This book is designed for beginners as well as intermediate Web-page authors who may be building pages for the first time or looking to update existing pages. Readers need no previous knowledge of HTML as this book will explain the basics as well as lead the reader through the advanced characteristics of HTML coding.
Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: Building a Wicked Cool Web Page.
Chapter 1: So What’s All This Web Jazz?
Chapter 2: Building Your First Web Page: HTML Basics.
Chapter 3: Presenting Text Attractively.
Chapter 4: Moving into the 21st Century with Cascading Style Sheets.
Chapter 5: Lists and Special Characters.
Chapter 6: Putting the Web in World Wide Web: Adding Pointers and Links.
Chapter 7: From Dull to Cool by Adding Graphics.
Part II: Rockin’ Page Design Strategies.
Chapter 8: Tables and Frames.
Chapter 9: Forms, User Input, and the Common Gateway Interface.
Chapter 10: Advanced Form Design.
Chapter 11: Activating Your Pages with JavaScript.
Chapter 12: Advanced Cascading Style Sheets.
Chapter 13: Site Development with Weblogs.
Part III: Expanding Your Page into a Web Site.
Chapter 14: Web Sites versus Web Pages.
Chapter 15: Thinking about Your Visitors and Your Site’s Usability.
Chapter 16: Validating Your Pages and Style Sheets.
Chapter 17: Building Traffic and Being Found.
Closing Thoughts.
Appendix A: Step-by-Step Web Site Planning Guide.
Appendix B: Finding a Home for Your Web Site.
Index.