Creating Web Sites Bible (Bible (Wiley))

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 854 pages
• Published by: Wiley
• Edition: 3rd Edition June 30, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470223634
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470223635
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Weighs: 2.9 pounds

Product Description

• Updated for the most recent tools, techniques, and standards for creating cutting-edge Web sites for businesses or personal use, this book is one-stop shopping for HTML, JavaScript, CSS, tables, forms, Flash, and more
• Brand-new chapters cover Ajax, Adobe CS3 tools, RSS, and blogging tools
• Hands-on guidance and expert advice dive into such topics as creating and editing images and graphics, adding multimedia elements (e.g., Flash animations, audio, and video), creating stores for Yahoo! and Amazon.com, designing auction pages for eBay, and building blogs

Back Cover Copy
Build your business or personal Web site in a 2.0 world

If you want to build your own Web site in a 2.0 world, you've come to right place. From facing HTML without fear to adding new ?air with multimedia, interactivity, and blogging, this comprehensive guide provides you with everything you need. Loaded with nearly a thousand pages of invaluable techniques and step-by-step instructions, this is your one-stop resource for designing a site, taking it live, keeping it fresh, and moving into the world of e-commerce.

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  Learn the Do's and Don'ts of Web development
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  Master HTML, CSS, and other design tools
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  Keep your Web site lively with color, backgrounds, hotspots, and links
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  Understand JavaScript and create dynamic pages
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  Add flash with Flash and other multimedia elements
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  Get up to speed on Ajax, XHTML, and XML

Companion Web Site
From the book's Web site, you can access most of the programs and documents used in the course of the book, including CSS templates for the tutorials and sample code discussed in each chapter. Check out www.wiley.com/go/creatingwebsites.

Reader Reviews
By necessity, the book is large. It covers almost anything you could want to know about web design and as a novice designer, I've found it a very useful companion and a fascinating read. It covers everything from the history of the internet and basic HTML to embedding videos in your site and using Javascript. The book contains helpful descriptions of useful programs (both commercially available and free/shareware) and some very astute advice that has clearly been overlooked even by sites as successful as Amazon.com! However, there are a few drawbacks to the book. Even though it has been recently published, the ever-changing world of the web has rendered aspects of the book redundant while leaving out topics such as Google Chrome's browser and Google Adsense. No doubt these will be included in a later edition. In addition, although the index is fairly extensive, I have found difficulties locating precisely the information I need in the book. Having said that, much of the information you will need is contained in these pages - it's just that you might have to go hunting for it. In spite of these issues, I'd highly recommend this book to anyone interested in building a web site. It is a very good starting point to get the information you need.