Hands On XHTML - Contents by Chapter

Background Information

  • Introduction to the Internet
  • Harware Requirements
  • Software Requirements
  • Web Addresses
  • Hexadecimal Numbering

Text Tags

  • Basic Page Structure
  • The Concept of Tags
  • Tag Attributes
  • Text Tags
  • Special Characters

Lists

  • Unordered Lists
  • Ordered Lists
  • Definition Lists
  • Nested Lists
  • Using Other Tags within a List

Anchors and Links

  • Anchors
  • Links
  • Email Links
  • Site Structure
  • Absolute Addressing
  • Relative Addressing

Images

  • Basic Colour Concepts
  • Bitmap and Vector
  • Image File Formats
  • GIFs
    • Animated GIFs
    • Transparent Background
  • Positioning Images
  • Sizing Images
  • Images as Links
  • Image Maps
  • Navigation Bars

Tables

  • Setting Up Tables
  • Setting Width and Height
  • Table Captions
  • Table Header
  • Table Body
  • Table Footer
  • Adding Images to a Table
  • Defining Columns
  • Making Cells Span Rows or Columns
  • Positioning a Table

Web Page Layout

  • Setting Body Margins
  • Using Tables for Layout
  • Splitting Images Over Cells
  • Nested Tables

Frames

  • Framesets
  • Nested Frames
  • Frames and Links
  • Inline Frames
  • Problems with Frames

Multimedia and Plug_Ins

  • Video Formats
  • Streaming
  • Adding video to a Web Page
  • Sound File Formats
  • Adding Sound
  • Adding Flash Files
  • RealPlayer Files
  • ActiveX Components
  • Adding Quicktime Files
  • Data Tables

Forms

  • Basic Form Components
  • Form Data Transmission
  • Constructing a Form
  • Laying Out a Form

Cascading Style Sheets

  • Basic Concepts
  • Where to Add Style Sheets
  • Setting Style Sheet Characteristics

Constructing a Complete Web Site

  • Designing the Site Structure
  • Designing Individual Pages
  • Meta Tags
  • Validation Tools
  • Project

JavaScript and Applets

  • What JavaScript Can Do
  • How to do RollOvers
  • Where to Find JavaScript
  • How to Add Other People's Code to Your Page
  • Adding Applets
  • Applet Parameters

Uploading Your Site

  • Choosing a Host
  • Uploading to GeoCities
  • Getting Listed on a Search Engine