- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Peachpit Press; 4 edition (20 Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0201354934
- ISBN-13: 978-0201354935
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.3 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
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- #1 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Programming > Languages > HTML & XHTML > HTML 4
- #2 in Books > Computers & Internet > New to Computing > Guidebook Series > Visual QuickStart Guide > HTML
- #3 in Books > Art, Architecture & Photography > Design Studies > Visual Communication
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Whether you use a high-end authoring application like Dreamweaver, or, in the most economical fashion, you write your own code out in a text file, knowing your way around HTML comes in handy. HTML 4 for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide will teach you what you need to know quickly.
The book covers the latest specifications of HTML 4 set by the World Wide Web Consortium, from the most basic tags that place text, images and links on the page to more complex ones that set up tables, frames or forms. New to this fourth edition, the book provides a chapter on debugging, including browser compatibility issues, expanded sections on Cascading Style Sheets, Javascript, and CGI scripts for use with forms.
As with all Visual QuickStart Guides, HTML 4 features clear and concise instructions side-by-side with well-captioned illustrations and screenshots that show both the source code and the resulting effect on the Web page. The index is extremely detailed, making this a good reference book for intermediate users who are already familiar with basic HTML but need help with specific topics.
The book also includes extensive and useful appendices. One offers a chart that describes each tag (along with its compatibility with Netscape Navigator and/or Internet Explorer.) Other appendices show the code for special symbols, hexadecimal equivalents for RGB colours and a comparison chart for some of the HTML editors on the market. All in all, this is the perfect desktop reference for Web designers. --Angelynn Grant, Amazon.com
Topics covered: HTML code for creating Web pages, including formatting text, images, links, colours, tables, frames, forms, embedded multimedia clips, cascading style sheets, basic javascript actions like rollovers, finer points like drop caps and page counters, debugging code, browser compatibility issues, publishing pages on the internet, registering with search engines. --Sarah Taylor
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HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the lingua franca of the Web, and like any language, it's constantly evolving. That's why Elizabeth Castro has written HTML 4 for the World Wide Web, Fourth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, an update to her blockbuster guide to HTML 4. You'll find all the concise, practical advice--and fun examples--that made the first edition a worldwide bestseller, plus entirely new coverage of debugging, JavaScript, and using tables for page layout, and an expanded section on Cascading Style Sheets.
Like all the books in the Visual QuickStart series, this one breaks even the most complex tasks into easy-to-follow steps illustrated with hundreds of screenshots and the actual code. The book presumes no prior knowledge of HTML, making it the perfect introduction for beginners. But its tabbed format and info-packed appendixes (on special HTML characters and Web-safe colors, for example) also make it a handy and indispensable reference for those who build Web pages for a living. Find out why Amazon called the previous edition a "dream guide" to HTML.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a student at university and during the past year I had to design my first web site from scratch using only html. At first I thought it was going to be a daunting task however by chance this excellent book was bought for me and what a gem it is. The author gently takes you from the very basic beginning, assumes that you have zero knowledge, and carefully guides you through the process of designing a web site. Forms, simple javascript, style sheets, cgi and much more are to be found within this book. Do not let the apparent lack of pages deter you for small fonts allow Liz to pack this book with information. Importantly for other students this book is unbelievably priced. Do not make the mistake of thinking that because it is affordable and relatively small that it cannot be useful, I have other large and dense books which I found to be totally confusing and offputting. If you want to understand html and write a simple elegant website then this book is the best. By the way I got 76% for the website assignment. Thanks Liz!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I knew the basics of HTML before buying the book but with the help of the book I was able to create much more! This isn't a book i'd read from cover to cover. I've used it as a reference guide. Straighforward, step by step examples help you to understand what the HTML code is doing. Highly reccommended for a beginner looking to learn more complex parts of HTML.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Before reading this book my understanding of HTML was very limited, however now I can understand the structure of a HTML page, I can see what its meant to do and how it is doing it.
Prior to reading the book, my web design was all done via FrontPage, I ignored the HTML code. This of course resulted in larger file sizes due to the software adding extra code.
Now I've learned to read and use HTML, and most importantly for myself, the book has introduced Cascading Style Sheets to me. This has enabled me to go through each of the pages on my website, rewriting the code, implementing CSS and so far, the size of the first 7 pages I have changed has reduced from a total of 103kb to 30kb.
This really is an excellent book, it starts with the basics, and provides easy to follow instructions and example HTML code.
If your wanting to learn HTML then I would highly recommend this book. Great to read through and an excellent reference tool.
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This book is grossly outdated. It was published in 1999, and HTML (and the world) has moved on a lot since then. Read more
Published 20 months ago by helloprograms
Good book well written easy to follow
I found this book easy to follow, and well written, but feel that maybe HTML may have moved on a bit since it was written. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2009 by Mrs. W. J. Campbell
HTML 4 for the world wide web
As a beginner I was looking for help and information on how to build a web page from scratch, This book was well worth the read, It was easy to follow with easy to read step by... Read more
Published on 28 April 2009 by F. D. Turner
Great book
This was the first book I bought to be able to learn HTML and do web design. I still use it as a referance and think it can teach you a lot about HTML and basic design. Read more
Published on 29 May 2007 by Rachel Joy Winspear
Castro rocks
A lot of HTML guides out there are woefully outdated (and not particularly clear either). This book is in its fifth edition, so she must be doing something right! Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2004 by MrPower
Not reading this book costs hours in tinker time.
I like to tinker around with new codes to see if I can learn their pattern or logic before reading. This time it backfired on me. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2002 by bernie
SUPERB !! 4 March 2002
After trying a few books that were supposed to be easy to follow, i found this gem. This book IS easy to follow and is perfect for beginners. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2002
Superb
I needed to learn HTML 4 quickly and this book taught me everything I needed to know in just under
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Published on 26 Jan 2002 by primaamorhw@netscapeonline.co.uk
Great Introduction
I started my HTML by using the WYSIWYG editors but soon found this limiting. After reading this book although I would not want to create HTML from scratch, I now prototype it... Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2001 by Paul Fox
Excellent
I found this book very useful. It was my first book on HTML. The examples, layout and style gave me the much needed help l needed to understand the subject. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2001 by edward@zestmail.net
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