HTML in easy steps

by Mike McGrath

HTML in easy steps, 9th edition instructs you how to employ the latest development for web page design with HyperText Markup Language (HTML). Modern web browsers support exciting features of the HTML standard that allows easy creation of stunning web pages and engaging interactive apps. HTML in easy steps, 9th edition contains examples and screenshots that illustrate each feature of HTML, describing how to incorporate meta information about a document within its “head” section and how to add structured “body” content. You'll learn how to create web pages to display text, images, lists, tables, hyperlinks, forms, audio, and video. Each chapter builds your knowledge so by the end of the book you'll have gained a sound understanding of HTML. HTML in easy steps, 9th edition has an easy-to-follow style that will appeal to anyone looking to create compelling web pages for the latest browsers. Ideal for programmers who need to quickly learn the latest HTML techniques, students learning website design at school or college, those seeking a career in web development who need a thorough understanding of HTML, and the enthusiast eager to build the latest HTML features into their websites.

Genres: Computer Science, Coding, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

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Reviews

[Kathryn]

Using this to supplement my boot camp curriculum. Lives up to its name! Very easy, bite-size lessons, exposing me to the basic gamut of HTML. At least now I know what’s possible, which hopefully laid a foundation for deeper understanding later.

[Karthika]

This book is presented beautifully in a two-page format with theory on one page and executable code on the opposite page. There is so much information captured in every page. A beginner can learn the basics with pleasure because I just love colorful books. However as the difficulty in concepts increases the examples use a lot of Javascript coding. One needs to have atleast a basic knowledge of Javascript to understand these concepts. In that sense this is not for beginners. But still it's great for refreshing and very compact.

[Tyler]

Informational

[Chris]

I wanted to learn about Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), and I wanted a solid book with a great layout and images, not dull plain text. I found it! Chapters increase your knowledge of HTML. When you complete the book, you will have a solid understanding of HTML and be able to create web pages and interactive apps. I think older kids could benefit from this book because it has a lot of colorful tables and diagrams that illustrate the concepts. Parents' help is always welcome! As with all starter books, you will eventually want to go beyond the basics into more advanced aspects of coding. Beestar would be one such place where you can continue learning about coding. Again, this is a great publication and the other books from the series are good as well. I also like that this book teaches HTML septate from CSS. But when you are ready for CSS, consider CSS in easy steps also by Mike McGrath.

The best things about this book:

It is written in plain English (Computer Science background is NOT needed!)
It is easy to follow steps and explanations.
It is fully illustrated and in color.

[Kenny Johnson]

This book is well organized and easy to follow. It does indeed offer "easy steps" to reproduce HTML code yourself, but nothing you'll be doing is terribly interesting. There were a few sections that I wasn't sure about. I'm a basically a beginner myself, so I could be wrong, but, for example everything I could find online about hgroup suggested it's not used. I'd found some sources suggesting it had been deprecated in the HTML5 specs. Not that this matters much (especially because it seems like all modern browsers still support it), but it's an example of something I found that seemed out of date. In the end, I feel like this book works better as a resource than a guide, but it does offer step-by-step instructions, so your miles may vary.

[Russell]

This served as the courseware for an HTML/CSS training course I attended last year. While I’ve probably forgotten everything I learned on the course, I can highly recommend the “in easy steps” series of computer books, including this one.

[Zaid Alhusainy]

Easy and simple for all people how are beginners in html..

[Jimmy]

A bare-bones introduction to HTML, with far, far less detail than other books that I've read. It seems to be intended for those who are just getting interested in web programming.

[Brett]

Non-fiction,Computer

[Zvalley]

Awesome!