, including the DOM, XML, and XSL. Straightforward, fact-packed, and instructive, this is your one-stop guide to using HTML!

• Get details on what's new in HTML-including XHTML
  
• Learn to use tables, frames, and CSS positioning for great-looking Web pages
  
• Master simple to complex interactive Web page design using step-by-step examples
  
• Control color, font, and layout with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS1 & 2)
  
• Implement ready-to-use HTML from the author's companion Web site
  
• Use the extensive reference section that includes HTML tags, color names, hexadecimal codes, special characters, and style sheets
  
• Understand basic interactivity and HTML through use of forms, JavaScript, and server-side programming technologies
  
• Learn how to manage and care for Web sites including server selection and hosting advice.

Contents

Part I: Introduction.
Chapter 1: Introduction to HTML and XHTML.
Chapter 2: Web Development Overview

Part II: Core HTML.
Chapter 3: Core Elements.
Chapter 4: Links and Addressing

Part III: Presentation and Layout.
Chapter 5: HTML and Images.
Chapter 6: Basic Layout: Text, Colors, and Backgrounds.
Chapter 7: Layout with Tables.
Chapter 8: HTML and Multimedia.
Chapter 9: HTML and Multimedia.
Chapter 10: Stylesheets.

Part IV: Programming and HTML.
Chapter 11: Basic Interactivity and HTML: Forms.
Chapter 12: Introduction to Server-Side Programming.
Chapter 13: Introduction to JavaScript and DHTML.
Chapter 14: Client-Side Programming: Plug-ins, ActiveX, and Java.

Part V: Site Delivery and Management.
Chapter 15: Site Delivery.
Chapter 16: Site Management.

Part VI: Advanced Optics.
Chapter 17: XML: Beyond HTML.
Chapter 18: Future Directions.
Appendix A: HTML Element Reference.
Appendix B: Style Sheet Reference.
Appendix C: Special Characters.
Appendix D: Fonts.
Appendix E: Color Reference.
Index.