Outline:
Learn HTML in a Weekend, 3rd Edition
by Steve Callihan
0. Introduction
- Who Should Read This Book
- What You Can Do in a Weekend
- What You Need to Begin
- What This Book Covers
- What's New in the 3rd Edition
- Special Features of this Book
- Visit This Book's Web Site
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I. Friday Evening: Getting Oriented
- What Is HTML?
- What Is Hypertext?
- What Is a Markup Language?
- HTML: The Evolution of a Standard
- Take a Break
- What is XML and XHTML?
- Wrapping Up
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II. Saturday Morning: Learning the Basics
- What You Need
- Installing the Example Files from the CD-ROM
- Anatomy of an HTML Tag
- The "Scratch Pad" Model
- Saving Your HTML File
- Turning Word Wrap On in Notepad
- Starting Your HTML File
- Using a Starting Template
- Working with Headings, Paragraphs, and Line Breaks
- Spacing, Tabs, and Returns: For Your Eyes Only
- Highlighting Your Text
- Inserting Non-Keyboard Characters
- Adding Comments
- Using Block Quotes
- Using Preformatted Text
- Take a Break
- Creating Lists
- Creating Hypertext Links
- Creating Link Lists
- Using Inline Images
- Using Horizontal Rules
- Signing Your Work
- Saving Your Work
- Wrapping Up
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III. Saturday Afternoon: Dressing Up Your Pages
- What You Need
- Using the Starting Template
- Saving Your HTML File
- Using a Banner Image
- Horizontally Aligning Images
- Using Graphic Rules
- Flowing Text Around Images
- Creating a Drop Cap Effect
- Working with Image Links
- Creating Custom Lists
- Take a Break
- Creating Icon Link Lists
- Changing Font Sizes
- Changing Font Colors
- Changing Font Faces
- Using Background Colors and Images
- Adding the Final Touches
- Save Your Work
- Wrapping Up
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IV. Saturday Evening (Bonus Session): Working with Tables
- What You Need
- Using the Starting Template
- Saving Your HTML File
- Starting Your Table
- Defining Columns and Rows
- Adding and Controlling Borders
- Adding Captions
- Setting Cell Spacing and Padding
- Adding Column Headings
- Adding a Caption
- Centering a Table
- Setting the Table Width
- Doing More with Your Table
- Adding Row Headings
- Horizontally Aligning Cell Contents
- Setting Column Widths
- Inserting an Image
- Vertically Aligning Cell Contents
- Spanning Columns
- Spanning Rows
- Setting Row Heights
- Take a Break
- Controlling Fonts, Colors, and Backgrounds
- Changing Font Sizes and Colors
- Assigning Background Colors
- Removing Borders and Cell Spacing
- Using Background Images
- Controlling Border Colors
- Creating Icon Link Lists Using Tables
- Flowing Text and Other Elements around Tables
- Flowing Text around a Table
- Displaying Side-by-Side Tables
- Adjusting the Horizontal Position of Side-by-Side Tables
- Saving Your Work
- Take a Break
- Creating Two-Column Layouts Using Tables
- Using a Two-Column Background Image
- Setting the Column Width with a Spacer Image
- Including a Banner Image
- Adding Vertical Spacing
- Creating a Vertical Button Menu
- Adding the Content to the Right Column
- Save Your Work
- Wrapping Up
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V. Sunday Morning: Working with Frames
- Pros and Cons of Using Frames
- What You Need
- Creating Two-Column and Two-Row Frame Pages
- Take a Break
- Creating a Combo Row/Column Frame Page
- Creating a "Nested" Row/Column Frame Page
- Using Background Image to Dress Up Your Frame Pages
- Wrapping Up
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VI. Sunday Afternoon: Working with Forms
- What You Need
- Creating Mailto and CGI Forms
- Starting Your Form Page
- Setting Up the FORM Element
- Creating Input Controls
- Creating Text Boxes
- Creating Radio Buttons
- Creating Check Boxes
- Other Input Controls
- Creating List Menus
- Creating Text Area Boxes
- Creating Submit and Reset Buttons
- Take a Break
- Handling Form Responses
- Creating CGI Forms
- Creating Secure Forms
- Using JavaScript with Forms
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VII. Sunday Evening (Bonus Session): Working with Graphics
- What You Need
- Installing Paint Shop Pro 6
- Starting Your Image
- Creating the Banner Text
- Creating Transparent and Interlaced GIF Images
- Using Paint Shop Pro's Undo Feature
- Using Fill Effects
- Using Solid Color Fills
- Using Pattern Fills
- Using Gradient Fills
- Take a Break
- Working with Layers
- Creating Drop Shadow Effects
- Saving Your Image as a Paint Shop Pro 6 Image
- Creating an Optimized Color Palette
- Creating Transparent Drop Shadows
- Take a Break?
- Creating 3-D Buttons
- Optimizing Your Images
- Wrapping Up
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Appendixes
- HTML Quick Reference
- XHTML/XML Compatibility Guide
- Non-Keyboard Characters
- Using Relative URLs
- Using Cascading Style Sheets
- Completing Your Wish List
- Adding Background Sound
- Adding a Hit Counter
- Adding a Guestbook
- Adding a Message Board
- Adding GIF Animations
- Adding Image Maps
- Adding a Search Form
- Adding JavaScripts
- Adding Java Applets
- Adding Dynamic HTML Effects
- Adding Streaming Media
- Adding Interactive Animations
- Transferring Your Pages to the Web
- Finding a Web Host
- Transferring Your Pages to a Server
- Using WS_FTP LE to Transfer Your Web Page Files
- What's On the CD-ROM
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Steve Callihan
E-Mail: learn3@callihan.com
URL: http://www.callihan.com/
Last Updated: October 23, 2000