Creating Cool HTML 4 Web Pages (Paperback)

by Dave Taylor (Author) "This chapter will get you started by covering the basics of the Web, showing how information pointers help organize information, and illustrating how Web browsers..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
The most recent update to Dave Taylor's popular guide includes HTML 4 and still offers great advice for beginning-to-intermediate Web-page authors. Taylor's calm, competent tone reassures those who are creating their first page, but his expertise in designing Web pages is valuable for those who are ready to do more.

Taylor first shows new users what a Web page is, how a browser works, what URLs are, and other basic concepts. He then delves into basic HTML, fonts, and text styles and explains how to make lists, special characters, pointers, and links; add graphics; and create tables and frames. Taylor moves into advanced topics such as background, marquees, image maps, JavaScript, forms, plug-ins, Dynamic HTML, style sheets, and more, using his own award-winning work as tutorial examples. He clearly discusses the HTML coding used to create each page.

Taylor teaches the basics to new users without overwhelming them and gives intermediate users the option to learn more when they are ready. He shows users how to get their Web pages ready for publication and how to publicize them so that people will come to see them. The strong appendices include a primer on building your very first page, a step-by-step planning guide for page and site builders, a resource list on where to publish your pages, a glossary, and an HTML quick reference guide that is linked to various chapters. An accompanying CD-ROM includes Net utilities and Web design shareware for the PC and Mac. --Elizabeth Lewis

Product Description
It isnt easy keeping up with the latest changes to HTML. And it definitely isnt easy maintaining a hip-and-happening Web site. But weve got a book that can help you do both. Creating Cool™ HTML 4 Web Pages shows you how to use the next generation of HTML tags to create engaging Web pages that communicate your message in cool and effective ways. Best-selling author Dave Taylor has a whole new bag of tips and tricks for revving up your Web pages and getting your site noticed. Creating Cool HTML 4 Web Pages is packed with ideas on implementing graphics, animation, and special effects, using style sheets, registering with leading search engines, and more. The CD-ROM features useful tools for both the Mac and PC platforms. Mac users will enjoy BBEdit Lite, DeBabelizer Lite, GIF Builder, Image Mapper, and more. For PC users theres FTP Explorer, Animagic GIF, Paint Shop Pro, and ApplePie HTML Editor, to name a few.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 433 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (Computers) (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764532014
• ISBN-13: 978-0764532016
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #985,603 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book! Highly Recommended!, November 7, 1999

By	Chris Nitkin (Stockholm, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are a lot of people who know lots of things, but just don't know how to teach. This is definitely not true when it comes to Dave Taylor. His well-written book on the Web's language should be able to explain HTML to anyone, especially novices. I created two websites just using his book, and they look pretty good too!

The only complaint I have is because of the lax coverage of CGI. I still give the book 5 stars though, becauses this is a book on HTML, not CGI.

This excellent book is recommended for anyone interested in learning HTML, and so BUY IT NOW!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where It All Begins, April 22, 2000

By	J.D. Brown (California) - See all my reviews

I started learning to build web pages with this book and have sinced moved into state-of-the-art WYSIWGs but - I still use html every day. You can design and construct without knowing html but it sure makes learning and understanding a much smoother and easier process. 'Creating Cool HTML 4' is without a doubt the best resource I have on my shelf. It's easy to follow, moves you smoothly through the basics to the higher planes, and covers html thoroughly. And! it's a lot cheaper than Dreamweaver.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well done, easy to read, good level of detail., June 20, 1999

By A Customer

Got a really cool site up and running in three days. As an HTML returnie and a professional programmer I wanted a book with lots of code examples, pictures and very few words. This book goes down smooth in just a few days, gets right to the point and is oriented toward accomplishing something immediately. Not a comprehensive HTML reference rather one of the rare breed of technical books that doesn't make you want to blow your brains out with overkill. Excellent use of summary tables at the end of each chapter.