HTML: A Beginner's Guide

by Wendy Willard

A fully updated introductory guide to HTML

The new edition of this bestselling beginner's guide to HTML has completely revised, bringing it up to date with the latest changes in HTML. You will learn how to structure a page, place images, size text, create links, generate Web-safe colors, work with multimedia, and more. Hands-on exercises, notes, and ask-the-expert sections make it easy to learn the essential skills.

HTML: A Beginner's Guide, Fourth Edition book covers more efficient coding techniques using CSS; going beyond the basics to create dynamic content with JavaScript; and the latest browsers, including IE8. By the end of the book you will be able to build slickly designed, fully functioning websites using the latest HTML techniques.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

560 pages, ebook

First published December 12, 2002

Reviews

[Shanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent text. Very informative. While reading the text, I found it interesting. The explanations had a voice, and it was like talking to an instructor rather than reading.

The basic walkthrough was VERY easy to understand. The progression of learning and skills is fluid. I highly recommend this book for beginners. Anyone interested in a more advanced version of HTML would still benefit from this text, but would have to skip the first half.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a solid, easy-to-follow introduction to HTML but does not deliver fully on the promise made on the cover blurb: "Create highly functional, impressive websites in no time." The text is out of date and provides too little information on the use of CSS. Still, it is a well-written introduction.

[Alicia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Helpful if you're trying to learn the basics of HTML without any previous experience, with an ongoing practice website for you to build.