HTML, XHTML and CSS For Dummies (eBook)

Ed Tittel is a full-time independent writer, trainer, andconsultant who works out of his home near beautiful Austin, Texas.Ed has been writing for the trade press since 1986 and has workedon more than 140 books. In addition to this title, Ed has worked onmore than 35 books for Wiley, including Windows Server 2008 ForDummies, XML For Dummies, and Networking with NetWare ForDummies. Ed is a Contributing Editor at Tomshardware.com, writes forhalf-a-dozen different TechTarget.com Web sites, includingWhatIs.com, SearchNetworking. com, and SearchWindows.com, and alsowrites occasionally for other Web sites and magazines. Whenhe's not busy doing all that work stuff, Ed likes to travel,shoot pool, spend time with his family (especially taking walkswith young Gregory), and turn the tables on his Mom, who now makesher home with the rest of the Texas Tittels. Jeff Noble runs a small Web design and multimedia companycalled Conquest Media (www.conquestmedia.com) in Austin, Texas.Jeff has been working on, in, and around the Web for nearly 10years, and he specializes in designing and creating unique, easy touse, functional Web sites. When he's away from his computer,Jeff is often far from the madding crowd, choosing instead to hikeand camp in wild places as far away from a wall socket as he canget.

Introduction.

Part I: Getting to Know (X)HTML and CSS.

Chapter 1: The Least You Need to Know about HTML, CSS, and theWeb.

Chapter 2: Creating and Viewing a Web Page.

Chapter 3: Proper Planning Prevents Poor Page Performance.

Part II: Formatting Web Pages with (X)HTML.

Chapter 4: Creating (X)HTML Document Structure.

Chapter 5: Text and Lists.

Chapter 6: Linking to Online Resources.

Chapter 7: Finding and Using Images.

Part III: Taking Precise Control Over Web Pages andStyles.

Chapter 8: Introducing Cascading Style Sheets.

Chapter 9: Using Cascading Style Sheets.

Chapter 10: Getting Creative with Colors and Fonts.

Chapter 11: Using Tables to Jazz Up Your Pages.

Part IV: Integrating Scripts with (X)HTML.

Chapter 12: Scripting Web Pages.

Chapter 13: The Nuts and Bolts of JavaScript.

Chapter 14: Working with Forms.

Chapter 15: Fun with Client-Side Scripts.

Part V: (X)HTML Projects.

Chapter 16: The About Me Page.

Chapter 17: The eBay Auction Page.

Chapter 18: A Company Site.

Chapter 19: A Product Catalog.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten HTML Dos and Don'ts.

Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Exterminate Web Bugs.

Chapter 22: Ten Cool HTML Tools and Technologies.

Chapter 23: Ten Tip-Top Online HTML References.

Index.