The Essentials of Web Page Development

Part 1 Overview

By the time you've finished with this first part of the book, you'll have a clear understanding of what HTML 2.0 is and take the first steps in learning how to work with the tags. Among other things, you'll learn how to create heading tags, bullet and numbered lists, work with color and reference other HTML web pages.

This book is your first stop on your way to mastering HTML and creating great web pages.

Part 2 Overview

You'll be able to control tables and produce newspaper-style web pages. You'll create forms that will allow your visitors to interact with your web page and give you customized feedback. And you'll learn how to create client-side image maps that will add excitement to your web pages.

Part 3 Overview

You'll be able to create pages with flare by using frames. Next you'll use software you can find free off of the Internet to create and add simple animation to your web pages. Then you'll learn how to control text elements on a page via style sheets. Last, but not least, you'll get a quick introduction to JavaScript.

Part 1

Tables and Lists

Add a Line Break
Create a Basic Table
Modify a Table
Control the Attributes of a Table
Control the Attributes of Table Cells
Add a Registered Mark after Text
Change the Alignment of a Cell
Create an Unordered (Bulleted) List
Create Different Bullets
Create an Ordered (Numbered) List
Create a Definition List

Colors and Graphics

Use Named Colors on a Web Page
Use Hexadecimal Colors on a Web Page
Insert Horizontal Rules
Add Text to a Web Page
Insert a Background Graphic
Use a Font Color Tag
Add a Logo to the Page
Change Image Properties
Insert Space Above a Graphic
Insert Alternative Text
Use a Graphic as a Bullet

Part 2

Tables for Layouts

Create a Simple Table
Add a Link to the Table
Add an Image to a Table
Adjust the Width of a Table Cell
Create a Page Layout Using Tables

Forms

Create a Basic Form
Add a Password Field
Add a Text Area
Add Radio Buttons
Add Checkboxes
Add a Pop-Up Menu
Create a Scrollable Menu Selection List
Create Submit and Reset Buttons
Change the BACKGROUND COLOR and Add an IMAGE
Direct a Form to a CGI Script
Create Hidden Tags

Creating Graphics for the Web

Download sounds files from the Web
Embed sounds on a Web page
Add a Graphic to an HTML Document
Create a Transparent GIF
Use Tile GIFS to Enhance a Web Page
Create a Thicker Rule
Create a Bullet with a Graphic

Client-Side Image Maps

Download and Install MapEdit for the Mac & PC
Create an HTML File
Use MapEdit to Create a Client Side Image Map
View Mapping Coordinates
Add Text Links

Part 3

Frames

Preview a Completed Project
Create a Frameset
Create a Red Content HTML Document
Create the Purple Content HTML Document
Create the Tan Content HTML Document
Create the Web Creativity Frameset
Create the HTML Document for the Top Region
Create the HTML Document for the Main Region
Create the HTML Document for the Bottom Region

Animation

Download GIF Construction Set for the PC
Create an Animated GIF for the PC
Change the Interframe Delay
Add an Animation to a Web Page
Download GIFBuilder for the Macintosh
Create a Simple GIF Animation on a Macintosh
Change the Interframe Delay
Add an Animation to a Web Page

Cascading Style Sheets

Place a Style Definition within the HEAD Container
Create a Style Within the Container
Create a Global Style Sheet
Apply an External Style Sheet

Introduction to JavaScript

Create a JavaScript Remote Window and Its Launching Link
Create the Content HTML that Loads in the Remote Window
Create a JavaScript Rollover

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