By Laura Lemay
What This Book Contains
This book is intended to be read and absorbed over the course of two weeks (although it may take you more or less time depending on how much you can absorb in a day). On each day you'll read two chapters, which describe one or two concepts related to Web presentation design.
Day 1 Getting Started: The World Wide Web and You
You get a general overview of the World Wide Web and what you can do with it, and then come up with a plan for your Web presentation.
Day 2 Creating Simple Web Pages
You learn about the HTML language and how to write simple documents and link them together using hypertext links.
Day 3 Doing More with HTML
You do more text formatting with HTML, including working with text alignment, rule lines, and character formatting. You'll also get an overview of the various HTML editors available to help you write HTML.
Day 4 Images and Backgrounds
Today covers everything you ever wanted to know about images, backgrounds, and using color on the Web.
Day 5 Multimedia on the Web: Animation, Sound, Video, and Other Files
You learn all about adding multimedia capabilities to your Web presentations: using images, sounds, and video to enhance your material.
Day 6 Designing Effective Web Pages
You get some hints for creating a well-constructed Web presentation, and you explore some examples of Web presentations to get an idea of what sort of work you can do.
Day 7 Advanced HTML Features: Tables and Frames
You learn about some of the advanced features of HTML available in Netscape and other browsers: tables and frames.
Day 8 Going Live on the Web
Starting Week 2, you learn how to put your presentation up on the Web, including how to set up a Web server and advertise the work you've done.
Day 9 Creating Interactive Pages
Today covers adding interactive forms and image maps to your Web page, including the new client-side image map tags.
Day 10 All About CGI Programming
Today introduces you to CGI programming; in the first half you learn all about writing CGI scripts and programs, and in the second half you work through a number of examples.
Day 11 Interactive Examples
Today contains nothing but lots of examples-both informational and interactive-for you to look at and explore.
Day 12 JavaScript
You explore JavaScript, a new language available in Netscape to add new features to and interactivity to your Web pages.
Day 13 Java, Plug-ins, and Embedded Objects
Today covers more Netscape enhancements: the use of Java applets inside Web pages, and including other embedded objects through the use of plug-ins.
Day 14 Doing More with Your Server
You learn lots of new tricks for using your server, including using server-includes, security, and authentication.
Bonus Day Creating Professional Sites
This book is intended to be read and absorbed over the course of two weeks (although it may take you more or less time depending on how much you can absorb in a day). On each day you'll read two chapters, which describe one or two concepts related to Web presentation design.
Day 1 Getting Started: The World Wide Web and You
You get a general overview of the World Wide Web and what you can do with it, and then come up with a plan for your Web presentation.
Day 2 Creating Simple Web Pages
You learn about the HTML language and how to write simple documents and link them together using hypertext links.
Day 3 Doing More with HTML
You do more text formatting with HTML, including working with text alignment, rule lines, and character formatting. You'll also get an overview of the various HTML editors available to help you write HTML.
Day 4 Images and Backgrounds
Today covers everything you ever wanted to know about images, backgrounds, and using color on the Web.
Day 5 Multimedia on the Web: Animation, Sound, Video, and Other Files
You learn all about adding multimedia capabilities to your Web presentations: using images, sounds, and video to enhance your material.
Day 6 Designing Effective Web Pages
You get some hints for creating a well-constructed Web presentation, and you explore some examples of Web presentations to get an idea of what sort of work you can do.
Day 7 Advanced HTML Features: Tables and Frames
You learn about some of the advanced features of HTML available in Netscape and other browsers: tables and frames.
Day 8 Going Live on the Web
Starting Week 2, you learn how to put your presentation up on the Web, including how to set up a Web server and advertise the work you've done.
Day 9 Creating Interactive Pages
Today covers adding interactive forms and image maps to your Web page, including the new client-side image map tags.
Day 10 All About CGI Programming
Today introduces you to CGI programming; in the first half you learn all about writing CGI scripts and programs, and in the second half you work through a number of examples.
Day 11 Interactive Examples
Today contains nothing but lots of examples-both informational and interactive-for you to look at and explore.
Day 12 JavaScript
You explore JavaScript, a new language available in Netscape to add new features to and interactivity to your Web pages.
Day 13 Java, Plug-ins, and Embedded Objects
Today covers more Netscape enhancements: the use of Java applets inside Web pages, and including other embedded objects through the use of plug-ins.
Day 14 Doing More with Your Server
You learn lots of new tricks for using your server, including using server-includes, security, and authentication.
Bonus Day Creating Professional Sites