BACKGROUND
Introduction to HTML
Introduction to XHTML
Introduction to XML
STRUCTURING A WEBSITE
The client/server relationship
Understanding directories and how a site is organised
Installing and running a simple Server
Cross platform file names
Cross platform directory names
THE MINIMAL HTML DOCUMENT
XHTML and HTML syntax
Creating body text
Creating titles
Creating headings
ADDING META DATA
Creating content tags
Creating keyword tags
ADDING STRUCTURE TO THE CONTENT
Creating headings and sub headings
Creating paragraphs
Working with special characters
Creating line breaks
Creating horizontal rules
WORKING WITH IMAGES
Adding image links
The GIF, JPEG and PNG file formats
Compression issues
CREATING AND WORKING WITH LISTS
Numbered (ordered) lists
Unnumbered (unordered) lists
Definition lists
LINKING TO OTHER DOCUMENTS
Relative links vs. Absolute links
Working with URLs
Anchors within documents
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
TABLES IN X/HTML
Creating a table
Creating rows
Creating columns
Creating table headings
Adding a table caption and summary
Merging cells
Nesting tables
FORMS IN X/HTML
Creating a basic input form
Adding form fields, radio buttons and check boxes
Using the legend, label and fieldset tags
Adding submit and reset buttons
Using form methods
Combining forms and actions
WORKING WITH COLOURS
About hexadecimal and RGB colour
Web safe colours
INTRODUCTION TO CSS
Separating content from presentation
The difference between CSS and mark up
CSS structure (syntax)
Inserting styles - inline embedded or external
The cascade order
STYLING TEXT
Deciding which elements to style
Styling basic text elements
Specifying font size and colour
Specifying font alignment
STYLING A TABLE
Styling row and column settings
Creating borders
Adding colours
STYLING LINKS
Creating hover effects
Keeping track of links
PUBLISHING ISSUES
Uploading your site
Proofing and testing your site
Troubleshooting
Web authoring tools
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