You’ll begin at square one, learning how the Web and web pages work, and then steadily build from there. By the end of the book, you’ll have the skills to create a simple site with multi-column pages that adapt for mobile devices.Learn how to use the latest techniques, best practices, and current web standards—including HTML5 and CSS3. Each chapter provides exercises to help you to learn various techniques, and short quizzes to make sure you understand key concepts.This thoroughly revised edition is ideal for students and professionals of all backgrounds and skill levels, whether you’re a beginner or brushing up on existing skills.Build HTML pages with text, links, images, tables, and formsUse style sheets (CSS) for colors, backgrounds, formatting text, page layout, and even simple animation effectsLearn about the new HTML5 elements, APIs, and CSS3 properties that are changing what you can do with web pagesMake your pages display well on mobile devices by creating a responsive web designLearn how JavaScript works—and why the language is so important in web designCreate and optimize web graphics so they’ll download as quickly as possible

    This guide covers the essentials a Web designer needs to know to create an effective and usable page or site. The book empowers shows you how to overcome design problems, analyze your own design, and test usability with real users.

    ASP.NET By Example includes the following topics: creating custom ASP.NET controls; coverage of the new ADO+ object and how to use it in ASP.NET; using ASP.NET's intrinsic, list, and validation controls; case studies of the use of ASP.NET in e-commerce; deploying and managing ASP.NET applications; and migrating from ASP to ASP.NET.

    If artists know the final usage, they'll be spared the aggravation of scanning a photo at ultra-high resolution when all that's really needed is a 100-pixel animated gif. From providing tips on accurate previewing of images to clarifying color management systems and beyond, this valuable reference makes the complexities of digital imaging simple, understandable, and repeatable. Clear directions and hundreds of full-color illustrations demonstrate, step by step, how to achieve maximum results with minimum fuss--as well as get up and running quickly on image capture, image correction, output to print, and output to Web.

    Many developers and testers are making the transition from traditional Client/Server, PC, and/or Mainframe systems to testing rapidly changing Web sites and applications. The Web Testing Handbook can help make this transition easier by explaining these new technologies and suggesting test cases and techniques that can be included in a Web site's Functional, Performance, Compatibility, and Usability test plans. Readers will gain an invaluable overview of the most common technologies being used to build Web sites and applications. You will learn proven tips and techniques for testing these Web technologies, obtain a reference of representative Web testing tools, and explore numerous case study checklists that demonstrate effective Web site/application testing. The companion Web site featured in The Web Testing Handbook opens a window into a hands-on, interactive Web testing environment. Readers who put into practice the testing tips and techniques covered in this book will gain real-world Web testing experience.

    Covering topics such as ADO.NET, Web Services, cache control, globalization, and Mobile Device Development, Inside ASP.NET offers the most comprehensive overview of ASP.NET available.Written for the experienced user, this book is the only one you will need to transition your skill set from ASP to ASP.NET.Author Scott Worley supplies you with many source code examples individually relating to every concept introduced within this book. In addition, Worley also provides a full ASP.NET-based online task management application used as the final case-study project in this book.

    Great ideas on writing for either traditional or web viewers. Easy to read and insightful." Phil Matous, CEO, Taylor Community Credit Union, Michigan, USAThe definitive how-to guide for all writers, editors and publishers of web content. Good writing is the exception rather than the rule on the Web. One reason for this is simply that good writing is hard to do. Another is that many of the people who've been involved with the Web from the beginning have been slow to realize that writing is a very big part of what the online experience is about.While the Web has important non-textual uses, most people who use it spend an overwhelming amount of their online time reading words on a page. It's not an accident that we call them webpages. It follows that quality content--well written, well edited--is essential for the success of any website.In addition to quality content, the design of websites must facilitate finding and reading that content. Web design is about content design. It's about laying out content so that it can be easily read. It's about organizing content so that it can be easily navigated and searched.The number-one design principle for the Web is simplicity. Quality web design should be all about making life easier for the reader to find content, and then making it easy for them to read that content.The Web Content Style Guide aims to codify the rules and standards that make for effective web writing. It also aims to give nontechnical guidance to all those involved in designing and running a website, from the chief executive officer to the junior writer. It examines topics from accessibility to animations, from fonts to forms, from information architecture to intranets, from navigation to newsgroups, from search to style guides.Every entry is written from the perspective that a website must get the right content to the reader as quickly as possible, in the most readable manner. The fonts entry, for example, discusses the font sizes and types that work best onscreen.The Web Content Style Guide covers some of the same ground as the offline style and usage guides, but is tailored specifically for online managers, writers, and editors.Grammar and style issues of particular relevance to the Web that it focuses on include: the key differences between American and British English; how the Web accentuates plagiarism; what sort of dash looks best onscreen; the difference between data, content, information, and knowledge; and when and how to date documents.If you are involved in a website, whether as a manager, designer, writer, or editor, The Web Content Style Guide is essential for you. It is packed with examples, and is written in a clear, concise, and friendly manner.Based on the authors' 40-plus collective years experience in traditional publishing, and 15 in designing content-rich websites, it is always practical. It champions best-practices in web content writing and design, and is not afraid to kill off a few Internet myths along the way.Like a famous ad for a paint company, The Web Content Style Guide "does exactly what it says on the tin."

    The book contains all the essentials on XHTML 1.0, from formatting fundamentals to forms, frames, tables, imagemaps, and integrating Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, and multimedia. XHTML Complete provides in-depth coverage of the hottest topics including cascading style sheets, optimizing your pages for the latest browsers, developing forms, DHTML, Perl and CGI, JavaScript and JScript, as well as an introduction to XML. There's also an essential XHTML Reference to all XHTML tags (including the latest Internet Explorer, Communicator, and Windows-specific tags). XHTML Complete introduces you to the work of some of Sybex's finest authors, so you'll know where to go to learn even more about XHTML. Introducing XHTML * An Introduction to XHTML * Creating Your First XHTML Document * Stepping Out: Linking Your Way around the Web * Publishing Your XHTML Documents * Understanding the XHTML Document Life Cycle Planning and Designing Your Web Pages * Formatting the Body Section of Your Pages * Dividing a Window with Frames * Layout Technology * Adding Graphics * Presenting Information in Tables * Web Typography Advanced XHTML * Optimizing Your Pages for Internet Explorer 5 * Optimizing Your Pages for Netscape Navigator 6 * Including Multimedia * Using Style Sheets * Developing HTML Forms * Exploring and Navigating Dynamic HTML Beyond XHTML * XML Introduction and History * XHTML Basic Specification * Introducing Perl and CGI * Introducing JavaScript and JScript * Server-Side Scripting Languages Appendices * XHTML Master's Reference * XHTML Character Reference * Color Reference * CSS2/CSS3 Reference

    It examines the most pressing challenges facing today's web designers, from how to answer the needs of diverse audiences and age groups; to how standard design elements such as usability, structure, navigation, interactivity, type, color, and layout work to make a site memorable. Through practical descriptions accompanied by screen-captures, author Lisa Baggerman closely examines twenty very diverse website designs to illustrate what makes each work, and why each is successful from a consumer, content, and design perspective. Delivering hands-on tools and valuable consumer and trend information, this cutting edge collection showcases the power of design to attract and keep a devoted Web audience.

    More than anything, strong and seamlessly integrated content attracts customers and keeps them coming back. Coauthored by a new media development expert and an award-winning writer, this book arms professionals with a complete blueprint and a set of best practices for writing, organizing, and delivering Web content. A one-stop resource for Webmasters, content developers, project managers, and editors, it covers all the bases-from key technical considerations to the principles of professional copywriting.Companion Web site includes resource listings and updates.

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    You'll learn the essentials of JavaScript from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.