Dave Taylor 
Creating Cool Web Sites with HTML, XHTML, and CSS 

* Walks readers through the process of creating a basic Web sitefrom scratch using HMTL, the basis for billions of Web pages, andthen jazzing it up with advanced techniques from the author’saward-winning sites* This updated edition features new material that shows readershow to attract visitors to a site and keep them there, includingnew Java Script examples and coverage of cascading style sheets and XHTML, technologies that make building successful Web sites eveneasier* Also features exciting new tips and tricks for beginning andadvanced users, as well as more expanded examples and samples forusers to incorporate in their own sites* The book moves from basic design and deployment to advancedpage layout strategies, showing how to spice up new or existingsites with sound, video, and animation

Table of Content

Preface.Acknowledgments.Part I: Building a Wicked Cool Web Page.Chapter 1: So What’s All This Web Jazz?Chapter 2: Building Your First Web Page: HTML Basics.Chapter 3: Presenting Text Attractively.Chapter 4: Moving into the 21st Century with Cascading Style Sheets.Chapter 5: Lists and Special Characters.Chapter 6: Putting the Web in World Wide Web: Adding Pointers and Links.Chapter 7: From Dull to Cool by Adding Graphics.Part II: Rockin’ Page Design Strategies.Chapter 8: Tables and Frames.Chapter 9: Forms, User Input, and the Common Gateway Interface.Chapter 10: Advanced Form Design.Chapter 11: Activating Your Pages with Java Script.Chapter 12: Advanced Cascading Style Sheets.Chapter 13: Site Development with Weblogs.Part III: Expanding Your Page into a Web Site.Chapter 14: Web Sites versus Web Pages.Chapter 15: Thinking about Your Visitors and Your Site’s Usability.Chapter 16: Validating Your Pages and Style Sheets.Chapter 17: Building Traffic and Being Found.Closing Thoughts.Appendix A: Step-by-Step Web Site Planning Guide.Appendix B: Finding a Home for Your Web Site.Index.

About the author

Dave Taylor is president of Intuitive Systems and a bestselling computer book author. He is a top-rated speaker and teacher and has designed dozens of commercial and educational Web sites, including Growing Ventures.com, Sherlock World.com, and Trivial.net.