Book description
You can easily create a professional-looking website with nothing more than an ordinary computer and some raw ambition. Want to build a blog, sell products, create forums, or promote an event? No problem! This friendly, jargon-free book gives you the techniques, tools, and advice you need to build a site and get it up on the Web.
The important stuff you need to know:
- Master the basics. Learn HTML5, the language of the Web.
- Design good-looking pages. Use styles to build polished layouts.
- Get it online. Find a reliable web host and pick a good web address.
- Use time-saving tools. Learn free tools for creating web pages and tracking your visitors.
- Attract visitors. Make sure people can find your site through popular search engines like Google.
- Build a community. Encourage repeat visits with social media.
- Bring in the cash. Host Google ads, sell Amazon’s wares, or push your own products that people can buy via PayPal.
- Add pizzazz. Include audio, video, interactive menus, and a pinch of JavaScript.
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Table of contents
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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1. Building Basic Web Pages
- 1. Creating Your First Page
- 2. Becoming Fluent in HTML
- 3. Building a Style Sheet
- 4. Adding Graphics
- 5. Working with a Web Editor
- 6. Linking Pages
- 7. Designing Better Style Sheets
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2. From Web Page to Website
- 8. Page Layout
- 9. Getting Your Site Online
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3. Connecting with Your Audience
- 10. Introducing Your Site to the World
- 11. Website Promotion
- 12. Adding a Blog
- 13. Making Money with Your Site
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4. Interactivity and Multimedia
- 14. JavaScript: Adding Interactivity
- 15. Dynamic Buttons and Menus
- 16. Audio and Video
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5. Appendixes
- A. Where to Go from Here
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B. HTML Quick Reference
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HTML Elements
- <a> (Anchor Element)
- <address> (Contact Information)
- <area> (Image Map)
- <audio> (Sound Player)
- <b> (Bold Text)
- <base> (Base URL)
- <blockquote> (Block Quotation)
- <body> (Document Body)
- <br> (Line Break)
- <button> (Button)
- <caption> (Table Caption)
- <cite> (Citation)
- <code> (Code Listing)
- <dd> (Dictionary Description)
- <del> (Deleted Text)
- <dfn> (Defined Term)
- <div> (Generic Block Container)
- <dl> (Dictionary List)
- <dt> (Dictionary Term)
- <em> (Emphasis)
- <form> (Interactive Form)
- <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, <h5>, <h6> (Headings)
- <head> (Document Head)
- <hr> (Horizontal Rule)
- <html> (Document)
- <i> (Italic Text)
- <iframe> (Inline Frame)
- <img> (Image)
- <input> (Input Control)
- <ins> (Inserted Text)
- <li> (List Item)
- <link> (Document Relationship)
- <map> (Image Map)
- <meta> (Metadata)
- <noscript> (Alternate Script Content)
- <object> (Embedded Object)
- <ol> (Ordered List)
- <option> (Menu Option)
- <p> (Paragraph)
- <param> (Object Parameter)
- <pre> (Preformatted Text)
- <q> (Short Quotation)
- <samp> (Sample Output)
- <script> (Client-Side Script)
- <select> (Selectable List)
- <small> (Small Print)
- <source> (Audio or Video File)
- <span> (Generic Inline Container)
- <strong> (Strong Importance)
- <style> (Internal Style Sheet)
- <sub> (Subscript)
- <sup> (Superscript)
- <table> (Table)
- <td> (Table Data Cell)
- <textarea> (Multiline Text Input)
- <th> (Table Header Cell)
- <title> (Document Title)
- <tr> (Table Row)
- <ul> (Unordered List)
- <video> (Video Player)
- HTML5 Semantic Elements
- HTML Character Entities
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HTML Elements
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Creating a Website: The Missing Manual, 4th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2015
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781491918074
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