HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the lingua franca of the Web, and like any language, it's constantly evolving. That's why Elizabeth Castro has written HTML 4 for the World Wide Web, Fourth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, an update to her blockbuster guide to HTML 4. You'll find all the concise, practical advice--and fun examples--that made the first edition a worldwide bestseller, plus entirely new coverage of debugging, JavaScript, and using tables for page layout, and an expanded section on Cascading Style Sheets.

Like all the books in the Visual QuickStart series, this one breaks even the most complex tasks into easy-to-follow steps illustrated with hundreds of screenshots and the actual code. The book presumes no prior knowledge of HTML, making it the perfect introduction for beginners. But its tabbed format and info-packed appendixes (on special HTML characters and Web-safe colors, for example) also make it a handy and indispensable reference for those who build Web pages for a living. Find out why Amazon called the previous edition a "dream guide" to HTML.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 384 Ratings

Still valid after all these years. - 2010-02-06
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This book has all the information you need at your fingertips. I have two copies now, on for home and the other for the office. If you need to see how to apply a tag, or what the syntax is for its attributes I've found nothing better.

Sure, there are later additions, but they are bigger, and don't fit the laptop case as well as this. If you need a handy reference book this is the one.

She's Great! - 2009-11-02
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If you want to learn HTML, E. Castro gives you the tools. The book is well laid out. It contains good examples and is broad enough to educate you to a point of understanding and writing a Website in HTML.

HTML 4 - 2009-03-15
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I am just getting started with HTML and this book has been a great help. Easy step by step instruction.

HTML For The World Wide Web - 2008-06-01
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A nice pocket book that has already proved it worth. Not the whole story but full of little tips that are making my life easier.

Written the way all "How To" books should be written - 2008-05-18
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If you're new to HTML, this is the best book I could find. I did some research and even went to a book store and poked through 7 or 8 competing books. Those other authors really couldn't compete.

Pro:
-Written in plain English so anyone can get started
-Each topic is on its own page so you don't have to flip page upon page... truly unique!
-All major topics, from getting started and creating your web page to advanced things like scripts. Also contains debugging tips as well as techniques to help get your page noticed and to increase site traffic
-Unbeatable index and appendices... You'll want to photocopy the "symbols" appendix!
-Fourth edition to me indicates that this book is popular and also likely getting enhancements
-Great use of pictures/visuals
-Even compares different HTML editors and other multimedia tools
-Not long-winded, uses examples to teach you
Con:
-Some very good "freeware" not listed in the comparison section, plus revision number not listed (features can vary a lot in different versions). Note: this is a picky comment on my part as othersdont even offer a section like this
-I do not recall the author giving us perhaps my favorite tip for beginner programmers: visit a page that you like anduse the "view source" command in your browser... So handy for getting ideas!

Bottom line: I think that this book is a must have.

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