HTML 4 for Dummies Quick Reference [Plastic Comb]

Deborah S. Ray (Author), Eric J. Ray (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764503324 | ISBN-13: 978-0764503320 | Publication Date: January 30, 1998 | Edition: 3rd

For years, HTML has been synonymous with Web development. Before you can cultivate your online visions, you must first master basic HTML. But even the most advanced HTML technician needs an easy-to-read lexicon. Enter HTML 4 For Dummies Quick Reference, the handy, fingertip HTML guide with clear explanations, tag definitions, and detailed tables.

Award-winning authors and HTML experts Deborah and Eric Ray share their expertise on everything from using images in your Web pages to determining who your readers are and evaluating their motivations for visiting your site. As an added bonus, HTML 4 For Dummies Quick Reference includes a full color cheat sheet listing 216 consistent and reliable HTML colors.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

This guide is appropriate for those who just need to know enough HTML to get around or who want a convenient, quick reference for the little things they forgot. While far short of a complete course on HTML, this reference is much more than a mere cheat sheet. The signature light-heartedness of the For Dummies series can help make you comfortable if the giant HTML tomes are too daunting.

Topics covered include how to construct basic HTML pages, how to wisely use images on your pages, how to link HTML pages to each other, how to design attractive and effective pages, how to put your pages on the Web, how to use frames, and how to develop style sheets. Three appendices provide quick reference for HTML tags, special symbols, and cascading style sheet properties and values.

The book's design makes referencing as you work particularly easy--the book is compact, takes up very little desk space, and features a comb-bound spine, allowing it to open flat and remain at your selected page. --Elizabeth Lewis

From the Back Cover

Fun, Fast & Cheap!^®

Previous Edition Recipient of the Society for Technical Communications 1997 Award of Excellence! A Quick Reference for the Rest of Us!^® HTML 4 For Dummies^® Quick Reference is the right book for anyone who wants to quickly start developing Web pages or for experienced HTML authors who need an "at-your-fingertips" reference to keep those tags straight. No matter which tool you use to create Web pages, you'll need to have fundamental HTML instructions and reference information readily available. Concise and relevant examples, effective analogies, and samples of what really works make this book the indispensable choice! Now you can find what you need quickly with our …For Dummies^® Quick References! With tasks and commands in alphabetical order, clear-cut, step-by-step instructions, and easy-to-follow advice, you'll quickly find the information you really need — without reading lots of extra material! Look for IDG Books Worldwide's HTML 4 For Dummies^®, the fast and friendly way to access all the latest HTML commands! …For Dummies Quick References and …For Dummies books are available on all your favorite or not-so-favorite hardware and software products. Look for them wherever computer books are sold!

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Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 240 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 3rd edition (January 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764503324
• ISBN-13: 978-0764503320
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,201,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My best HTML book (so far), June 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: HTML 4 for Dummies Quick Reference (Plastic Comb)

This book is fantastic! I learned enough HTML from this book to start producting my own web pages. It covers all the basics and enough on frames and CSS that I can play around with them also. Being a quick reference, it cuts thru the wordiness of regular texts and gets the the point. It has a color cheat sheet in the front, however I found that it is not a true color reference and I have to use the color palet on one of my HTML editors for true color. Still, it is the best HTML book that I have (so far).

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Quick Reference, February 3, 2000

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George Clay (Ada, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTML 4 for Dummies Quick Reference (Plastic Comb)

This is a very handy book. I use it more than any other HTML book that I own, because it is small, and easy to take with me. It's not supposed to be an extensive reference, buy it for what it was intended, and you will be happy.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good reference book for beginners., May 28, 1998

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Craig B. "Craig B." (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML 4 for Dummies Quick Reference (Plastic Comb)

I use this book all the time. The spiral edition was a great idea, it allows me to lay it flat so I can read and work at the same time. Perfect reference tool for learning basic to advanced HTML. Has a very handy color "cheat sheet" in the front to change your font colors quickly, and easily. I recomend this book highly.