HTML For Dummies - Softcover

Tittel, Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568846479 ISBN 13: 9781568846477

Publisher: For Dummies, 1996

Synopsis

Those wonderful Web pages you see while surfing the Internet are not as hard to create as you may think. Underlying every one of them is HTML (HyperText Markup Language), an ever-expanding system of tags that controls everything from a Web page's layout and typographic formatting to how images and embedded Shockwave movies and Java applets appear and behave. In HTML For Dummies, Second Edition -- now completely updated with the latest innovations in standard HTML as well as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer extensions -- you find complete, easy-to-understand explanations of every HTML tag. Plus, you find savvy advice on how and how not to use those tags. Authors Ed Tittel and Steve James even share their secrets on organizing whole Web sites and present the plusses and minuses of the various Web publishing options. Best of all, HTML For Dummies, Second Edition, includes a bonus disk containing HTML templates and other terrific resources to help you build great Web pages fast.

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Review

The entire "For Dummies" series is no insult -- these are consistently some of the best introductions to their topics available. For beginners, even using an HTML editor is daunting. In clear language and with a dose of humor at every turn, the authors lead you through creating a web page, making it shine and taming some of the trickier aspects of web pages like CGI programming. The cartoons sprinkled throughout the book are marvelous. Don't miss the "Top Ten HTML Dos and Don'ts" or "Ten Design Desiderata."

From the Back Cover

"This book is always next to my computer as my #1 reference!" — Mark Reeves, Havertown, PA, on HTML For Dummies®, 2nd Edition "This book made the idea of writing a Web page believable!" — Cornelia Cree, Office Manager, Asheville, NC, on HTML For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

Free HTML "Cheat Sheet" Inside!

This friendly reference unravels the Web authoring process and makes it possible for neophytes to build and publish attractive, interesting Web pages with ease. With the newly revised HTML For Dummies®, 3rd Edition, anyone can explore the ins and outs of HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and gain the know-how to design compelling Web pages in a flash! Valuable Bonus CD Includes:

• HTML Transit converts existing word-processing documents into HTML documents
• HTMLed Pro 2.0 is an HTML editor with advanced features such as spell checking and image mapping
• BBEdit Lite for Macintosh and HomeSite for Windows 95 Shareware programs, to help create dazzling Web pages
• Plus, HTML page templates from the authors, ready to be filled out and used

Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like a particular program, register with its author for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. System Requirements: PC, UNIX, or Macintosh; and a CD-ROM drive; and a Web browser

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Discover the latest HTML tags, syntax, and extensions to build dynamic Web pages
• Use HTML text, images, animations, and multimedia to give your Web pages impact and flair
• Understand the Web publishing process from design through maintenance
• Uncover reviews of Web authoring tools, including software for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX
• Apply helpful HTML style and layouts tips to build better-looking Web pages
• Find out where the best HTML resources reside and how to use them online and offline
• Plus, Ed and Steve's Top Ten Lists:
  • Ten HTML dos and don'ts
  • Ten ways to kill Web bugs dead
  • Ten tips to help you decide whether to buy or build your own Web service

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1568846479
• ISBN 13: 9781568846477
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 448