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"Big Sandy"
Practical
HTML, CSS and XHTML

Here's what you'll find here

The basics

Introduction
HTML, CSS and XHTML
DOCTYPE
Tags, Attributes and Values
Basic Structure of an HTML Page
The <p>, <i> and <b> Tags
A Brief Intro to CSS
Inline Tags
Headings — <h1> Through <h6>
More CSS — class, style, id and <span>
The <br> and <hr> Tags
Links — The <a> Tag
Getting Hosted
FTP

Images

The <img> Tag
The alt and title Attributes
The width and height Attributes
The align Attribute
The hspace, vspace and border Attributes
Floating Images
Background Colors and Images
Images With Style
Images With Style — Borders
Miscellaneous Image Topics

Intro to CSS

The <font> Tag
Should You Use CSS?
External Styles and the Cascade
Measurement Units
Font Properties
The Box Model
Borders
Margins and Padding

Lists

Unordered Lists — <ul> and <li>
Ordered Lists — <ol> and <li>
Definition Lists — <dl>, <dt> and <dd>
Miscellaneous Notes About Lists

Tables

Intro to Tables
Intro to Tables, Continued
Background Colors
Captions
Widths and Heights
colspan and rowspan
Alignment in Cells
Images in Tables
Nested Tables
Background Images
<thead>, <tfoot> and <tbody>
<colgroup> and <col>
Borders, Frames and Rules
Summary of Table Tags

Forms

Intro to Forms
Text Boxes
Textareas
Radio Buttons
Checkboxes
Select Boxes
Hidden Fields
The <form> Tag
Verifying Form Input
The <label> Tag
The <fieldset> and <legend> Tags

This is a "not ready for prime time" tutorial for learning HTML/XHTML and CSS. It's far from complete, and it's my first draft. I'd appreciate any feedback on the general approach, and on what order is best for presenting topics.


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