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Summary: Keep it by your keyboard
Review: For a small-format, quick reference to HTML this is the best I've found and it now lives close to hand on my desk. It covers the basics for a newbie but also offers a quick concise reference for the more experienced user. The book covers HTML to 3.2 and Netscape/MSIE variations plus some JavaScript and VBScript references. Examples are provided for most of the subjects. Mark AndersonRed Rock Media / RomRat
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Summary: Excellent way to learn HTML
Review: I bought this book a couple of months ago because I wanted to lear how to program in html over the summer without using an editor. So far I am totally satisfied. The book does not have any fluff, just everything you need to know for writing html documents. A strong point of the book is the brief but complete examples that show how to use all of the different tags and attributes in the elements of html. Also, Wrox provides online source code and support that can come in handy for more difficult subjects. I highly recomend this book to any one wanting to learn html by diving straight in or anyone looking for a reference manual. Very good buy!
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Summary: Good HTML Starting point
Review: I bought this guide when I was getting to grips with learning HTML. It was at it's best then as a supplementary reference with clear explanations and detailed technical info. As a book to be used on its own -- for the beginner, it may be better to start with one of the online guides as its format tends to assume you know a little, -- but for use as a second reference, or someone with a little knowledge, it comes into its own with useful sections covering most of what you will need to know to do HTML programming, or just designing your own website. Its biggest weaknesses are that, in my opinion, it skims the basics making it more difficult for the complete the novice (but good for the advanced programmer) and is a little weak on covering the differences between Netscape and IE, and doesn't really mention other browsers. As a reference for the more experienced HTML programmer, it is useful, but there are better books out there (my favorite being "HTML Programmers Reference" by Powell & Whitworth). I wouldn't swap this a reference aid now that I have it and know where to find everything in it, but as a more advanced programmer Powell & Whitworths book is a much better buy. All in all, if you are a complete HTML novice, try a web tutorial before buying this book and you will get your money's worth. If you are a relative beginner, buy this book, it'll help you design better web pages to HTML 4.0 standards. If you are experienced or advanced in HTML go for a better reference book first like the one I mentioned above or something similar.
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Summary: The perfect HTML reference book
Review: I've been looking hard for a book that goes into the details of all the HTML tags and its attributes. I found exactly that in this book. It doesn't waste hours of my time going into the history of the Web and the W3. This book is perfect for an author that already knows HTML, but could use a book to reference during those occasional bouts of HTML amnesia.
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Summary: Fantastic capsule HTML book!
Review: Of course, this is dated already, but if you are doing plain vanilla HTML, this is the most perfect HTML guide I've come across, and I have many. Even 3 years after it was published, when I need to look something up, this is the book that comes off the shelf first, and usually the only book that needs t come off the shelf. Which is amazing, considering how small the thing is, too. It's not the meta-level description device that other HTML books are, so if you want more details on why things are the way they are, then you'll need another book. But if you get stuck and can't remember how to format colors in a table, you'll find it lickity-split in this book, with examples, and helpful clarifications. If you do any HTML, put this book in your library.
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Summary: Great reference but not for beginners.
Review: This book is a good reference on HTML for the experienced HTML programmer. As with all of the 'Instant' series from Wrox Press, it is not geared toward beginners. Comprehensive appendixes are a real plus.
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Summary: The best HTML book
Review: This book is the best HTML i read, you will find Explanation about any HTML Tags you want. this book help me to do my project, Whether you know HTML or not this book is good for you if you interested in web developing.
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Summary: The BEST HTML reference I laid my eyes on!
Review: This book is very clear and concise. Not only is it an awesome reference, but it's simple enough, that a newbie can learn from it. Everything important is bold, in bigger fonts, bulleted etc... very clear, and easy to see when you are looking for something. One of the most useful things about it, is that it shows how something is applied, by giving you examples of code, rather than giving you dry verbiage. If you're a web developer, this book is a must!
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Summary: An OK reference.
Review: This could have been a much better book. It needed more examples (sample HTML code). It is also really out of date now, as you might suspect.
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Summary: An OK reference.
Review: This could have been a much better book. It needed more examples (sample HTML code). It is also really out of date now, as you might suspect.
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