Do you look at the pictures in a book before anything else on a page? Would you rather see an image instead of read about how to do something? Search no further. This book is for you. Opening Creating Web Pages Simplified allows you to read less and learn more about publishing text, images, video, and other media online.
This book is for a reader who has limited experience with creating Web pages and wants to learn more. It is also for readers who want to expand or refresh their knowledge of HTML and other methods for publishing content on the Web.
Creating Web Pages Simplified has 16 chapters.
Chapter 1, Getting Familiar with Web Pages, introduces you to the Internet, HTML, and Web browsers.
In Chapter 2, Creating Your First Web Page, you learn how to quickly create a page using HTML and view the page.
Chapter 3, Adding Text, covers how to organize words and paragraphs on your pages.
In Chapter 4, Formatting Text, you learn how to highlight, resize, and apply other formatting to text on a page.
Chapter 5, Adding Images, shows you how to insert photos and illustrations on your pages.
Chapter 6, Adding Links, explains how to turn text, images, and other page elements into clickable links to other pages.
In Chapter 7, Working with Tables, you learn how to organize information into rows and columns on a page.
Chapter 8, Creating Forms, helps you build forms so your visitors can submit information using your pages.
In Chapter 9, Creating Style Sheets, you learn the basics about applying advanced styles to pages.
Chapter 10, Formatting Text with Style Sheets, teaches you to organize words and paragraphs on Web pages using style rules.
In Chapter 11, Controlling Layout with Style Sheets, you learn how to precisely resize, align, and overlap elements on a page.
Chapter 12, Adding Multimedia and Other Features, shows you how to integrate video, audio, and interactive media onto your pages.
In Chapter 13, Publishing Your Web Pages, you learn how to move your content to a Web server so others can view it.
Chapter 14, Creating a Google Site, introduces you to an easy-to-use service for creating Web pages run by Google.
Chapter 15, Creating a Blog on Blogger, shows you how to set up an online diary where you can post your thoughts and opinions.
Chapter 16, Creating a Facebook Page, teaches you about online social networks and how to set up an account on Facebook.
This book consists of sections, all listed in the book's table of contents. A section is a set of steps that show you how to complete a specific technique. Each section, usually contained on two facing pages, has an introduction, a set of full-color screen shots and steps that walk you through the task, and a tip. This format allows you to quickly look at a topic of interest and learn it instantly.
A computer running Windows Vista or XP, or a Mac running OS X.
For a dialup Internet connection, you need either an internal or external dialup modem connected to your computer.
For a high-speed Internet connection, you need a broadband modem (usually provided by your Internet service provider).
To share an Internet connection, you need a network router.
This book uses the following conventions to describe the actions you perform when using the mouse:
Press your left mouse button once. You generally click your mouse on something to select something on the screen.
Press your left mouse button twice. Double-clicking something on the computer screen generally opens whatever item you have double-clicked.
Press your right mouse button. When you right-click anything on the computer screen, the program displays a shortcut menu containing commands specific to the selected item.
Move your mouse pointer and position it over an item on the screen. Press and hold down the left mouse button. Now, move the mouse to where you want to place the item and then release the button. You use this method to move an item from one area of the computer screen to another.
A number of typographic and layout styles have been used throughout Creating Web Pages Simplified to distinguish different types of information.
Bold type represents the names of commands and options that you interact with. Bold type also indicates text and numbers that you must type into a dialog box or window.
You must perform the instructions in numbered steps in order to successfully complete a section and achieve the final results.
These steps point out various optional features. You do not have to perform these steps; they simply give additional information about a feature. Steps without bullets tell you what the program does in response to your following a numbered step. For example, if you click a menu command, a dialog box may appear or a window may open. The step text may also tell you what the final result is when you follow a set of numbered steps.
Notes give additional information. They may describe special conditions that may occur during an operation. They may warn you of a situation that you want to avoid ' for example, the loss of data. A note may also cross-reference a related area of the book. A cross-reference may guide you to another chapter or another section in the current chapter.
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You can easily identify the tips in any section by looking for the Simplify It icon. Tips offer additional information, including tips, hints, and tricks. You can use the tip information to go beyond what you have learned in the steps.