HTML Book: Web Site Design Made Easy

Web Site Design Made Easy

Now in the 2nd edition after a very successful 1st edition that went into 3 extra printings, Web Site Design Made Easy is is not dry like most teaching texts. Written with my usual unusual sense of humor and with a minimum of technobabble, and with plenty of full color graphics and unexpected punch lines, you will find learning really can be a lot of fun.

Don't let the humor fool you though, this is a serious book or it wouldn't have been chosen for the teaching text at hundreds of colleges, univerisities, tech schools and high schools around the world.

Unsolicited User Comment
Hi Mr. B! I'm an artist who has just done a website with my photographer husband and what an experience it was...is!! Took a class at Junior College to aquaint ourselves with the "new world" and the instructor recommended your book. It is wonderful, and as the instructor said...with this book you don't really even need me. He was right and we are so glad we found you!
- Marge Heilman

With the Table of Contents and Index, plus the Chapter at a Glance at the beginning of each chapter, it's easy to find just what you're looking for, and the well thought-out, simple instructions make it easy to do what you want.

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Book Review Excerpt
"I just read what I believe to be the best book on web design ever written. It was written by Dennis Gaskill (also know as Boogie Jack.) It is so easy, so much fun...learning how to build a really, really good web site is easy with author Dennis Gaskill at your side."
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There are lots of full color examples throughout the book, as shown in the graphic on the right that is part of the tutorial on learning to make image maps. Colored graphics and code samples help make learning easier. Besides, color is just more fun!

Book Review Excerpt
"It is beautifully designed with great graphics and color schemes. I have read so many books that are all hype and offer no practical information, this is the exact opposite."
New Book Reviews

Great reference charts.

With this book packed with practical step-by-step instruction and easy to use reference charts, you just can't go wrong in purchasing it. It's used as the teaching text in hundreds of high schools, tech schools, independent colleges and university systems.

Why would so many instructors choose Web Site Design Made Easy for their teaching text? Quite simply, the clarity and casual writing style makes their job easier and more fun -- plus it makes learning easier and more fun, too.

Instructor Comment
I...was very impressed. I especially like the case problems and quizzes at the end of each chapter. Dennis has the ability to present material in a very logical and coherent manner. He makes what could be a very dry subject fun to teach, and I would expect, fun to learn!
Dr. Daniel Davidson Miami University Oxford, OH

Text Excerpts

...if you don't want a border on the table, now is the time to go back and remove it. If spacing isn't crucial, just remove the border attribute and value. If it is, set the border to zero. Why? Because if you remove the border attribute and value, the border doesn't show - but in some browsers the space it would occupy remains. If you set the border to zero, the space the border would occupy is removed. This is a small point unless you're trying to join two graphics together to look like one. If you don't set the border to zero, you'll never get them to connect. ...from Chapter 7

...you set the properties for active links and visited links using the same attributes and values, only in style sheets the tags have different names. See the table below to see the differences.

HTML Tag Style Sheet Tag Equivalent
link a: link
alink a: active
vlink a: visited

As you can see, each link type in a style sheet is spelled out and coded with an "a:" in front of the link type. The "a" stands for "anchor" because some sailor made it up. OK, not really. They are anchors because they represent a specific address that connects one document to another - an anchor point so to speak. ...from Chapter 11

...for the web host provider in the example graphic, the folder that reads "web" is the directory where you would begin to build your web site. Double-click it to open it. Depending on the host, this directory might be called by another name such as "public html" or simply "public." It probably won't be called "Melvin" though. ...from Chapter 14

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Unsolicited User Comment
This is the best web design book I have found. It explains everything in simple terms. Everybody at Harrisburg Area Community College wants this book.
- Gordon Price
Instructor Comment
I teach web design and until now have been relying on material that I wrote to teach HTML coding. This is the first book on HTML code that I have found that actually covers the code in a logical, progressive manner.
Most books give you "fill-in-the-blanks" projects rather than teaching how to "build" a web page using HTML code. This book presents the material in an easy to follow, well-exampled format. The fact that it is spiral bound is also a plus in useability as well as workability.
This book is a MUST BUY! I highly recommend Web Site Design Made Easy - it's even better than what I had written (and mine is pretty good!).
Deby Stewart
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I just had to stop what I was doing and let you know what I thought about your book. I just received it yesterday and I haven't put it down. I have spent hundreds of dollars on books, editors, etc. but just couldn't figure it all out. Seems like the little steps were left out. They always assumed that you knew what to do in between the steps they left out.
After reading the first few pages of your book I knew this book was different. All the missing steps to understanding HTML were there. I am now building my web site and it WORKS! Best money I ever spent. Thank you,
- Loren D. Hayes
Testimonial
A seasoned web pro in every respect. No one writes with the clarity, humor, and humanity of Dennis Gaskill. He can show you how to easily build a nifty web site - or how much a simple kindness means to the new kid on the block. When it comes to web design, integrity, and life on the web, one name stands out above the rest - Boogie Jack! Whatever he writes is a must-read!
jl scott
Director of iCop
Book Review
I don't have to guess when I follow his clear and easy to follow instructions. Dennis writes in a friendly, approachable style.
He offers down-to-earth practical advice on creating a quality, solid web site.
I like the nifty references in the back. He has a trouble-shooting section in the appendix that is excellent. For example, he tells how to fix that annoying blue tick that can occur after a link. The solution is simple but the blue tick drove me wild for months until I found out how to fix it.
The spiral bound design is excellent, too. It is wonderful to not have to prop the book open and weight it down with heavy objects so the pages will stay open while I'm trying some of the techniques.
Folks, buy this book. It's a keeper. I hope Dennis Gaskill writes more.
Marlboro Review
Rebecca Hippert
Unsolicited User Comment
This is the best web design book I have found. It explains everything in simple terms. Everybody at Harrisburg Area Community College wants this book.
- Gordon Price
Book Review
Dennis Gaskill's book is fanstastic! I've read about a dozen books on web design and HTML, but always got bogged down in the details, or felt things seemed too hard to grasp. Dennis definitely has a gift for imparting technical information in a way that is both clear and interesting to read
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Barbara Brabec

Ya know, I think those folks liked me. :)

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