Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML & XHTML in 21 Days, Third Edition is a new edition of the best-selling Laura Lemay book that started the whole HTML/Web publishing phenomenon.
Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and XHTML in 21 Days, Third Edition Summary
Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and XHTML in 21 Days, Third Edition by Laura Lemay
Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML & XHTML in 21 Days, Third Edition is a new edition of the best-selling Laura Lemay book that started the whole HTML/Web publishing phenomenon. The entire book has been revised and refined to freshen up its appearance and to bring it up to date with current Web publishing practices and technologies. Yet the book's original style, off-beat humor, and popular learning techniques will be retained and developed. This edition of the book includes coverage of the latest developments in HTML and Web publishing, including the effects of XHTML 1.0 and 1.1 on Web publishing practices, the new generation of browsers from Microsoft and Netscape, improvements and changes in Web publishing tools, and developments in Web scripting and programming.
About Laura Lemay
Laura Lemay is a technical writer, author, Web addict, and motorcycle enthusiast. One of the world's most popular authors on Web development topics, she is the author of Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML, Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days, and Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days. You can visit her home page at http://www.lne.com/lemay/.
Rafe Colburn is a Web application developer and author living in North Carolina. His previous books include Sams Teach Yourself CGI in 24 Hours and Special Edition Using SQL. If you'd like to read more of his writings, check out his home page at http://rc3.org/.
Denise Tyler is a freelance author, graphic artist, animator, and Web designer who resides in Madison, Wisconsin. She is the author of Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft FrontPage 2000 in 21 Days, and co-author of How to Use Macromedia Flash 5.
Table of Contents
(NOTE: Each Chapter ends with Summary, Workshop, Q&A, Quiz, Quiz Answers, and Exercises.)
I. GETTING STARTED.
Day 1. The World of the World Wide Web. What Is the World Wide Web?The Web Is a Hypertext Information System. The Web Is Graphical and Easy to Navigate. The Web Is Cross-Platform. The Web Is Distributed. The Web Is Dynamic. The Web Is Interactive.Web Browsers.What the Browser Does. An Overview of Two Popular Browsers. Using the Browser to Access Other Services.Web Servers. Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).Day 2. Get Organized. Anatomy of a Web Site. What Do You Want to Do on the Web? Set Your Goals. Break Up Your Content into Main Topics. Ideas for Organization and Navigation.Hierarchies. Linear. Linear with Alternatives. Combination of Linear and Hierarchical. Web.Storyboarding Your Web Site.What Is Storyboarding and Why Do I Need It? Hints for Storyboarding.Day 3. An Introduction to HTML. What HTML Is-And What It Isn't.HTML Describes the Structure of a Page. HTML Does Not Describe Page Layout. Why It Works This Way. HTML Is a Markup Language. A Brief History of HTML Tags. Preparing for the Future with XHTML 1.0.What HTML Files Look Like.A Note About Formatting.Programs to Help You Write HTML.