Html Tutorial

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HTML Tutorial: List of Topics

• Introducing The Web And Html
  • What Is The World Wide Web?
  • How Does The Web Work?
  • What Is Hypertext?
  • Where Does Html Fit In?
  • What Is Css?
  • What Is Xhtml?
  • Creating An Html Document
• What Goes Into A Web Page?
  • Specifying Document Type
  • The Overall Structure: Html,head, And Body
  • Styles
  • Markup For Paragraphs
  • Markup For Characters
  • Special Characters (entities)
  • Organizational Elements
  • Linking To Other Pages
  • Images
  • Possible Improvement To Comments
  • Scripts
  • Putting It All Together
• Starting Your Web Page
  • Basic Rules For Html Code
  • Creating The Basic Structure
  • Declaring The Document Type
  • Specifying The Document Title
  • Providing Information To Search Engines
  • Setting The Default Path
  • Creating Automatic Refreshes And Redirects
  • Page Background Color And Background Images
• Lines, Line Breaks, And Paragraphs
  • Line Breaks
  • Nonbreaking Spaces
  • Soft Hyphens
  • Preserving Formatting—the Element
  • Indents
  • Headings
  • Why Horizontal Rules Used?
  • Grouping With The Element
• Lists
  • Understanding Lists
  • Ordered (numbered) Lists
  • Unordered (bulleted) Lists
  • Definition Lists
  • Nested Lists
• Images
  • Image Formats For The Web
  • Creating Graphics
  • Inserting An Image
  • Image Alignment
  • Specifying Text To Display For Nongraphical Browsers
  • Size And Scaling
  • Image Borders And Maps
  • Animated Images
• Links
  • What’s In A Link?
  • Linking To A Web Page
  • Absolute Versus Relative Links
  • Link Targets And Titles
  • Keyboard Shortcuts And Tab Order
  • Creating An Anchor
  • Choosing Link Colors
  • The Link Tag
• Text
  • Methods Of Text Control
  • Bold And Italic Text
  • Monospace (typewriter) Fonts
  • Superscripts And Subscripts
  • Abbreviations
  • Marking Editorial Insertions And Deletions
  • Grouping Inline Elements With The Tag
• Special Characters
  • Understanding Character Encodings
  • Special Characters
  • En And Em Spaces And Dashes
  • Copyright And Trademark Symbols
  • “real” Quotation Marks
  • "real" Quotation Marks
  • Accented Characters
  • Greek And Mathematical Characters
  • Other Useful Entities
• Tables
  • Parts Of An Html Table
  • Table Width And Alignment
  • Cell Spacing And Padding
  • Borders And Rules
  • Rows And Cells
  • Table Captions
  • Row Groupings—header, Body, And Footer
  • Background Colors
  • Spanning Columns And Rows
  • Grouping Columns
• Page Layout With Tables
  • Rudimentary Formatting With Tables
  • Real-world Examples
  • Floating Page
  • Odd Graphic And Text Combinations
  • Navigational Menus And Blocks
  • Multiple Columns
• Frames
  • Frames Overview
  • Framesets And Frame Documents
  • Targeting Links To Frames
  • Nested Framesets
  • Inline Frames
• Forms
  • Understanding Forms
  • Inserting A Form
  • Additional Attributes
  • Tab Order And Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Preventing Changes
  • Fieldsets And Legends
  • Form Scripts And Script Services
• Multimedia
  • Introducing Multimedia Objects
  • Multimedia Plug-ins And Players
  • Animations
  • Video Clips
  • Sounds
  • Slide Shows
• Scripts
  • Client-side Versus Server-side Scripting
  • Server-side Scripting
  • Including A Script
  • Calling An External Script
  • Triggering Scripts With Events
  • Hiding Scripts From Older Browsers
• Introducing Cascading Style Sheets
  • Css Overview
  • Style Rules
  • Style Rule Locations
  • Understanding The Style Sheet Cascade
  • The Css Box Formatting Model
  • Css Levels 1, 2, And 3
• Creating Style Rules
  • Understanding Selectors
  • Understanding Inheritance In Html
  • Pseudo-classes
  • Pseudo-elements
  • Shorthand Expressions
  • Property Value Metrics
• Fonts
  • Web Typography Basics
  • Working With Font Styling Attributes
  • Downloading Fonts Automatically
• Text Formatting
  • Aligning Text
  • Indenting Text
  • Controlling White Space Within Text
  • Controlling Letter And Word Spacing
  • Specifying Capitalization
  • Using Text Decorations
  • Formatting Lists
  • Auto-generated Text
• Padding, Margins, And Borders
  • Understanding The Box Formatting Model
  • Defining Element Margins
  • Adding Padding Within An Element
  • Adding Borders
  • Using Dynamic Outlines
• Colors And Backgrounds
  • Foreground Color
  • Background Color
  • Sizing An Element’s Background
  • Background Images
  • Repeating And Scrolling Background Images
  • Positioning Background Images
• Tables Table Styles
  • Defining Table Styles
  • Controlling Table Attributes
  • Table Layout
  • Aligning And Positioning Captions
• Element Positioning
  • Understanding Element Positioning
  • Specifying Element Position
  • Floating Elements To The Left Or Right
  • Defining An Element’s Width And Height
  • Stacking Elements In Layers
  • Controlling Element Visibility
• Defining Pages For Printing
  • The Page Box Formatting Model
  • Defining The Page Size With The @page Rule
  • Setting Margins With The Margin Property
  • Controlling Page Breaks
  • Handling Widows And Orphans
  • Preparing Documents For Double-sided Printing
• Javascript
  • Javascript Background
  • Writing Javascript Code
  • Using Javascript In Html Documents
  • Practical Examples
• Dynamic Html
  • The Need For Dhtml
  • How Dhtml Works
  • Dhtml And The Document Object Model
  • Cross-browser Compatibility Issues
  • Browser Detection In Html
  • Practical Examples Of Dhtml Examples
  • Breadcrumbs (page Location Indicator)
  • Collapsible Menus
• Dynamic Html With Css
  • Dynamic Html And The Document Object Model
  • Dhtml And Css Properties
  • Internet Explorer Filters
• Introduction To Server-side Scripting
  • How Web Servers Work
  • Market-leading Web Servers
  • The Need For Server-side Scripting
  • Server-side Scripting Languages
• Introduction To Database-driven Web Publishing
  • Understanding The Need For Database Publishing
  • How Database Integration Works
  • Options For Database Publishing
  • Database Publishing Case Study-a Newsletter
  • Authentication And Security
• Creating A Weblog
  • The Blog Phenomenon
  • Blog Providers And Software
  • Posting Content To Your Blog
  • Handling Comments
  • Using Permalinks
  • Using Trackbacks
  • Syndicating Content With Rss
  • Building An Audience
• Introduction To Xml
  • The Need For Xml
  • Relationship Of Xml, Sgml, And Html
  • Versions Of Xml
  • How Xml Works
  • Well-structured Xml
  • Document Type Definitions
  • Xml Schemas To Develop Rule Sets
• Xml Processing And Implementations
  • Xpath
  • Style Sheets For Xml: Xslt
  • Xml Implementations
• Testing And Validating Your Documents
  • Testing With A Variety Of Browsers
  • Testing For A Variety Of Displays
  • Validating Your Code
• Webdevelopment Software
  • Text-oriented Editors
  • Wysiwyg Html Editors
  • Other Tools
• Choosing A Service Provider
  • Web Publishing Services Provided By Isps
  • Estimating Your Costs
  • Support And Service
  • Bandwidth And Scalability
  • Contracts In Html
  • Domain Names
• Uploading Your Site With Ftp
  • Introducing Ftp
  • Ftp Clients In Html
  • Principles Of Web Server File Organization
• Publicizing Your Site And Building Your Audience
  • Soliciting Links
  • Listing Your Site With Search Engines
  • Facilitating Search Engine Access
  • Predicting User’s Search Keywords And Enhancing Search Retrieval
  • Strategies For Retaining Visitors On-site
• Maintaining Your Site
  • Analyzing Usage Via Server Logs
  • Checking For Broken Links
  • Responding To Feedback
  • Backing Up Your Data
• The Web Development Process
  • Challenges Of Developing Large-scale Web Sites
  • Project Management Basics
  • The Need For Information Architecture
  • Overview Of The Web Development Process
  • Designing The Site Structure
  • Choosing A Design Theme
  • Tracking Site Usage And Performance
  • Maintaining The Site
• Developing And Structuring Content
  • Principles Of Audience Analysis
  • Performing An Information Inventory
  • Chunking Information
  • How Users Read On The Web
  • Developing Easily Scanned Text
  • Developing Meta Content: Titles, Headings, And Taglines
  • Characteristics Of Excellent Web Writing
  • Writing For The Web
• Designing For Usability And Accessibility
  • Usability Issues
  • Accessibility Mandates
  • Web Content Accessibility Initiative (w3c)
• Designing For An International Audience
  • Principles Of Internationalization And Localization
  • Introduction To Web Internationalization Issues
  • Understanding Unicode
• Security
  • Understanding The Risks
  • Web Site Security Issues
  • Overview Of Web Security Methods
• Privacy
  • Understanding Privacy
  • Privacy Legislation And Regulations In The United States
  • Voluntary Solutions
  • Model Privacy Policy Pages