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Summary: A bright, shiny gem
Review: A truly amazing book that I keep coming back to. Unparalleled clarity of instructions, without being dry or assuming too much existing knowledge. A colorful, visual feast that makes learning about and coding HTML a near-effortless pleasure.If only all computing books were so well laid out and presented.
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Summary: Great for Neophyte and Web-Wizard Wannabe Alike
Review: I have been muddling my way through writing in HTML for a couple of years now and have figured out some of the quirks and wiggles on my own. I sure wish I would have owned this book from the get-go. Now that I do have it, I am able to better design my HTML tasks. The samples and examples are very crisp and clear, presented in color and are perfect for the visual learner. I use FrontPage 2000 to design my four web sites, probably not the first choice for those Super-Duper Web designers who wanna make a zillion bucks (ya, right...wake up in the New Millennium!!), but FrontPage 2000 has done all right by me. "Teach Yourself Visually HTML" is just the ticket to enhance and simplify my Web Designing adventure and seems perfect for the homebody web page designer in all of us.
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Summary: HTML made simple
Review: I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn HTML... especially beginners. It's completely visual (GREAT for a visual learner like myself)... and in COLOR! Each description is well organized, and it's a very simple book to navigate around. They show the actual computer screen to explain what you will be doing. It makes it so easy! It covers everything from basic HTML tags, changing the appearance of your website and publishing a webpage. I would have loved to have this book a few years ago when I first started working with HTML! If you want to get into programming but have no experience, try HTML -- you might like it! :) This was the first book I bought in this "Teach Yourself Visually" series, but after reading and using this book all the time, I plan on buying one for ALL the different computer related topics. This book definitely deserves an A+.
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Summary: HTML made simple
Review: I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn HTML... especially beginners. It's completely visual (GREAT for a visual learner like myself)... and in COLOR! Each description is well organized, and it's a very simple book to navigate around. They show the actual computer screen to explain what you will be doing. It makes it so easy! It covers everything from basic HTML tags, changing the appearance of your website and publishing a webpage. I would have loved to have this book a few years ago when I first started working with HTML! If you want to get into programming but have no experience, try HTML -- you might like it! :) This was the first book I bought in this "Teach Yourself Visually" series, but after reading and using this book all the time, I plan on buying one for ALL the different computer related topics. This book definitely deserves an A+.
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Summary: Fine job by IDG - Highly Recommend.
Review: I jumped to this book after finding HTML 4 FOR DUMMIES didn't cut it. This book, by the same publisher, does what DUMMIES should, include excellent examples within the text instead of an associated CD. This book does the job, especially the clear detail in Chapter 10 entitled CREATE FORMS. The whole package is put together in a readable and VERY USABLE guide. I highly recommend it to others entering the world of HTML
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Summary: a great html book
Review: I really like this book because the reader can actually see the results of the HTML code on the page that it is on. It also explains the code in an easy and non intimidating way. I definitely recommend this book to anyone that is interested in building a homepage.
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Summary: Cannot recommend it more strongly
Review: If you're *just* starting out learning HTML, you cannot do better than this book. It explains in very simple (and color-illustrated) terms how basic HTML works. Images, text, forms, sound and video, publishing and frames are covered. Everything you need. The two aspects I found most helpful were the color chart of hexidecimal codes and the section on cascading style sheets. The information in this book I keep finding over and over in 'higher-level' books, which often explain it much more poorly. If you are just starting out creating your web pages and like your information clearly explained, this book is what you're looking for.
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Summary: Non-techies will love it - something for geeks too
Review: My technical bookself is filled with all kinds of serious looking books that I am sure impress visitors. Tucked away in the back is this colorful gem with its fun cover and not-so-serious demeanor. I have written my share of code, most of which was in JCL and REXX on mainframes, so how hard can a mark-up language be, right? Not hard when you have the right book, and this book is it. I was able to quickly pick up the basics in a few hours, and learned a lot of tricks and cool things along the way. I could have probably gained the same knowledge with a more technical book, but I do not think it would have been enjoyable. I am fairly positive that if I did not have an extensive background in computers I would not have bothered to learn HTML from another book. Among the things I like about this book are: (1) It makes HTML accessible to anyone because it is presented in a highly visual manner. The design of this book is important because it makes learning easy, even for non-technical users who just want to get a web page up. (2) It goes well beyond the basics. You can have a simple, but attractive, page up very quickly, then refine it to include frames, multimedia pizzaz such as sound, animation and the such as you become more proficient. (3) It goes beyond the geek stuff to explain how to make a page eye-catching. This is really the hardest part of getting a web page up - anyone can create a web page, but it takes some real planning to create one that is not an eye sore. It stands to reason that authors who create visually appealing, well thoughtout books will pay attention to web page design, which is exactly what these authors did. This book is so well written that I found the time in my busy schedule to read it and create some pages on my PC (hint: you can make pages with your favorite editor and preview them from your hard disk using your browser before you upload them to your web site). Now all I have to do is find the time to refine and test my pages and upload them to my own site, which is in dire need of a facelift. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It is fun to read, contains a wealth of information and makes learning HTML both fun and easy. Don't let the pretty cover fool you - the book also has some advanced techniques that are presented in a clear, friendly manner. If you want to put up a web page and thought it was too hard or technical buy this book. You will impress yourself and your friends.
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Summary: An absolute desktop reference
Review: This book gives all of the information that you need. The instructions are clear and concise. This book is easy to understand and doesn't waste time with unnecessary dialogue.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This book is a great way to learn the nuts and bolts of HTML coding. Its visual style is especially suited to HTML because HTML ultimately produces visual results. On the same page, the book presents a given command, the code, and what the visual results will be once the page is viewed. An extremely effective way of teaching HTML........................................... However, the book is not so strong on the design element, and thus is docked one star. For design, look no further than Steve Krug's "Don't Make Me Think" for invaluable design techniques to make your webpage more useable, and thus more effective.
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