HTML 4.01: Web Authoring, Level 2

Course specifications

Course number: 077 911

Course length: 1 day

Hardware/software required to run this course

Course description

Overview: This course was developed primarily for Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows and Netscape

Navigator 4.7 for Windows. Other versions of these browsers might lead to different results than

indicated in the task observations. The course was also tested using Internet Explorer 5 and Netscape

Navigator 4.6 for the Macintosh. Where necessary, support issues for certain browsers are mentioned in

task steps or in notes along the margins of relevant tasks.

This course is meant to provide you with the tools to create your own HTML documents. The sample files

are not necessarily intended as design suggestions or principles. The course files are meant to provide

the student with solutions that are easy to grasp, and to a certain extent, represent realistic

applications. The concepts and tasks in this book are designed for sequential completion. Each topic

builds on previous experience, so it makes sense to complete the tasks in the order they appear. You

might want to skip certain tasks if you are already familiar with the material, but in some cases, this

might lead to different results than you'll see in the screenshots throughout the book.

Some of the files for this course have "solution files" that you can use to check your work if you're not

sure how to proceed in a task. These files begin with x, followed by the name of the file they're

associated with.

Prerequisites: This course is designed for the student who is an experienced computer user, is familiar

with the Internet, and is familiar with HTML. This course does not provide basic computer, Internet, or

introductory HTML concepts. A student who isn't familiar with basic computer terminology, or who

hasn't used the Internet or HTML should first take the following Element K courses:

Target student: Students enrolling in this course should have a solid foundation in HTML basics or

should already have taken Level 1 of this 2-part course series.

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to

evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Course content

Lesson 1: The New HTML

Authoring with HTML 4.01

The Advent of XHTML

Lesson 2: Advanced Tables

Adding Images and Links

Adding Color to Tables

Creating Nested Tables

Using Tables for Page Layout

Lesson 3: Graphics and Image Maps

Sizing, Spacing and Aligning Images

Creating Image Maps

Lesson 4: Creating Forms

Introduction to Forms

Lesson 5: Creating Forms, Part 2

Applying Other Input Types

Setting Input Type Attributes

Creating a Text Area Field

Creating Select Lists

Lesson 6: Applying the Meta Tag and JavaScript

The <meta> Tag

JavaScript in HTML Documents

Lesson 7: Frames

Introduction to Frames

Applying Frame Attributes

Using Nested Framesets

Lesson 8: Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets

Introduction to CSS

Working with Properties and Selectors

Linked (external) Style Sheets

Appendix A: HTML/CSS Quick Reference