How to do everything with HTML & XHTML

This step-by-step resource takes the fear and mystery out of using markup languages HTML and XHTML to build Web sites-it will help you through the process with friendly and familiar terms and techniques. You'll cover all the basics, learn to add links, images, and data, and move on to advanced techniques such as animation, image maps, and interactivity. Discover the XHTML 1.0 recommendations and the direction in which Web design is headed with XHMTL 1.1 (XHTML Modularization) and the XHTML 2.0 working draft. Whatever your goals are, you'll find what you need to accomplish them in How to Do Everything with HTML & XHTML.

• Understand basic HTML syntax
• Control font size and type
• Keep your site up to date with ease
• Use frames to display multiple pages
• Polish the appearance of elements with Cascading Style Sheets
• Incorporate audio and video files
• Mix your own colors and be sure you're using browser-sate colors
• Add interactive features with JavaScript
• Learn to work with GIF and JPEG graphic files

Contents

• HTML Basics: Everything You Need to Build a Web Site
  • Get Your Feet Wet with HTML
  • Work with Text and Lists
  • Modify Text with Text Elements and CSS
  • Introduce and Control Color
  • All About Links
  • Enhance Your Presentation with Graphics
  • Enter the World of XHTML
• Structuring Your Site
  • Organize Data with Tables
  • Create Framesets and Frames Pages
  • Control Presentation with Style Sheets
• Bells and Whistles to Adorn Your Site
  • Add Multimedia and other Objects
  • Make Your Pages Come Alive with Animation
  • All About Image Maps
  • Add Interactivity with Forms
  • Improve Interactivity with JavaScript
  • Understand the Future of XHTML
• Index