Html General

HTML for Dummies

Format: Paperback
Author: Ed Tittel
ReleaseDate: 23 June, 1997
Publisher: For Dummies
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HTML for Dummies NOT for Dummies
These books are not for dummies. I ordered this book along with Web Design for Dummies expecting to get started writing simple web pages. It offers very little explanation of html tags; it doesn't offer pros or cons of the tag usage vs. another tag; examples are not near the explanation-you need to open the cd to view the eample in question. It spent too much time promoting tools and services outside of the "Dummy" concept.

I was very disappointed with this book. . . I bought another book which out-performed the Dummy series.
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I learned basic HTML
I figured the best way to do this was to buy "HTML For Dummies" and use it to set up a basic Web site for my church. A few years ago I wanted to learn basic HTML. That way I got both theory and hands on practice. This is exactly what I did, and the book came through for me. I learned enough HTML to set up a basic, but working, Web site for my church.

The only thing I wanted to learn but never could figure out from the book was frames. I settled on tables for navigation since all my attempts at frames failed.

I have since gone on to do a Web site for my cats, a text based site on the subject of the Sabbath, and a Web site to track my weight loss and measurements. I even coded my own little blog at one point.

The next thing I want to learn is some basic CSS to have better control over the Web sites I've created.

I recommend this book to anyone who doesn't know anything about HTML and wants to learn it.

Good Basic HTML
I refer over to it if there is something I am looking to do for my webpage. This book is great if you need to know the basics of HTML. It is easy to understand, especially if you aren't a technical person. If you want to learn basic HTML, this is a great book to get you started building webpages.