Creating Web Pages For Dummies, 8th Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Bud E. Smith, Arthur Bebak
Publisher: For Dummies
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Pages: 408
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470080302
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.72
EAN: 9780470080306
ASIN: 0470080302
Publication Date: October 23, 2006
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Creating Web pages isn't just for nerds anymore--far from it. You can't get far in any hobby without participating in its Web community; even the smallest businesses need good-looking, functional Web sites. Those facts mean you must be able to do your own site-building work, and Creating Web Pages for Dummies exists to share the skills you need to learn. This book goes a long way toward explaining Web publishing to newcomers to the field. It is not, however, much of an introduction to Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) or any other site development language, and you'll soon find yourself wishing for more information on the low-level code that makes your pages look and act the way they do. Instead of focusing on HTML (see Elizabeth Castro's excellent HTML 4 for the World Wide Web for that), this book emphasizes Web services (such as America Online and GeoCities) that will help you publish your pages, as well as page-design software (such as Microsoft FrontPage Express and Netscape Composer). Coverage is generally too basic--the logic is that if you're thinking about publishing your own Web pages you don't need step-by-step instructions on how to enter body text into FrontPage Express. General advice is good, however, and prospective page creators can learn a thing or two about good page design from the authors' advice. --David Wall Topics covered: The essentials of building a series of Web pages and getting them up for public consumption. Publishing services, page-design software, and the bare essentials of HTML are covered, as are the special considerations of publishing for WebTV and dealing with diverse browser types.
Product Description
Chances are, you’re already a Web user and use the Internet on a regular basis. You’ve probably seen a few impressive Web sites and now you’re inspired to create a Web page of your own, but you’re not sure where to start. The answer is: right here! Creating Web Pages For Dummies guides you through the process of making your own Web pages without hassle or confusion. This straightforward book shows you just how easy it is to launch a site, specialize a page, making your site interactive, and much more! In no time you will become a pro in: - Web publishing basics
- Geocities, Google page creator, and AOL Web publishing
- Using Flickr, creating blogs, and selling products on eBay
- HTML and other handy tools to “beef up” your site
- Writing and formatting Web text
- Creating and adding graphics for your site
- Adding links, animation, and multimedia
- Designing a great-looking, complete Web site
Besides getting to know the ins and outs of building a Web page, this guide offers suggestions on Web publishing, ranging from testing out your Web site and advertising your site to legal permission and displaying borrowed content. This resourceful guide also includes Web lingo worth knowing and a quick guide to HTML tags, which points out some lesser known but nevertheless useful tags. Now in its 8th edition, Creating Web Pages For Dummies will help make your Web page stand out in the crowd!
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Now updated to cover the latest tools and techniques, this perennial bestseller shows people how to create their first Web page, from using simple HTML techniques to adding images to create a look and feel
* Forty percent revised material includes updates on using free tools such as Netscape Composer, creating better Web graphics, and harnessing broadband connections for Web publishing
* The book now covers using Weblog technology to enhance and update a site, as well as working with GeoCities as a free Web space provider
* The only book written for the absolute Web page beginner-it assumes no HTML knowledge or design background-and one of the few books that shows how to build a simple site without focusing on a specific tool
* The CD-ROM includes tryout versions of software covered in the book so readers can get started right away
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 At Least The Title Is Right! February 9, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was my first "for Dummies" book purchase and it will be the last (unfortunately, I also purchased "Web Sites for Dummies" at the same time. A How-To book this not....you get no step-by-step instructions, what you do get is a lot of information that is generally available on the internet with a dose of new-age you can do anything you want if you try.........well, at least the title is right..........only a DUMMY would buy this book.
 This is for someone who does not want to purchase any software over 20 bucks. It leans heavily on Yahoo. October 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was hoping for something that would help me get started on building my own site. This book is for someone who just wants any site, and is looking for someone else to do for them.
 Great reference book May 20, 2007
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Thanks for the quick responce in the product, received what I needed for less
A Good Place to Start January 19, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a great book for the person just getting started in thinking about putting up a web site.
The basic concept here is to use a fairly minimal amount of HTML, which he teaches you, and then one of the hosting services such as GeoCities, Google or AOL to get your site up and running. All in all, he presents an excellent description of what you need to think about, what technologies you need to understand, and the various tools that are available to assist in the construction of the site.
The intent of this book is to enable to get a site up and running, fairly quickly (He says in a day, I think he is a bit optimistic, plan on a weekend, maybe even a three day weekend.) but only after having thought a lot about the various aspects.
Then in chapter 18 he talks just aenough about things like JavaScript, database connectivity, cascading style sheets and more to let you know that you've barely scratched the surface.
An excellent place to get started.
After you create your web page, then what? July 30, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a great starter book, but once you get your web site designed, then what? I wanted to know more about hosting services and costs, etc. Then found another title on here called "The Complete Web Hosting Kit Pro." This is a complete kit that lets you host your web site on your own PC for free. Comes with everything you need... instructions and software to host your site on your PC at home or at work. I recommend both this book and the web hosting kit.
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