HTML: A Beginner's Guide [Paperback]

Wendy Willard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072130261 | ISBN-13: 978-0072130263 | Publication Date: November 15, 2000 | Edition: annotated edition

This guide aims to teach the essential skills and concepts of HTML through tutorials, hands-on exercises and integrated projects. It features "Ask the Experts" sections, "1-Minute Drills" and a colour-coded key and quick tag reference.

Editorial Reviews

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...this book stands out because of its highly practical approach and focus on its audience. -- The Computer Paper, July 4, 2001

From the Author

When I was first approached about writing this book, I must admit that my thought was, "another HTML book -- how many do we need?" I learned HTML by experience when there was only one version of Netscape, and it had been a long time since I’d even looked at an HTML book. But after I researched the other HTML books on the market, I felt compelled to write a book that gives readers a realistic, easy-to-understand approach to learning HTML, while at the same time offering real-world practice activities and advice on related issues. "HTML: A Beginner's Guide" is that book, offering you practical tools and knowledge that can easily be applied to a variety of development situations, without the boring rhetoric or lengthy technical fluff. This book tells you what you need to know, when you need to know it..."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 569 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media; annotated edition edition (November 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072130261
• ISBN-13: 978-0072130263
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,473,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am an accomplished professional with over 15 years experience in all aspects of design. I'm a published author on topics such as HTML, CSS, Web Design and Photoshop, and have copy edited several other books as well. I'm a seasoned project manager, having led small creative teams at multiple locations.

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars NOT for the Beginner, January 2, 2004

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Jeff Frese "snowyriverman" (Stockton, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTML: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)

I have just finished the first two modules and let me tell you that if you are a pure beginner to HTML, DO NOT get this book. Module two is very confusing with very few examples for the beginner. I have been designing pretty decent web pages (www.pacificlittleleague.org) with MS Frontpage 2002 and wanted to learn HTML so I could advance to using javascript & flash. This book was a mistake purchase. It is not for the beginner. I have read all of the other comments that convinced me to buy this book, and all I can say is that maybe this would be a good book if you have already dabbled in some HTML. If you look at some of the test questions at the end of module 2, such as #9 which asks about the proper XHTML format for closing the hr tag, you will find that she hasn't even covered the tag hr yet. In # 11 it asks to rewrite "the text below" so that it doesn't show up on a web page - and then there is no text shown that could be rewritten. The author really needs to get in a frame of mind to that of a true beginner if she is going to sell this book as a beginner book.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST introduction to HTML for the novice, January 24, 2001

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Neil Kimmelfield (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)

I'm an HTML novice, and I've periodically browsed the bookstores looking for a good introductory HTML book, but I never found one that measured up to my hopes...until I encountered Wendy Willard's new book, HTML: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE. I gave it a quick skim in the bookstore and was immediately impressed by its organization, layout, use of examples, and appropriate level of detail. I read it cover to cover over a long weekend, and I was thrilled! I've read bits and pieces of quite a few technical books, and this book is right up there with the best. Most technical books suffer because they are written by techies, not writers. Well, for someone whose background is in graphic arts, Ms. Willard's expository writing skills are impressive. The book is extremely well organized at all levels--the overall content of the book, the individual chapters, even the individual paragraphs. The style is clear, engaging, fluid, and well balanced. Throughout the book, Ms. Willard maintains a good sense of context, so I never wondered why I was investing my energy in the point at hand. This book helped me to move from a very minimal knowledge of HTML to a high level of comfort with the smallest imaginable investment of time and energy. Quite simply, this may be the best introductory HTML book on the market.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I knew nothing - now I feel all clued up!, June 9, 2001

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Mr. Thomas Orton "Rosewood" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTML: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)

This book is definetely worth every penny I paid for it. I started off knowing next to nothing about HTML coding. Now I know all about creating a web page/site, styling the text, including web graphics/colours (and about the hexidecimal colour system), tables (which are widely and a useful tool for web pafge layout, I found out), frames (another widely used tool - like on THIS page here!), embedding multimedia (and customizing it) and MUCH more. There are even useful introductions to javascript, cascading style sheets and stuff about actually putting your website on the web, and, at the beginning, stuff about web site design (e.g. for potential customers, etc.). There is a reference section for all the stuff you've learnt and a resources section both at the back. A BIG feature is the project running throughout the book, which gets you to create your own web site and build it up, gradually adding more and more stuff to it as you learn it. This consolidates your learning.

This book is EXCELLENT for beginners, who know nothing, and takes you through to, I would say, at least intermediate level. There is also stuff on how to make pages ready for the up-and-coming XHTML. Everything is fully,and very well explained, with useful short tests throughout. The only critcism I can think of is that it is a bit repetative in places - but then that can only be good for a beginner. If you want to learn HTML (and a bit more), this is a VERY good place to start!