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XHTML and HTML Essential Training

with Bill Weinman

In XHTML and HTML Essential Training, Bill Weinman helps designers and coders understand XHTML and HTML. In the process, Bill covers document structure, block and inline-level tags, floating images, controlling white space, phrase and font markup, and tables and frames. He even provides a good introduction to CSS. Bill offers step-by-step guidance for building a complete working web site. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Understanding the structure of an HTML or XHTML document
Creating and using templates
Controlling white space and line breaks
Making effective use of tables and frames
Flowing text around an image
Formatting tables with CSS
Creating web pages that work properly across platforms and devices
Reviewing a case study of a complete web site

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author: Bill Weinman
subject: Developer, Web, Web Design, Web Foundations, Programming Languages, Web Development
software: HTML , XHTML
level: Beginner

duration: 4h 44m
released: Jul 28, 2009

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viewed duration

Introduction 5m 10s

Welcome 1m 16s

Using the exercise files 1m 23s

Choosing a text editor 2m 31s

1. Introducing XHTML and HTML 15m 46s

Introducing HTML and XHTML 2m 53s

Understanding versions of HTML and XHTML 2m 25s

Exploring a simple XHTML page 4m 47s

Understanding the structure of an XHTML document 2m 58s

Understanding document containers 54s

Creating and using templates 1m 49s

2. Text Tags 42m 4s

Understanding how empty space is formatted in XHTML 2m 42s

Using paragraph tags 2m 42s

Aligning paragraphs 2m 49s

Understanding block-level and inline tags 1m 24s

Controlling line breaks and spaces 5m 43s

Formatting text with phrase element tags 3m 28s

Formatting text with font markup elements 3m 24s

Adding document structure with headings 3m 25s

Formatting quotations and quote marks 2m 19s

Preserving pre-formatted text 1m 30s

Selecting a typeface 4m 33s

Selecting a type size 2m 11s

Using ordered and unordered lists 5m 54s

3. Image Tags 7m 48s

Using inline images 3m 17s

Flowing text around an image 2m 4s

Breaking lines around an image 2m 27s

4. Link Tags 22m 34s

Working with hyperlinks 7m 46s

Using relative URLs 3m 5s

Specifying a base URL 2m 4s

Linking within a page using fragments 4m 28s

Creating image links 5m 11s

5. Tables 22m 56s

Introducing tables 4m 37s

Formatting tables with CSS 8m 50s

Aligning images with tables 5m 7s

Reviewing an alternative solution using CSS 4m 22s

6. Frames 14m 31s

Introducing frames 7m 56s

Hiding frame borders 3m 15s

Creating inline frames using iFrame 3m 20s

7. Forms 20m 50s

Introducing forms: part 1 10m 37s

Introducing forms: part 2 7m 45s

Using CGI with forms 2m 28s

8. CSS 25m 42s

Introducing CSS 3m 11s

Understanding levels of inheritance 6m 10s

Learning CSS syntax 11m 23s

Using units of measure in CSS 4m 58s

9. Creating a Simple Web Page from Scratch 1h 45m

Comparing table layout and CSS layout 1m 25s

Exploring the finished web site 2m 37s

Building a document header 8m 18s

Placing a banner and a contact button 8m 13s

Laying out a main menu 6m 55s

Creating a layout template: main body area 13m 31s

Creating a layout template: sidebar area 5m 17s

Creating a layout template: footer content 4m 46s

Building a main home page: main body content 11m 24s

Building a main home page: sidebar content 8m 52s

Creating a page with a menu, graphics, and formatted links 13m 26s

Creating a page containing an ordered list 6m 44s

Creating a page containing video 10m 45s

Touring the finished site 3m 45s

Conclusion 53s

Goodbye 53s

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