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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Web Page
 
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Web Page (Paperback)

by Paul McFedries (Author)
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  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: Imprint Unknown; 5 edition (1 Jan 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 002864316X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0028643168
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 470,475 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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In the Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Web Page, the author does a fair job of covering the subject in a friendly, engaging tone. One of the charms of the Web is that just about anyone can (and does) create a Web page. "It's cinchy," they tell you. And they're right. But it always helps to have a book handy to help you with some of the not-so-cinchy parts. And it amazes me how many Web design or publishing books just don't get it. Fortunately, this isn't one of those books.

. Yes, this book has life to it. There is a personality. The humour isn't forced or condescending. Paul covers a lot of ground quickly and I had to remind myself that Idiot's Guides, like Dummies books, are references. So where I thought some things were skipped over quickly, the truth is that as a reference the book works well. (True beginners who need handholding and tutorials should turn elsewhere.)

The book's scope is vast. It goes into style sheets, JavaScript, and certain advanced options that help round out the Web page experience. It also covers my hot-button issue of FTP. Without FTP you just can't publish your Web page on the Internet, and I'm embarrassed for the many book authors who don't include such vital information in their Web publishing books. Fortunately, it's covered here and covered well.

I suppose I could gripe that the book doesn't cover XML, an advanced topic for Web page creation, and one that I've yet to see a decent book on, anyway. That's a minor quibble though; as far as I'm concerned. No, for basic Web page creation and publication, you really can't beat this book. --Dan Gookin --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Part 1 gives a solid introduction to Web page creation techniques, while Part 2 turns to beefing up a Web page through adding tables, links, forms and frames. Part 3 explains how style sheets can polish Web pages to perfection. Part 5 explores dynamic Web pages and the Applets and Javascript to make them work. Finally, Parts 6 and 7 give ample coverage on other markup languages and some practical ways to make HTML skills pay off in market place.



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5.0 out of 5 stars Best money I ever spent, 13 Dec 2002
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This book tells you everything you need to know about web page design. The breadth of coverage is amazing, from the absolute basics right through to Forms, Frames, Cascading Style Sheets, Javascript, Java, and selling advertising on your site. I genuinely felt like I could go and make a living as a web designer afterwards. Even the throwaway comments are real words of wisdom.
Paul writes in a very entertaining style - I've never read such a fun textbook! He doesn't spend ages going through <yawn> standards and suchlike It's also really easy to understand. I read "HTML for dummies" and got bored and bogged down. This book is genuinely pitched at idiots.
I originally borrowed this from the library and worked though it over a couple of months. It is so useful that I went out and bought it afterwards. I think it will live beside my computer for years to come. The only minor criticism is that some of the code in later chapters (like the one on Javascript) hadn't been properly checked and had a few typos. Frankly, I can live with that for a book this good.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it's weight in gold if you're new to web design!, 26 Nov 2001
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This book offers an excellent introduction to web design. The format of the book allows you to get your head around how web sites and pages work and are structured whilst also learning how to create them. I was literally a complete idiot regarding web design when I bought this book and now I'm getting jobs in the field! Paul McFedries - you're a star!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent beginner's guide to mastering basic web design, 26 Sep 2000
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Paul McFedries' friendly and informal style makes this book a gem for those just starting out in the wonderful world of web design. I bought the book from Amazon a month ago knowing nothing whatsoever about HTML and I am already receiving PAID COMMISSIONS to design simple but effective web sites for a number of small companies! It should be said that you will certainly need to acquire a more comprehensive guide if you get any more ambitious in your designing, but this enjoyale book is occasionally irreverent, often funny and always incredibly easy to understand. Buy it and get designing - there's money in it, I tell you!
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3.0 out of 5 stars quite irritating, but possibly useful?
is it possible that this book was written by ned flanders? to be fair to the book, i haven't got to grips with it as yet and possibly in six months time i will be a devoted fan... Read more
Published on 7 Jul 2003 by Dog in a Flat Cap

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading for Beginners
I picked up this book after reading a recommendation. I knew nothing about html or java but reading this book I was able to put together fairly complex (at least complex looking... Read more
Published on 6 April 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A good place to start.
If you're wondering where to start in the maze that is web page building then you couldn't do much better than Paul McFedries book. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars useful but irritating
OK, so it teaches you how to use HTML with the minimum amount of fuss but this book is quite uniquely irritating. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book now and start making money!
This book is incredible! Within a week I have prepared my own site which knocks spots off of others I have seen. Read more
Published on 7 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb introductory guide!
This is a superb introductory guide, which helped me produce my web-page from scratch in only a week or two! (see 'opendinghy.co.uk' as evidence). Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
I built and designed my web-site completely in 2 weeks by using this book. If you have no web page programming experience and want to build your own web page, this is the best... Read more
Published on 19 May 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Gold Stars for Mr McFedries and his book.
This book is superb for anyone with little or no experience in writing web-pages in HTML.

Unlike publications from O'Reilly, the examples provided on the CD actually work. Read more

Published on 18 April 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars What an excellent Book
Trying to create Web pages is made very easy with the help of this book. I am an absolute novice with no experience of Web page design. Read more
Published on 12 April 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for first-time page builders!
I was really impressed that this book not only instructed on how to build a page, but also supplied useful links for supporting software as well as a supporting web site and... Read more
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