Outline:
Learn HTML in a Weekend

• Introduction
• Friday Evening: Getting Started
• Saturday Morning: A Basic HTML Tutorial
• Saturday Afternoon: An Intermediate HTML Tutorial
• Saturday Evening (Bonus Session): A Tables Tutorial
• Sunday Morning: A Frames Tutorial
• Sunday Afternoon: A Forms Tutorial
• Sunday Evening (Bonus Session): A Graphics Tutorial
• Appendixes

1. Who Should Read This Book?
2. What Can I Learn in a Weekend?
3. What Does This Book Cover?
4. What Do I Need to Use This Book?
5. What Do I Need to Know?
6. Do I Need a CD-ROM Drive?
7. What's on the CD-ROM?
8. Do You Have a Web Site?

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I. Friday Evening: Getting Started

1. Background and Overview
   • What is the Internet?
   • What is the World Wide Web?
   • What is Hypertext?
   • What is HTML?
   • What is a URL?
   • What is a Domain Name?
   • What is a Web Page?
   • What is a Web Site?
   • HTML--The Future is Now
2. Running Your Web Browser Offline
   • Running Netscape Navigator Offline
   • Running Microsoft Internet Explorer Offline
   • Running Other Browsers Offline
3. Introduction to Software Tools
   • Saturday Tools
   • Sunday Tools
4. Conclusion

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II. Saturday Morning: A Basic HTML Tutorial

1. Getting Started
   • Go at Your Own Speed
   • What You Will Be Learning
   • The "Scratch Pad" Model
   • Dynamically Updating Your Work
   • Switching Between Your Editor and Your Browser
2. The Basic HTML Tutorial
   • Run Your Text Editor
   • Copy the Sample Graphics
   • Anatomy of a Tag
   • Starting Your Page: Document Tags
   • Structuring Your Web Page with Heading Level Tags
   • Dividing Your Text with Paragraph and Line Break Tags
   • Spacing, Tabs, and Returns: For Your Eyes Only
   • Highlighting Your Text
   • Inserting Reserved and Special Characters
   • Using Block Quotes
   • Using Preformatted Text
   • Creating Lists
   • Creating Definition Lists
   • Creating Hypertext Links
   • Creating Link Lists
   • Using Inline Images
   • Using Horizontal Rules
   • Signing Your Work
   • Saving Your Work
3. Conclusion

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III. Saturday Afternoon: An Intermediate HTML Tutorial

1. Getting Started
   • Go at Your Own Speed
   • Run Your Text Editor
   • Save Your Scratch File
   • Run Your Browser
   • Browser Compatibility
   • The Sample Graphics
2. The Intermediate HTML Tutorial
   • Working with Text
   • Working with Images
   • Working with Lists
   • Creating Icon Link Lists
   • Creating Special Effects
   • Save Your File for Future Reference
3. Conclusion

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IV. Saturday Evening (Bonus Session): A Tables Tutorial

1. Getting Started
2. The Tables Tutorial
   • Creating Tables
   • Creating Icon Bullet Lists Using Tables
   C. Conclusion

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V. Sunday Morning: A Frames Tutorial

1. Getting Started
   • Creating a Frames Folder
   • Installing Frame-It
   • Starting Frame-It
2. The Frames Tutorial
   • Exercise One: Creating a Frame Page Using Two Rows
   • Exercise Two: Creating a Frame Page Using Two Columns
   • Exercise Three: Creating a Frame Page Using Both Rows and Columns
   • Creating Nested Frame Pages using the Frames Template
3. Conclusion
4. Program Details

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VI. Sunday Afternoon: A Forms Tutorial

1. Getting Started
   • Creating a Forms Folder
   • Installing WebForms
   • Starting WebForms
2. The Forms Tutorial
   • The General Tab
   • Leading Text
   • Text Inserts
   • Text Fields
   • Comment Boxes
   • Check Boxes
   • Radio Buttons
   • List Boxes
   • Graphics
   • Links
   • Table
   • Trailing Text
   • Feedback
   • Server Info
   • Notes
   • Completion
   • Generate Your Form
   • View Your Form in Your Browser
   • Testing Your Form
   • Editing Your Form File
   • Maito versus CGI Forms
3. Managing Responses
   • Directly or Indirectly Importing Form Responses
   • Exporting Responses
4. Conclusion
5. Program Details

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VII. Sunday Evening (Bonus Session): A Graphics Tutorial

1. Creating Special Effects with Paint Shop Pro
   • Getting Started
     • Installing and Running Paint Shop Pro
   • Creating Special Effects
     • Creating Interlaced GIFs
     • Creating Transparent GIFs
     • Creating Drop Shadows
     • Using Fill Effects
     • The 3-D Button Effect
   • Special Effects Conclusion
   • Program Details
2. Creating GIF Animations with GIF Construction Set
   • Getting Started
     • Installing and Running GIF Construction Set
   • Creating GIF Animations
     • Creating Your Animation Frames
     • Creating the Animation
   • GIF Animation Conclusion
   • Program Details
3. Creating Image Maps with Mapedit
   • Getting Started
     • Installing and Running Mapedit
   • Creating Image Maps
     • Creating the Graphic
     • Creating the HTML File
     • Creating the Image Map
   • Image Map Conclusion
   • Program Details
4. Graphics Tutorial Conclusion

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Appendixes

1. An HTML Quick Reference
2. Special Characters
3. What's on the CD

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