HTML 4 (Dummies 101 Series) [Paperback]

Deborah Ray (Author), Dawn Erdos (Author), Ray (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764502050 | ISBN-13: 978-0764502057 | Publication Date: January 1998 | Edition: 2nd

Readers can learn HTML the old-fashioned way--with real-life examples, progress checks, and quizzes to drive home concepts and Web page creation expertise. The CD-ROM includes exercise files, sample HTML files, Internet service provider software, an HTML authoring tool, and other software applications.

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About the Author

Just a word about us -- so that you know who the "we" is that we refer to throughout this book.

We are Deborah and Eric Ray, owners of RayComm, Inc., a technical communication consulting company. For the most part, we write computer books, including Dummies 101®: HTML and Netscape Composer™ For Dummies®, to name a couple. In fact (if you can pardon a little bragging), HTML For Dummies® Quick Reference (this book's first edition) and Dummies 101®: HTML won international awards at the 1997 Society for Technical Communication Technical Publications Competition. And when we're not trapped under mounds of book drafts, we also give occasional seminars on HTML and Internet-related topics, and we take on other technojargonese-into-English translation projects.

I, Deborah Ray (my friends call me Deb), have been a technical communicator for the past four years and have been involved with the Internet for the past three years. I taught technical writing to students at Utah State University and Oklahoma State University. I also have a variety of technical experiences, including creating various computer and engineering documents for sundry purposes. My areas of emphasis include writing, designing, and illustrating documents to meet various audiences' information needs.

I, Eric Ray (my friends call me, well, Eric), have been involved with the Internet for five years and have made numerous presentations and written several papers about HTML and online information. (I like to hear myself write.) My technical experience includes creating and maintaining the TECHWR-L listserv list (a discussion forum for technical communications) as well as implementing and running Web servers. I guess you'd say that I'm a Webmaster. As a technical communicator, I focus on making "techie" information easy for normal people to understand.

Thanks to our combined skills, we've reached stereotypical geek status, having side-by-side home computer workstations at which we work hours and hours every day. Our cats perch on the monitors, stare at us, and attempt to supervise our work. (Actually, we think they're just keeping their tummies warm.); Just a word about us -- so that you know who the "we" is that we refer to throughout this book.

We are Deborah and Eric Ray, owners of RayComm, Inc., a technical communication consulting company. For the most part, we write computer books, including Dummies 101®: HTML and Netscape Composer™ For Dummies®, to name a couple. In fact (if you can pardon a little bragging), HTML For Dummies® Quick Reference (this book's first edition) and Dummies 101®: HTML won international awards at the 1997 Society for Technical Communication Technical Publications Competition. And when we're not trapped under mounds of book drafts, we also give occasional seminars on HTML and Internet-related topics, and we take on other technojargonese-into-English translation projects.

I, Deborah Ray (my friends call me Deb), have been a technical communicator for the past four years and have been involved with the Internet for the past three years. I taught technical writing to students at Utah State University and Oklahoma State University. I also have a variety of technical experiences, including creating various computer and engineering documents for sundry purposes. My areas of emphasis include writing, designing, and illustrating documents to meet various audiences' information needs.

I, Eric Ray (my friends call me, well, Eric), have been involved with the Internet for five years and have made numerous presentations and written several papers about HTML and online information. (I like to hear myself write.) My technical experience includes creating and maintaining the TECHWR-L listserv list (a discussion forum for technical communications) as well as implementing and running Web servers. I guess you'd say that I'm a Webmaster. As a technical communicator, I focus on making "techie" information easy for normal people to understand.

Thanks to our combined skills, we've reached stereotypical geek status, having side-by-side home computer workstations at which we work hours and hours every day. Our cats perch on the monitors, stare at us, and attempt to supervise our work. (Actually, we think they're just keeping their tummies warm.)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 2nd edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764502050
• ISBN-13: 978-0764502057
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,301,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Great and Great, May 27, 1999

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This review is from: HTML 4 (Dummies 101 Series) (Paperback)

I started out knowing nothing of HTML and when I was finished with this book I had an excellent start on web page making. I recommend anyone wanting to learn how to create web pages, go out and get this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is a good choice for HTML newbies., July 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: HTML 4 (Dummies 101 Series) (Paperback)

While "101" books do not pretend to cover every facet of a topic (and this one doesn't) is covers enough for you to create a very nice web page from scratch, with no prior experience. It has a clear writing style, and is not intimidating. An excellent choice for an HTML newcomer. Also, some good software is on the CD ROM that comes packaged with the book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn By Doing, September 15, 2002

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Donald L. Harris "Dr. Don" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTML 4 (Dummies 101 Series) (Paperback)

I learned how to write HTML with the original edition of this text. The best way to learn is by doing. If you go through this text page by page you will become an excellent HTML author. I'm surprised that programmed texts are not used more often to teach various aspects of computer science. Be persistent! You'll learn well.