A comprehensive, all-in-one reference for all levels of HTML developers. This bestselling book combines theory and practice, and includes extensive examples.

Thomas Powell is the founder and principal of Powell Internet Consulting, Inc. a San Diego-based web design firm that specializes in Web research and development and site construction for high-tech companies. He developed the Web Design Certificate Program at UCSD, teaches web publishing classes and serves as senior instructor and faculty advisor in the University's Information Technology Program. He holds a Bachelor of Science from UCLA and a Master's degree in Computer Science from UCSD. Powell is the author of three books: HTML: The Complete Reference and HTML Programmer's Reference for Osborne and Web Site Engineering: Beyond Web Page Design for Prentice Hall.

Part I: Introduction. Chapter 1: Introduction to HTML and XHTML. Chapter 2: Web Development Overview Part II: Core HTML. Chapter 3: Core Elements. Chapter 4: Links and Addressing Part III: Presentation and Layout. Chapter 5: HTML and Images. Chapter 6: Basic Layout: Text, Colors, and Backgrounds. Chapter 7: Layout with Tables. Chapter 8: HTML and Multimedia. Chapter 9: HTML and Multimedia. Chapter 10: Stylesheets. Part IV: Programming and HTML. Chapter 11: Basic Interactivity and HTML: Forms. Chapter 12: Introduction to Server-Side Programming. Chapter 13: Introduction to JavaScript and DHTML. Chapter 14: Client-Side Programming: Plug-ins, ActiveX, and Java. Part V: Site Delivery and Management. Chapter 15: Site Delivery. Chapter 16: Site Management. Part VI: Advanced Optics. Chapter 17: XML: Beyond HTML. Chapter 18: Future Directions. Appendices: A: HTML Element Reference. B: Style Sheet Reference. C: Special Characters. D: Fonts. E: Color Reference. F: Reading a Document Type Definition.