HTML, XHTML & CSS For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

by Ed Tittel (Author), Jeff Noble (Author)
Key Phrases: protected mode, protected node, bulleted lists, Windows Internet Explorer, Integrating Scripts, Formatting Web Pages (more...)

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Product Description

• Now featuring more than 250 color illustrations throughout, this perennially popular guide is a must for novices who want to work with HTML or XHTML, which continue to be the foundation for any Web site
• The new edition features nearly 50 percent new and updated content, including expanded coverage of CSS and scripting, new coverage of syndication and podcasting, and new sample HTML projects, including a personal Web page, an eBay auction page, a company Web site, and an online product catalog
• The companion Web site features an eight-page expanded Cheat Sheet with ready-reference information on commands, syntax, colors, CSS elements, and more
• Covers planning a Web site, formatting Web pages, using CSS, getting creative with colors and fonts, managing layouts, and integrating scripts

From the Back Cover
Packed with useful tips, techniques, and code examples

Build quality Web pages with XHTML and add some pizzazz with CSS

You don't have to be a master programmer to build great Web pages! This book shows you what HTML is about and how to use XHTML to format great-looking pages. Then you'll see how CSS helps you manipulate colors, fonts, and more. You can even add scripting languages and build interactive pages — here's how!

Discover how to:

• Plan your Web site to prevent problems

• Use the proper syntax for HTML and XHTML

• Build a company Web site

• Upload and publish Web pages

• Integrate scripts with XHTML

• Test and debug your Web pages

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 6 edition (May 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047023847X
• ISBN-13: 978-0470238479
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #15,834 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good but somewhat out dated, January 29, 2009

By	Robert E. Gillis - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book to learn XHTML and CSS, the latest standards in web development. I found the book very easy to understand and mostly it met my needs. The color examples made the code stand out and less confusing than if the book was printed in black ink. However, when it got to developing tables, the authors used depreciated HTML code which I found disappointing. I was hoping that they would have used the latest CSS standards to do it. All in all, I found the book to be good, but not excellent, introduction to HTML, XHTML.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Book at the Perfect Time, August 2, 2008

By	Don Eaves - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Finally a book that could help me! This was the perfect book at the perfect time.
Now I may or may not be an actual 'dummy', but I can say that this was the first book I've read that really helped me. I searched the book stores (sorry Amazon) looking for a book that could help me re-start a website, and all I could find was a bunch of over technical and complicated volumes that were hard for me to understand. This book was a good introduction book that I found very easy to read without being bogged down with too much technical jargon. The examples were basic but easy to understand and I was able to apply what I learned to help me get my broken-down web site actually working. I was about to give up my hopes of having a 'working' web site, and resign myself to living with the 'technical-dinosaurs'. Fortunately, this book turned all that around for me. Thank you Mr. Tittel and Mr Noble. I will be sending you guys a link to my site soon, so you can see what your book has made possible.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource Book, May 15, 2009

By	W. Card - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was very easy to comprehend. I didn't have any understanding of HTML, XHTML, or CSS until I read it. Thanks to Jeff Noble and Ed Tittle, I was able to create a community website for New Bern, NC. Check it out http://www.NewBernNow.com! I recommend this book to anyone who doesn't have previous knowledge of the topic.