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Paperback: 456 pages
Publisher: Peachpit Press; 6 edition (31 Aug 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0321430840
ISBN-13: 978-0321430847
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

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Need to learn HTML fast? This best-selling reference's visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and running with HTML in no time. In this completely updated edition of our best-selling guide to HTML, Web expert and best-selling author Elizabeth Castro uses crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to introduce you to all of today's HTML and XHTML essentials. You’ll learn how to design, structure, and format your Web site. You'll create and use images, links, styles, lists, tables, frames, and forms, and you'll add sound and movies to your site. Finally, you will test and debug your site, and publish it to the Web. Along the way, you'll find extensive coverage of CSS techniques, current browsers (Opera, Safari, Firefox), creating pages for the mobile Web, and more.

Visual QuickStart Guide--the quick and easy way to learn!

Easy visual approach uses pictures to guide you through HTML and show you what to do.
Concise steps and explanations get you up and running in no time.
Page for page, the best content and value around.
Companion Web site at www.cookwood.com/html offers examples, a lively question-and-answer area, updates, and more.

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Easy visual approach uses pictures to guide you through HTML and show you what to do.
Concise steps and explanations get you up and running in no time.
Page for page, the best content and value around.
Companion Web site at www.cookwood.com/html offers examples, a lively question-and-answer area, updates, and more.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must have for anyone into web design, 20 Nov 2005

By	Mike (colchester) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS. (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

I bought this book after looking around for something to compliment the html & CSS I have learned studying the CIW internet webmasters course.

The book is so easy to follow even someone without prior knowledge would be writing their very own web site after a very short time.

The sections are well laid out so you can skip the basics if you know them & get right in to styling your page with CSS which I found extreamly useful.

Wheter you are new to X/HTML or not I would say this is a must have on your desk space.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The woman is a genius!, 25 April 2007

By	lovetolearn (South Yorkshire, UK) - See all my reviews

I've had several editions of this book and they're the best of the best. In fact, it's how I started out after I'd read all the other confusing books out there and I still use it because virtually EVERYTHING is covered including kerning, word-spacing and other odds and ends that you normally don't come across.

What's so great about this book?? Clarity and simplicity. She explains everything in detail and you can pick out what you want, when you want. No need to start from the beginning and work your way through - just find the section you need and get started.

This book is in colour, too. Every example has a detailed, friendly picture of a page that she (presumably) made herself and next to it will be the appropriate HTML. Every example also has real life tips, for example on the difference between the browsers (particularly bad old non-compliant IE).

A list of the chapters:

Intro (CSS and browser support, XHTML vs HTML)

1 - Web page building blocks (URLS, Doctypes)
2 - Working with Web Page Files
3 - Basic (X) HTML structure
4 - Basic (X) HTML formatting
5 - Images
6 - Links
7 - Style sheet building blocks
8 - Working with style sheet files
9 - Defining selectors
10 - formatting with styles
11 - Layout with styles
12 - dynamic effects with styles
13 - style sheets for handhelds
14 - style sheets for printing
15 - Lists
16 - Tables
17 - forms
18 - Video, auio and other multimedia
19 - scripts
20 - a taste of javascript
21 - symbols and non english characters
22 - testing and debugging webpages
23 - publishing your pages on the web
24 - getting people to visit
25 - syndication and podcasting

There are some very useful reference apendices at the end, and a colour chart.

My only gripe is that I couldn't find anything about iframes, but I have an old copy of her book and that's in there.

As far as I'm concerned this is the only book on HTML / XHTML and every time she brings out a new version I buy it, as it's always up to date.

Brilliant!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't think about it, just buy it!, 6 Nov 2002

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This review is from: HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS. (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

I have programmed HTML before, using HTML 3.2, back in 1997. A lot has changed since then, but I never really took notice, until now...

Recently, I was asked to create a website for a project at work. Realising how things have changed, I needed a book that is good for beginners in the new HTML versions and ideas (HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0 and CSS 1/2), but also not too patronising for people who have done HTML before and know the basics.

I believe my choice was spot-on!

Especially at the beginning, this is a really basic book, but I agree that not all people are seasoned experts. However, it quickly moves on to more advanced stuff. HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 are concurrently introduced and described, as there are not many differences between them. Styles are presented early across 4 chapters, which helps the eager reader getting to grips quickly with designing and building simple pages. Then more advanced features are presented, such as tables, forms, frames, two chapters of scripting, and even WML! The discussions for (X)HTML tags and attributes are complete, as well as for CSS properties. Browser peculiarities on different platforms are also presented throughout, so you learn how to deal with them. The appendices are very good with a list of (X)HTML tags, CSS properties, even a table of web colours. And to top it all off, an excellent website with tips, extras and even a discussion forum!

What more do you need from a book? Just buy it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant!!
I think this book is absolutely brilliant. I've had a bit of experience with CSS and XHTML, as I did a course with the Open Uni. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Top Class From the USA to The UK
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early within thier time scale. Condition of the book is better than expected. Will always use again.

Published 10 months ago by Billy Logan

4.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best HTML book around
I've used the 4th and 5th editions of Elizabeth Castro's book, and found them just right for me as an amateur website compiler. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Patrick Wyman

4.0 out of 5 stars For Beginners Great, for the more experienced...not so much!
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Published 14 months ago by Elyse Burns-hill

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and so easy to follow
Absolutely brilliant book. I have just started doing web coding and having enevr done it before I was completely lost in class and not only that I couldn't follow what the tutor... Read more

Published 15 months ago by N. C. Elvin

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Book
A very good book for beginners.Its not the book that will make you expert but it helps you to understand how the basics of HTML works.Also very well written!

Published 19 months ago by Karapanos George

5.0 out of 5 stars from a very keen newbe to HTML and CSS
I can not recommend this book highly enough. While I am sure the professionals find it's lay out too simple. IT WAS IDEAL FOR ME! Read more

Published on 13 Feb 2008 by E. Rogers

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