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Ed Tittel (Author), Mary Burmeister (Author)
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Hard-core programmers would say that HTML is for dummies. Nonetheless, those of us who'd like to build and maintain our own Web sites but cringe at the sight of anything resembling a programming language, HTML 4 for Dummies is the hand-holding guide we need to help us through.

Given that so many HTML editors are available that do all of the site-building work for you, it's strange that the authors chose to wait until Appendix C in the back of the book to explain why you need to know HTML. Still, their reasons for learning HTML are sound and the advice they dispense is solid.

Along with going through the ins and outs of HTML tags, the authors do a fine job of explaining what design elements work and how to avoid common mistakes. The section on XHTML ensures that budding site builders have all the latest tools at their disposal.

Whether your goal is to build a simple, text-oriented Web site, or one loaded with frames and graphics and animation, HTML 4 for Dummies will put you on the right track. --John Frederick Moore, amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - easy to use and very informative, 15 Jun 2004
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This review is from: HTML 4 for Dummies (Paperback)
This is a great book - before reading it I had no idea how to use HTML, now I have my own webpage. This gently leads the reader through a range of HTML skills, from creating a very basic page, to one incorporating tables, frames, graphics, javascript and other more complex elements. The language used is simple to follow, without being patronising, and technical details are included, but explained in full. There are also many useful links to websites of interest, as well as the Dummies website, which is a valuable resource. Well worth buying - with this book creating a web page entirely from scratch is made simple.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to HTML, but in today's context, quite dated., 7 Dec 2006
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I read this book cover to cover some time ago to fill any gaps I may have encountered in teaching myself HTML years before. The book covers pretty much every fundamental aspect of HTML, and does a decent job of explaining it all, too. Some other reviews state the book is difficult to follow. Unfortunately, even HTML has a degree of complexity, and this book explains HTML in as simplified a way as is possible.

This book falls short not through a lack of content, but in that it's fairly dated in today's context. After reading the entire book, you'll be able to create websites that would have looked very much bog-standard even in the late 90s. The real designs start coming together when you start working with programs like Photoshop and Flash alongside hard coding HTML. With several graphic design tools and these foundational HTML techniques, you'll be able to create websites. Don't be under the illusion that you'll finish the book and be able to throw together a contemporary website.

Another point worth mentioning is that XHTML is the current standard, and soon HTML 4 will be fairly obsolete. It may be a couple of years down the line, but that's roughly the learning curve for getting reasonably good at web design. I'd reccommend any XHTML book over this book, as they tend to cover everything useful (and necessary) in this book and disregard all the useless, obsolete tags that make your site look like it hasn't been updated since 1996.

However, if you simply want to learn HTML to make a basic homepage for family photos or the like, this book may be all you need.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars All you'll ever need, 31 Oct 1998
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This book is fantastic. I read this book with no knowledge whatsoever of HTML or web design, and am now a web hotshot who's been hired to design several pages and even opened my own site to help teach others about the web. The real meat of this book is in Chapter 5, where all the tags are presented along with all of their attributes, properties, and what exactly they do. The enclosed CD is a sheer boon, providing powerful tools and more examples than you could shake a stick at. I highly recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a dummy no more!
Fantastic book. The only text I have on HTML. Enabled me to get to grips with my own website www.totalastronomy.com. Crammed with useful tips for the beginner.
Published on 30 May 2008 by Dr. S. A. Mitton

1.0 out of 5 stars Confusing - tries to teach too many things at once.
Quite unsuitable for "Dummies", with virtually no prior knowledge of HTML.

One would expect a book like this to present the material in an orderly, structured manner,... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2007 by Demosthenes

5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Beginners Guide to Creating Websites
I was very pleased with this book. I hadn't done any html work before and after reading this book I have created my own website. I've actually surprised myself! Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2007 by Emma

4.0 out of 5 stars Proof is in the Pudding
Let's face it, reviews are all very well and indeed there are lots of good ones (including some on this page), however, it's proof we all want. Read more
Published on 8 April 2007 by gadget

2.0 out of 5 stars Useful and Informative - but NOT for Complete Beginners
Being a complete beginner in the world of web design, having never even attempted a scrap of coding before, I turned to HTML 4 For Dummies to show me the way. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2006 by Shaffelnook

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly organised, AVOID
Although this book has a lot of good information, it is strung together poorly rendering it a bad choice for a first book. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2002 by craighs5

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic - What can I say...?
Now this is one great book - the more fiendly, interesting reference to some very useful hypertext markup language. It's fun for all ages -I'm only 12! Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2001 by rory.smith@virgin.net

5.0 out of 5 stars The HTML 4 for dummies really helped me in Designing webpage
This book is great for alll we designers, buy it!
Published on 6 Sep 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars It taught me everything I needed to know.
Easy to use. Easy to read. Written in plain english.
Published on 20 Aug 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars A POORLY written dummies book
The book was awful. The book always goes of subject by showing you the design of a webpage instead of the actual HTML. Get another book on HTML if you want to learn HTML. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 1999

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