i	Introduction HTML and the Web Users vs. Programmers Different versions of HTML Cascading Style Sheets What is DHTML? HTML browsers The HTML VQS Web Site
1	HTML Building Blocks Writing HTML HTML tags Tags in this book Spacing Special symbols URLs
2	Starting your Web Page Designing your site Organizing files Designating a home page Creating a new Web page Looking at your page in a browser Starting your Web page Understanding the HEAD and BODY Creating a title Organizing the page Starting a new paragraph Creating a line break
3	Text Formatting Changing the font Making text bold or italic Choosing a default size for body text Changing the text size Using relative values to change text size Choosing a default color for text Changing the text color Creating superscripts and subscripts Using a monospaced font Using preformatted text Striking out or underlining text Making text blink Hiding text (Adding comments)
4	Creating Images Making images smaller Exporting GIF images from Photoshop Using (mostly) browser safe colors Converting to browser safe colors Reducing the number of colors Creating transparency Creating fake transparency Interlacing GIF images Creating animated GIFs Creating JPEG images Blurring images to aid JPEG compression Creating low resolution images Creating PNG files
5	Using Images Inserting images on a page Offering alternate text Specifying size for speedier viewing Linking icons to external images Using low resolution images Wrapping text around images Stopping text wrap Adding space around an image Scaling an image Aligning images Using a banner Adding horizontal rules
6	Page Layout Specifying the margins Creating indents Creating indents (with lists) Specifying the space between paragraphs Creating blocks of space Using pixel shims Creating columns Centering elements on a page Positioning elements with layers Using background color Using background images Using block quotes Quoting short passages of text Controlling line breaks
7	Links Creating a link to another Web page Creating anchors Linking to a specific anchor Targeting links to specific windows Setting the default target Creating other kinds of links Creating keyboard shortcuts for links Setting the tab order for links Using images to label links Dividing an image into clickable regions Creating a client-side image map Using a server-side image map Changing the color of links
8	Lists Creating ordered lists Creating unordered lists Creating definition lists Creating nested lists
9	Tables Creating a simple table Putting header cells across the top Putting header cells on top and left Adding a caption Dividing your table into column groups Dividing the table into horizontal sections Adding a border Choosing which borders to display Spanning a cell across two or more columns Spanning a cell across two or more rows Changing a table's width and height Changing a cell's size Aligning the contents of cells Changing a cell's color Using a background image Spacing and padding the cells Controlling line breaks in a cell Speeding up table display Mapping out a table
10	Frames Creating a simple frameset Creating frames in columns Creating frames in rows and columns Combining framesets Creating an inline frame Adjusting a frame's margins Showing or hiding scroll bars Adjusting the color of the borders Adjusting the borders' thickness Hiding or showing the borders Keeping visitors from resizing frames Adjusting the spacing between frames Targeting links to particular frames Targeting links to special spots Changing the default target Nesting framesets Creating alternatives to frames
11	Forms About CGI scripts Getting a script ready Creating a form Creating text boxes Creating password boxes Creating larger text areas Creating radio buttons Creating check boxes Creating menus Allowing visitors to upload files Creating hidden elements Creating the submit button Resetting the form Active images Organizing the form elements Formally labelling form parts Setting the tab order Adding keyboard shortcuts Disabling form elements Keeping elements from being changed Using a form hosting service
12	Multimedia Helper applications Non-supported images Sound Converting sound formats Adding external sound to a Web page Adding internal sound for Netscape users Adding background sound for Explorer users Video Converting video to the proper format Adding external video to your page Adding internal video Adding internal video for Internet Explorer Creating a marquee Inserting applets
13	Setting up Style Sheets The anatomy of a style Applying styles locally Creating an internal style sheet Creating an external style sheet Using an external style sheet Defining styles for classes Identifying particular tags Special tags for styles Defining styles for links
14	Formatting Text with Styles Choosing a font family Embedding fonts on a page Creating italics Applying bold formatting Setting the font size Setting the line height Setting all font values at once Setting the text color Changing the text's background Controlling spacing Setting white space properties Aligning text Underlining text Making text blink Changing the text case
15	Layout with Styles Offsetting elements within the natural flow Positioning elements absolutely Positioning elements in 3D Displaying and hiding elements Setting the height or width for an element Setting the border Adding padding around an element Setting the margins around an element Aligning elements vertically Wrapping text around elements Stopping text wrap Changing the foreground color Changing the background Determining where overflow should go Clipping an element Setting list properties Specifying page breaks
16	Scripts Adding an “automatic” script Calling an external automatic script Triggering a script Creating a button that executes a script Hiding scripts from older browsers Adding alternate information Setting the default scripting language
17	Extras The inspiration of others Creating a counter Changing a link's status label Souping up mailto links Creating drop caps Using vertical rules Creating buttons with tables Using tables for layout A shortcut for creating HTML tables in Word Creating an automatic slide show
18	Publishing Helping visitors find your page Controlling your page's summary Controlling other information about your page Keeping search engine robots out Testing your page Transferring files to the server Transferring files to AOL or CompuServe Changing permissions Advertising your site
A	HTML Tools HTML Editors Free-use images for your pages Graphics Tools Image Map Tools
B	Special Symbols Using special symbols Table I: Characters Table II: Symbols
C	Colors in Hex Finding a color's RGB components-in hex Hexadecimal equivalents The Hexadecimal system
D	HTML and Compatibility HTML Tags Intrinsic events
I	Index

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