| Acknowledgments | vii |
| Introduction | ix |
| PART I: GETTING STARTED WITH HTML | |
| This part gets you started by introducing you to the HTML language and why it is such an important part of Web page creation. The chapters in this part provide a base of HTML knowledge to build on throughout the book. | |
| CHAPTER 1: An Introduction to HTML, DHTML, and XML | 3 |
| What Is HTML? | 4 |
| The Significance of HTML | 6 |
| What Is DHTML? | 8 |
| What Is XML? | 10 |
| Comparing XML and HTML | 11 |
| CHAPTER 2: Your First HTML Web Page | 15 |
| Inside a Web Page | 16 |
| Common HTML Tags and Attributes | 19 |
| Writing Your First Web Page in HTML | 22 |
| Taking a Peek at the Finished Page | 26 |
| Publishing Your First Web Page | 28 |
| CHAPTER 3: Dressing Up Text | 35 |
| Organizing Text | 35 |
| Basic Text Formatting: The Look or the Meaning? | 40 |
| Working with Lists | 45 |
| One Last Comment | 50 |
| CHAPTER 4: Decorating Pages with Images | 53 |
| The Whole Picture on Images | 53 |
| Working with Images | 55 |
| Displaying Inline Images | 56 |
| Formatting Images | 57 |
| Linking to External Images | 64 |
| Using Background Images | 65 |
| Using Animated Images | 67 |
| CHAPTER 5: Connecting Pages with Hyperlinks | 69 |
| What Is a Hyperlink? | 70 |
| Understanding URLs | 71 |
| Working with the <a> Tag | 75 |
| PART II: BEYOND THE BASICS | |
| This part digs deeper into HTML by guiding you through topics such as the use of image maps to provide visual navigation to your Web pages, the use of tables, and the importance of graphical design tools. It also shows you how to publish Web pages online and how to interact with the user with forms. The chapters in this part provide you with the knowledge to take your Web pages to a whole new level. | |
| CHAPTER 6: Visual Navigation with Image Maps | 85 |
| Image Map Basics | 86 |
| Client-Side vs. Server-Side Image Maps | 87 |
| Using Image Map Development Tools | 89 |
| Coding Image Maps by Hand | 91 |
| Constructing a Practical Image Map | 94 |
| CHAPTER 7: Organizing Pages with Tables | 99 |
| Table Basics | 99 |
| Getting to Know the Table Tags | 101 |
| Digging Deeper into Table Formatting | 106 |
| Using Tables for Page Layout | 116 |
| CHAPTER 8: Graphical Tools and HTML | 119 |
| Why Use a Graphical Tool? | 119 |
| Getting Acquainted with Graphical Tools | 121 |
| Working with HTML in FrontPage | 129 |
| CHAPTER 9: Publishing Pages on the Web | 137 |
| Web Publishing Basics | 137 |
| Finding a Good Home for Your Web Pages | 140 |
| Obtaining a Domain Name | 144 |
| Selecting Web Publishing Software | 147 |
| CHAPTER 10: Gathering Information with Forms | 149 |
| Understanding Forms | 149 |
| Processing Forms with Scripts | 154 |
| Getting to Know Form Controls | 157 |
| Creating Forms | 166 |
| CHAPTER 11: Dynamic HTML | 173 |
| The Least You Need to Know About Scripts | 173 |
| Working with Dynamic Styles | 178 |
| Manipulating Dynamic Content | 182 |
| Fun with Dynamic Positioning | 184 |
| The Practical Side of DHTML | 186 |
| PART III: ADDING STYLE TO YOUR PAGES | |
| This part is all about style as you learn how to use style sheets to improve the appearance of Web pages. You find out how to create style sheets that format text and position content on a Web page with precision, as well as how to integrate multimedia into your pages. | |
| CHAPTER 12: Style Sheet Basics | 195 |
| What Are Style Sheets? | 195 |
| The Essentials of Style | 199 |
| Applying Styles to Web Pages | 201 |
| Styles and Custom Style Tags | 208 |
| CHAPTER 13: Using Styles to Format Text | 213 |
| Assessing CSS Text Styles | 214 |
| Working with Font Styles | 214 |
| Dressing Up Text with Style | 219 |
| Altering the Spacing of Text | 222 |
| Using Styles for Text Alignment | 224 |
| Digging into the Bag of Style Tricks | 227 |
| CHAPTER 14: Using Styles for Web Page Positioning | 231 |
| The Basics of Positioning with Style | 231 |
| Using Relative and Absolute Positioning | 234 |
| Managing Overlapping Elements | 236 |
| Tweaking the Appearance of Elements | 238 |
| Controlling Space on a Page | 243 |
| Controlling the Flow of Text | 247 |
| A Complete Positional Style Example | 249 |
| CHAPTER 15: Integrating Multimedia with Your Web Pages | 253 |
| Understanding Plug-ins and Helper Applications | 253 |
| Working with Sound | 255 |
| Working with Video | 266 |
| Dealing with Other Types of Multimedia | 271 |
| PART IV: BEYOND HTML WITH XML | |
| This part tackles XML, an important technology that is closely linked to HTML. You learn how to use XML to organize data, as well as how to use style sheets to process and transform XML content. You also explore XHTML, which represents the merger of XML and HTML. The chapters in this part help you to boldly face the future of HTML and the Web. | |
| CHAPTER 16: Organizing Data with XML | 275 |
| Getting to Know XML | 275 |
| Modeling XML Data | 284 |
| The Practical Side of XML | 289 |
| CHAPTER 17: Styling XML with XSL | 291 |
| Style Sheets and XML | 291 |
| Understanding XSL | 292 |
| Peeking Inside a Style Sheet | 294 |
| Constructing Your Own XSL Style Sheet | 299 |
| CHAPTER 18: XHTML: XML Meets HTML | 305 |
| The Significance of XHTML | 305 |
| The Leap from HTML to XHTML | 307 |
| XHTML and Its Need for Acceptance | 308 |
| Creating an XHTML Document | 312 |
| Converting to XHTML | 314 |
| APPENDIX A: HTML Quick Reference | 321 |
| APPENDIX B: HTML Resources on the Web | 325 |
| APPENDIX C: Using Custom Colors | 327 |
| INDEX | 329 |
