CIW Site Designer Certification Bible

About the Authors Natanya Pitts is a lead instructional designer and XHTML/XML specialist at Powered, an online training company. She has also co--authored HTML 4 For Dummies, among others. Chelsea Valentine is the lead markup language specialist at LANWrights, Inc., and a co--author of Mastering XHTML and other titles. She teaches XHTML and XML at Austin Community College as well as at NetWorld + InterOp and other conferences. Ed Tittel is a 19--year computer industry veteran. He is currently the president of LANWrights, Inc., and Vice President of IT Certifications at Leaplt.com. Ed stays busy writing magazine articles and books (he has 110 titles to his credit), teaching, and consulting.

Preface. Acknowledgments. PART I: Exploring Web Site Design Methodology. Chapter 1: Basic Design Concepts. Chapter 2: Page Layout and Design. Chapter 3: Site Navigation. Chapter 4: Graphics. Chapter 5: Multimedia. Chapter 6: The Development Process. PART II: Understanding Web Site Design Technology. Chapter 7: HTML Standards and Compliance. Chapter 8: HTML Tables and Page Structure. Chapter 9: HTML Frames and Site Design. Chapter 10: Metadata in HTML. Chapter 11: Cascading Style Sheets. Chapter 12: Plug--Ins and Downloadable Files. PART III: Using Web Site Development Tools. Chapter 13: Microsoft FrontPage 2000. Chapter 14: Macromedia Dreamweaver 3.0. Chapter 15: Allaire HomeSite 4.5. Chapter 16: Macromedia Flash 5.0 and Dynamic Media. PART IV: Applying Advanced Design Technology. Chapter 17: JavaScript and Client--Side Web Scripting. Chapter 18: Java Applets in Web Pages. Chapter 19: Extensible Markup Language and Authoring. Chapter 20: HTTP Servers and Cookies. Chapter 21: Web Site Publishing and Database Technology. Appendix A: What's on the CD--ROM. Appendix B: Objective Mapping. Appendix C: Sample Exam. Appendix D: Exam Tips. Appendix E: HTML 4.01 Elements and Attributes. Appendix F: CSS2 Properties and Values. Appendix G: Design Resources, Style Guides, and References. Glossary. Index. End--User License Agreement. CD--ROM Installation Instructions.