HTML and JavaScript BASICS

This BASICS series text, updated to include the latest information on JavaScript and HTML, provides an easy-to-follow, step-by-step introduction to all aspects of HTML and JavaScript programming. Topics covered in the book include HTML organization techniques, HTML power techniques, using images with JavaScript, and using forms with JavaScript. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Front Cover 1 Title Page 3 Copyright 4 Contents 10 About This Book 5 UNIT I: HTML BASICS 13 LESSON 1 Quick HTML Know-How 15 Communicating on the Web 16 Interfacing HTML and Other Tools 16 Uncovering the Page Beneath the Page 17 Entering Your Mystery Tags the Old-Fashioned Way 21 Saving and Viewing Your HTML Page 24 Using Headings 28 Using Numbered and Bulleted Lists 31 Summary 36 LESSON 2 Basic Organization Techniques 41 Building Better Web Pages 42 Adding Lines and Background Colors 45 Placing Hyperlinks Inside Your Document 50 Creating Hypertext Links to the Web 53 Linking to Your Work 58 Coloring Text 61 Summary 65 LESSON 3 Power Techniques 69 Texting to Perfection 70 Downloading and Inserting Graphics 76 Creating Pictures of All Sizes 82 Creating Orderly Tables 85 Adding Extraordinary Extras 89 Summary 95 LESSON 4 HTML Structural Design Techniques 99 Creating an HTML Frameset 100 Adding a Navigation Bar 102 Creating a Web Site Welcome Page 104 Creating a Nested Frameset 106 Creating a Title Bar 107 Using Advanced HTML Options 110 Summary 112 LESSON 5 Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets 117 Creating Cascading Style Sheets 119 Exploring Hyperlink Styles 121 Working with Style Classes 127 Sharing Style Classes 130 Exploring Table Styles 134 Summary 140 Unit I: Review 143 UNIT II: JAVASCRIPT BASICS 151 LESSON 6 Introducing JavaScript 153 Hello World Wide Web 154 Enhancing Your Web Page 156 Creating Conditional Statements in JavaScript 159 Using the JavaScript alert() Method 164 Accessing the Browser Status Line 168 Summary 171 LESSON 7 Using Images with JavaScript 175 Making Graphic Images Come Alive 176 Teaching a Hyperlink to Roll Over 180 Creating a Cycling Banner 184 Displaying Random Images 188 Creating a JavaScript Slide Show 191 Summary 196 LESSON 8 Creating Forms with JavaScript 201 Making HTML Forms More Functional 202 Creating a Pizza Order Form 202 Making the Submit Order Button Functional 205 Making the Clear Entries Button Functional 208 Validating Text Fields 213 Validating Radio Buttons 218 Summary 224 LESSON 9 Using JavaScript with Frames 229 Advanced JavaScript Programming 230 Adding JavaScript Code to Your Frameset 233 Creating a Frame-Based Slide Show 238 Using the Parent/Child Relationship 238 Making Your Slide Show Buttons Functional 241 Creating a Top-Level JavaScript Function 247 Summary 254 LESSON 10 Using JavaScript with Styles 257 Defining a Style Viewer 258 Making Your Style Viewer Functional 262 Defining a Frame-Based Document Viewer 268 Making Your Document Viewer Functional 276 Creating Dynamic Content with JavaScript Style Classes 286 Summary 290 Unit II: Review 295 Glossary 303 Index 309 Requiring no compiler or special software, this book illustrates the programming basics behind the creation of Web pages and provides a foundation for the future study of Web maintenance or graphics programmes