How Is This Book Organized?
I've organized this book into two sections. The first focuses on HTML, the language used to structure the document and its contents.NOTEAlthough HTML is still in use, it has been reformulated into a language known as Extensible Markup Language (XHTML). For general purposes, they are essentially the same, with the exception that XHTML can be extended in ways beyond the scope of the book. However, to keep up-to-date and to get you working with modern markup, XHTML is used in this book. In fact, it's an important point that I tend to use the terms HTML and XHTML interchangeably, even though they are, in fact, a bit different.You'll learn more about HTML and XHTML in the book's first section, which contains the following chapters:
Chapter | Title | Teaches you how to… |
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1 | Building an HTML Page | Create a page in XHTML |
2 | Adding Text and Links | Format text and links |
3 | Adding Images, Media, and Scripts | Add dynamic content |
4 | Creating Tables | Build effective data tables |
5 | Building Forms | Create HTML forms |
6 | Working with Frames | Work with frames |
Chapter | Title | Teaches you how to . . . |
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7 | Using CSS | Integrate CSS with HTML |
8 | Working with Color and Images Using CSS | Add color and imagery |
9 | Styling Textp | Work with web typography |
10 | Link Effects, Lists, and Navigation | Design with links and lists |
11 | Margins, Borders, and Padding | Gain control over space |
12 | Positioning, Floats, and Z-index | Position and float elements |
13 | CSS Layouts | Lay out pages with CSS |