Description:
The latest incarnation of this classic guide to learning HTML now comes as a complete starter kit. Along with the book, you get a CD-ROM featuring the author's recommended HTML editing tools, Web browsers, software, and information from related Sams books. Although the book's title refers to teaching yourself HTML 4 in a week, that idea assumes that Web-site development is your full-time job. Devoting just a few hours a day, however, you can work your way through all 14 regular chapters plus 4 more bonus chapters in about two weeks. Lemay wisely begins her explanations with nontechnical items. She explains the importance of planning a Web site's organization and provides the information to help you map out your pages. From there, Lemay shows how to build your skills, starting with simple page creation and advancing to more sophisticated skills, such as building image maps and frames. Each step along the way is clearly explained with illustrative samples. Lemay provides easy-to-follow exercises that allow you to learn by doing. The two quick reference sections--one a two-page "cheat sheet" and the other a more extensive appendix--are particularly handy when you need a rapid jog of the memory while putting your new skills to work on your dream site. --Elizabeth Lewis
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