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Essential HTML Skills--Made Easy!

Create highly functional, impressive websites in no time. Fully updated and revised, HTML: A Beginner's Guide, Fourth Edition explains how to structure a page, place images, format text, create links, add color, work with multimedia, and use forms. You'll also go beyond the basics and learn how to save your own web graphics, use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), create dynamic web content with basic JavaScript, and upload your site to the web. By the end of the book you'll be able to build custom websites using the latest HTML techniques. An all-new chapter also covers creating HTML for e-mail, a hot-button issue for any business seeking to reach its target audience through online communication.

Designed for Easy Learning

• Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
• Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
• Try This--Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills
• Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
• Tips--Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
• Self-Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledge

Customer Reviews (32)

4th Edition - A great beginners book.
I would recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn HTML from the floor up and to those wishing to brush up on the subject. I have used others in the series, such as the one on XML, and find them similarly useful. I was looking for a good beginners book as a refresher course and also an introduction to Cascading Style Sheets, especially the confusing, to me, art of positioning. There is also a useful chapter on HTML for e-mail. I learned the basics of HTML a long while ago but haven't used it in anger for a long time. The saying 'If you don't use it, you lose it.' applies to me. This book quickly got me back up to speed with modern HTML techniques and provided countless handy tips on many of the pages - for example, how to use images as form buttons. Everything is explained in easy to read English, with clear example code (that can be downloaded from the author's website) and illustrations. Differences between web browsers page display are mentioned (cross browser compatibility) where applicable, as are several solutions to those little quirks that dog HTMLers. This was very valuable information. I found exactly what I was looking for, particularly in the Forms chapter and the Positioning chapter. I put the knowledge gained into immediate use with success. 5 stars.

Straight-forward and Simple
This is a book about HTML, as the title says, but it also includes some CSS instruction. It does not, however, include much about JavaScript, PHP, or other languages for dynamic page construction. Try on of these if that is what your looking for: JavaScript, A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition (Beginner's Guide(Osborne Mcgraw Hill)), or Head First JavaScript

The HTML and CSS it teaches you are easy to understand, and easy to use. it is meant to be a Beginner's Guide.
You can create solid, simple websites using this book.

This version relies on CSS, rather than (font) tags and other depreciated elements, more than the previous editions. This is to keep web pages made with this book up to W3C standards. I built my first website using the first edition of this book from a local library, and now I will have to use the Forth Edition (the book being reviewed) and another book (Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML) to bring it up to CSS standards.

Helpful Book
it's a very helpful book especially for begginers like me.. it helped me alot excell in what im learning in school.

A Bit Spotty -- Here's Why
I was facing HTML issues like making banners, adding code to pages made on templates and embedding video files in my blog, so I bought this book.

You'd think all those things would be in it, but only the third is. The word "banners" isn't even in the index. Neither is "templates."

These are very "now" issues for people like me. I strongly recommend the next edition be more thorough.

CSS is also invoked more frequently than it is explained. This needs work.

I do not wish to discourage the author. I just think the next volume could improve over this one in key ways.

I also do not care for the use of the author's favorite camp and school for all the examples. I admire her enthusiasm but found it tedious. I suspect most people would not be bothered, however.

Issues pertaining to blogs could be expanded.

For me, a three star book. Useful, but I'll have to buy supplements.

good beginner's book
this book was a good beginner's html book. if you're coming from a programming background though, you'll be able to tell that it was not written by a programmer (which she herself admits to). but that's okay, since you end up learning the subject material anyway.

i had to subtract a star because there were some misstatements (e.g. writing 'attribute' instead of 'property') and quite a few code mistakes, as another reviewer pointed out.

i don't agree with the 2 star reviews. this book is a lot better than that. ... Read more

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In Learning Web Design, author Jennifer Niederst shares the knowledge she's gained from years of web design experience, both as a designer and a teacher.This book starts from the beginning-- defining the Internet, the Web, browsers, and URLs-- so you don't need to have any previous knowledge about how the Web works.After reading this book, you'll have a solid foundation in HTML, graphics, and design principles that you can immediately put to use in creating effective web pages.In the second edition, Jennifer has updated the book to cover style sheets and reflect current web standards.She has also added exercises that help you to learn various techniques and short quizzes that make sure you're up to speed with key concepts.The companion CD-ROM contains material for all the exercises in the book.Unlike other beginner books, Learning Web Design leaves no holes in your education.It gives you everything you need to create basic web sites and will prepare you for more advanced web work. ... Read more

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NEVER RECEIVED
Never received this item. Seller sent me a letter to refund and let me keep it if it arrives, never got it.

Best Book on Learning Web Design EVER!!
Okay, I haven't read many.But I am about as web literate as it takes to fool around with some link and image codes on my blogs.When I first picked it up, it seemed like she got into much more detail than I would be able to digest or would even want to! But once I started reading it, the explanations are so clear that I haven't been intimidated by a single exercise yet! I've done every exercise so far with so much ease I'd mistake myself for a genius if I didn't know any better.I've only had the book for three days and I'm already on the tables section! Now, I admit, I only picked up the book so that I could learn to build a very, simple website.I know enough now to take that a step or two further.I'm sure that to get the terminology down, I'll have to give the book a second read and re-visit here and again for brushing up on some things.But, I don't consider that a draw back.It's more like a book to grow with.Hands down, the author has done an excellent job in my opinion.I've read some reviews about the code typos and not being able to get the code to work because of typos.All I can say is that the explanations are so clear that the typos become so apparent that you can figure out why the code didn't work and fix it yourself.

Be sure to get the 3rd Edition!
Hi. This is Jennifer Robbins, the author of Learning Web Design. If you are interested in this title, I highly recommend that you get the Third Edition which is now available. A LOT has changed in the way web sites are built since the second edition of the book was published, and I'd hate for anyone to be getting out-of-date information. Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to (X)HTML, StyleSheets, and Web Graphics

Amazing!
For those looking to start web design this is the book to get.It says illustrated but it should say illustrations on every page.Very very illustrated.One of my favorite things about this book is after every chapter(when HTML is disscused)it provides an appendix showing you the html tags you just learned.Useful as a reference.This book does not leave you hanging.It teaches you every thing you need to create and understand basic websites.About half the book introduces you to html tags and the other portion is about web graphics.Jenn's style of writting is not boring but is often humerous and cozy.I have created 4 websites after reading this book.Buy this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent resource to get a website up and running
I needed to understand how domain names and webhosting worked, plus design, program, test, and implement a website quickly.This book was perfect -- extremely well-organized, with a good Table of Contents and index, excellent examples and helpful (but not overwhelming) reference tables.The book had sufficient detail that I could get graphics loaded and use some CSS to make my text look more professional.I launched a good-looking, no-frills site for a club without any fancy animation, and got it up and running in a less than a month of evenings and weekends.The demo software (BBEdit) was invaluable to getting me started.Good treatment as well of issues with .gif, .jpeg, and .png files, and I feel that I can still learn more from this text should I want to make the site more sophisticated.The discussion of tables was especially clear.I recommend this book for anyone, even if you've never designed your own site or written a lick of html. Those wanting to do online forms to allow users to submit data will need to learn Javascript. ... Read more

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great web bacis
This book is wonderful for those wanting to learn the basics of Web design. The book explains the terms in easy to understand language along with easy to do and learn exercises. The way each chapter adds on the what you learned the chapters before really helps a person to understand the flow of creating a Web Page.

Great Book
This book is great, it talks in strait english. The only minus is, it has no glossary, but the abbreviationscan be found on the internet.

Great Intro / Refresher Book
Best intro to web book I have seen - as far as xhtml, css, and getting graphics ready for the web. It is the book used for my class and I am glad this is what was chosen. It does not get into design really - it is mainly focused on marking up and using css to manipulate the markup. Previously I thought the Heads Up series book was the best intro (due to it's active learning method) but I really think this is the best intro now. Hopefully she keeps this updated as things change.

Really good for beginners.
The book is very helpful for beginners. Written by an industry professional, and gives you more relevant information to web coding, such as dealing with browsers and different audiences, rather than code only. Again, this is for beginners, so don't expect to learn all of XHTML after reading this book. It's a good start though.

Excellent Beginner or Student Book
I teach introductory web design in an art college's continuing education program and this is the book I started recommending to my students (who are often artists, writers or designers wanting to develop basic web design skills) after one of my students purchased it as a HTML/CSS reference book. This book is ideal for a complete beginner, more advanced web students may need or want something more sophisticated.

Here's why I recommend Learning Web Design to my beginner students:

1) The book is in color. Most (possibly all) of the HTML and CSS reference books my students buy are in black and white. For creative, non-technical folks, this can be a challenge--wading through page after page of black and white text can be mind-numbing. The design of the book uses color to indicate key pieces of code, etc, which is very helpful for beginners.

2) The book doesn't cover everything--and doesn't pretend to. It thoroughly discusses the basics of HTML, CSS, web graphics and the process of creating a web site and introduces some intermediate concepts, but really only covers what 90% of beginners need to know.

3) The writing tone is friendly (I like the Dummies Guides for the same reason), which is great for non-technical users.

4) The exercises that accompany each lesson are good, and are nice jumping off points for students.

5) The discussion of graphics is better than in most books I've seen--it seems that a lot of basic web design references drop the ball in this area, probably because they're trying to cover so much material in the HTML & CSS sections. ... Read more

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?HTML, XHTML, & CSS For the Absolute Beginner? provides beginner level programmers with an entry level introduction to HTML, XHTML and CSS. This book serves as a primer for client-side web development. To make learning fun, the book uses a games-based instructional approach that provides working examples that demonstrate how HTML, XHTML and CSS can be applied to the development of web pages and sites. ?HTML, XHTML, & CSS For the Absolute Beginner? is a fun and easy way for a beginner to master web development through the creation of computer games. ... Read more

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Some reviewers are not really reviewing the books
The previous reviewer, Midwest Book Review, is not a real reviewer. He has over 56,000 reviews, yes that's thousands, and all are five star.
Methinks we have a bookseller here, trying to sway those of us who look to this site for real reviews, not sly sales pitches.
I don't know if this book on html and css coding is good or not, but I know that the score is being manipulated by the so called reviewer mentioned above.

Outdated
In the CSS part, it says "Due to lack of universal browser support for CSS 2.0, this book's focus in on CSS
1.0 and it is strongly recommended that you do so as well". That's of course wrong. All the major browsers (Firefox, IE, Opera, Chrome, Safari) supports CSS 2 very well. That in itself makes this book outdated. I only give it two stars because it can teach some HTML and the basics of CSS.

A 'must' for any computer library, promising lasting interest
HTML, XHTML, and CSS for the Absolute Beginner is a 'must' for any serious computer library: it provides tips on all the foundation languages key to web page development on the Internet and shows how to control and manage the presentation of content using Cascading Style Sheets. Source code for all projects and graphics and additional resources round out a tutorial on how to use basic HTML and XHTML to organize web pages and work with links and images. The result is a 'must' for any computer library, promising lasting interest. ... Read more

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HTML and XML for Beginners provides Web coding beginners with a concise guide to the world of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), and previews even more powerful alternatives such as Extensible Markup Language (XML). Rich in examples,the book walks the Web beginner through basic HTML techniques such as creating and publishing Web pages, formatting text, adding graphics, and creating hyperlinks. It shows how to use tables to organize content, forms to gather input from site visitors, image maps to support point-and-click navigation, and styles, properties, and multimedia to add visual and sonic interest. It clearly demonstrates how to spice up Web pages with interactive elements by using Dynamic HTML (DHTML). The book ends with an extensive discussion of the most important new language on the Web, XML, and its relevance for data exchange. The book also explores XML variants such as Vector Markup Language (VML), the standard for creating, storing, and exchanging vector drawings on the Internet, and XHTMLthe merger of XML and HTML. All in all, this title provides the fastest way to get started coding a Web page. ... Read more

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Great Service
Excellent Service. Ordered this product internationally, and within the specified time as specified according to my shipment plan, was with me.

NOT A CONCISE GUIDE
This book is NOT a concise guide as the editorial review says. It is cluttered up with wordy, conversational talk unrelated to learning html/xml. The author tells about him, his family, his friends, skateboarding, christmas toys, FOX news, and everything else under the sun, cluttering up the actual learning of html/xml. And he continually clutters up the text with phrases such as; as you can see, earlier I mentioned, as you know, as previously mentioned, earlier in the chapter you learned, etc.

If I had known this was written in a redundant, wordy style, I would not have wasted my money on it. This is the style the online computer course in XML I'm taking is written in. I'm failing it and bought this book hoping it was "concise" and to the point without profuse clutter in the text.

Impressive!
I was asked if I would be willing to teach web design as an advanced course offering for high school students. I'm not new to HTML, but I have been using a WISIWYG app to manage website for years. With this course, I felt it was important to start at the beginning in order for the students to have the solid foundation of web design and it' code, and then move into the current apps. I also fekt I needed a quick refresher. Thus I was looking for a book that would clearly explain the fundamentals of HTML and be simplistic enough for high school students. After seaching I came across this one.
This book clearly explains the basic HTML and much more. After reviewing the book, I felt confident that this book would meet my students and my needs.

MSorientation
One of those "should have known"

This is from Microsoft Press and when possible it speaks from a Microsoft perspective; not necessarily selling but certainly letting you know when Explore does this or Front Page does that.

It also spends too much ink on analogies and could have packed more technical content in all those pages.

Very Cool
Well, As A guy who has his own web page, I find that it is very important to have a neat looking website, in order to aquire an audience.However, getting a website to look excelent, requires hard work.So, After Checking This Book Out At the Borders Store, I thought this book might be a nessecity for my webpage.Basically, HTML is the origin of all web designs, and anything computer related.This Book Has NEVER let me down, and has become my new best friend!At First, I had to re-read a lot of things in order to get everything straight, but now its a lot easier!I think you should get this book, because believe it or not, It WILL pay off in the long run!Your shooting yourself in the foot if you DONT get it !!!So, what are you waiting for?Get This Book! ... Read more

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Here’s what you’ll learn in this eBook:
CHAPTER ONE

What is HTML?
A brief look at what HTML stands for and why it is used.

CHAPTER TWO

Your First Code.
Create your very first webpage using HTML.

CHAPTER THREE

Adding Color.
How to add color to your website, including font and background colors.

CHAPTER FOUR

Adding Images.
A step by step guide to adding images to your site.

CHAPTER FIVE

Links.
Adding links is a vital part of web design. Find out how in this chapter.

CHAPTER SIX

Picture as Links.
Learn how to use a picture as a link which is perfect if you will be using buttons on your website.

CHAPTER SEVEN

Formatting.
Learn how to size your text and perform other formatting options such as alignment.

CHAPTER EIGHT

Tables.
An insight into how to create tables using HTML.

CHAPTER NINE

List of Tags.
A full list of all HTML tags and their uses.

CHAPTER TEN ... Read more

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Requiring no prior knowledge of programming or web site design, this easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide helps professionals as well as students create interactive behavioral research instruments online. With this volume, anyone can learn to write programs in HTML and CGI/Perl that will enable them to take full advantage of all the benefits of Internet-based data collection: the ability to effortlessly manipulate visual and narrative content, randomize the presentation order of stimuli, and provide customized assessments and feedback for research participants. Including extensive examples throughout, the book explains everything from how to obtain access to a web server to mastering HTML coding, processing data with CGI/Perl, and importing data files into popular statistical packages. While the examples are from psychology, the technical skills the book provides can be adapted to other fields that make use of behavioral research.
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Instructorís guide for HTML: A Beginnerís Guide, Second Edition. ... Read more

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Essential Skills Made Easy!

This hands-on guide prepares software developers to create next-generation Web and Windows applications using Microsoft Silverlight--the new technology that extends the .NET Framework to the client. The book covers Microsoft Silverlight 2.0, the .NET Framework 3.5, and prerequisite technologies. You will learn to use Silverlight to stream multimedia content across the Web, create dynamic, data-driven Silverlight applications, and implement security.

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Here’s what you’ll learn in this eBook:
CHAPTER ONE

What is HTML?
A brief look at what HTML stands for and why it is used.

CHAPTER TWO

Your First Code.
Create your very first webpage using HTML.

CHAPTER THREE

Adding Color.
How to add color to your website, including font and background colors.

CHAPTER FOUR

Adding Images.
A step by step guide to adding images to your site.

CHAPTER FIVE

Links.
Adding links is a vital part of web design. Find out how in this chapter.

CHAPTER SIX

Picture as Links.
Learn how to use a picture as a link which is perfect if you will be using buttons on your website.

CHAPTER SEVEN

Formatting.
Learn how to size your text and perform other formatting options such as alignment.

CHAPTER EIGHT

Tables.
An insight into how to create tables using HTML.

CHAPTER NINE

List of Tags.
A full list of all HTML tags and their uses.

CHAPTER TEN

Uploading to the Web.
A step-by-step guide on how to upload your new site to the WWW.
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HTML basic
It gave some very nice basic starter info that I was able to use right off. ... Read more

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This book has been specifically written in the interest of students, who are beginning to learn HTML. Hence, the basic HTML commands are made easy in this book for them to learn this subject within a short period. The language used is simple so that the students can grasp easily. Though there are many books on HTML available in the market, the salient feature of this book is the simplicity which immediately appeals to the beginners. It can very well be described as the most user friendly book. The illustrations have been inserted in order to enhance the interest of children because they get enchanted by looking at the pictures. As a result, they find it easy to remember. After reading this book the students will be able to create attractive web sites of their own choice. ... Read more

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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again!Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Out ... Read more

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This book has been specifically written in the interest of students, who are beginning to learn HTML. Hence, the basic HTML commands are made easy in this book for them to learn this subject within a short period. The language used is simple so that the students can grasp easily. This book has been specifically written in the interest of students, who are beginning to learn HTML. Hence, the basic HTML commands are made easy in this book for them to learn this subject within a short period. The language used is simple so that the students can grasp easily. The illustrations have been inserted in order to enhance the interest of children because they get enchanted by looking at the pictures. As a result, they find it easy to remember. After reading this book the students will be able to create attractive web sites of their own choice. ... Read more

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Here's How You Can Learn HTML Quickly & Easily With These Step-By-Step Video Tutorials

This video coaching series come in the form of 12 videos that you view on your computer. We hve included a full list for you here:

Video 1 - An Introduction To HTML
Video Time: 5 min 38 sec

Video 2 - The Basics
You'll learn how to understand the key elements of HTML and how easy these are to use to create your very first web page.Video Time: 16 min 24 sec

Video 3 - HTML Meta Tags
It explains the specifics of Meta Tags or Meta Elements. Video Time : 7 min 39 sec

Video 4 - The Web Site Background
You'll learn the potential pitfalls when setting your background color. Video Time : 12 min 53 sec (Part 1) , 12 min 3 sec(Part 2), 6 min 44 sec(Part 3)

Video 5 - The Tables
Creating structure for your site is the focus in video 05 of the HTML Video series. Video Time : 16 min 32 sec

Video 6 - The Text
Video Time : 10 min 33 sec

Video 7 - The Colors
It explains how to understand HTML colors, as well as show you how to make them a part of your web site. Video Time : 6 min 25 sec

Video 8 - The Graphics
It reveals just what compression is, why you need to know about it and when to use JPEG or GIF images. Video Time : 21 min 20 sec

Video 9 - Web Design
Video Time : 17 min 32 sec

Video 10 - CSS and SSI
Will cover exactly what Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Server Side Includes (SSI) are. Video Time : 21 min 26 sec

Video 11 - Preparing To Go Live
You'll learn how hosting works, how to select a domain name. Video Time : 10 min 23 sec

Video 12 - Show Me The Money
Video Time : 7 min 27 sec

Number Videos: 12 ... Read more