How Is This Book Organized?

I've organized this book into two sections. The first focuses on HTML, the language used to structure the document and its contents.

NOTE

Although HTML is still in use, it has been reformulated into a language known as Extensible Markup Language (XHTML). For general purposes, they are essentially the same, with the exception that XHTML can be extended in ways beyond the scope of the book. However, to keep up-to-date and to get you working with modern markup, XHTML is used in this book. In fact, it's an important point that I tend to use the terms HTML and XHTML interchangeably, even though they are, in fact, a bit different.

You'll learn more about HTML and XHTML in the book's first section, which contains the following chapters:

Table 1. Chapters in Section 1
Chapter	Title	Teaches you how to…
1	Building an HTML Page	Create a page in XHTML
2	Adding Text and Links	Format text and links
3	Adding Images, Media, and Scripts	Add dynamic content
4	Creating Tables	Build effective data tables
5	Building Forms	Create HTML forms
6	Working with Frames	Work with frames

The second section of the book focuses on Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), which is the language that integrates with HTML and XHTML to add the design features of the page: layout, colors, fonts, and anything decorative. You'll learn how to apply CSS to the pages you build by following the approaches found in the following chapters:

Table 2. Chapters in Section 2
Chapter	Title	Teaches you how to . . .
7	Using CSS	Integrate CSS with HTML
8	Working with Color and Images Using CSS	Add color and imagery
9	Styling Textp	Work with web typography
10	Link Effects, Lists, and Navigation	Design with links and lists
11	Margins, Borders, and Padding	Gain control over space
12	Positioning, Floats, and Z-index	Position and float elements
13	CSS Layouts	Lay out pages with CSS

Along with the chapters, there are two very important appendixes. The first is "XHTML 1.0 Annotated Reference," which provides a look-up along with proper usage and tips of all the elements available in XHTML 1.0. The second is "CSS 2.1 Annotated Reference," which provides a listing, along with proper usage and tips, of all available CSS properties.

Between the chapters and the appendixes, you'll be set when it comes to the breadth of knowledge required to create great web pages using today's techniques.

How Is This Book Organized?

How Is This Book Organized?

Table 1. Chapters in Section 1

Table 2. Chapters in Section 2