HTML 4.01: Web Authoring, Level 3

Course Specifications

Course number: 077913

Software Version Number: 6.0

Course Description

Overview: This course is designed to introduce developers to the elements, attributes, and development

techniques of HTML 4.01, particularly those elements and attributes that are only supported by

Netscape Navigator 6.0 and later and Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and later. Many elements and

attributes in HTML 4.01 have rarely been used due to lack of browser support. These new features add a

new level of power, flexibility, and accessibility to Web documents. With the introduction of more

standards-compliant browsers, developers can now use these new techniques to build more efficient,

usable, and standards-compliant Web sites. This course was developed using Netscape Navigator 6.1

(preview release), and Internet Explorer 6.0 (beta). To complete this course, you must have at least one

of these browsers installed on your machine—preferably Netscape Navigator 6.1 (or later) and Internet

Explorer 6.0 or later. Using browsers older than these will produce inconsistent results or no results at

all, since the elements and attributes covered in this book are only supported in the more standardscompliant

generation of browsers. Also, data files will not be displayed as intended, since most are built

with HTML 4.0 and CSS markup. To complete this course successfully, you mustuse the latest browsers

available.The sample files in this course are not necessarily intended as design suggestions or principles.

The sample 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 to be completed

sequentially. 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: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Element K courses or

have equivalent knowledge:

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: Applying Logical Markup

Topic 1A: Overview of HTML 4.0; Logical Markup

Task 1A-1: Applying Logical Markup

Topic 1B: Phrase Elements with Style

Task 1B-1: Overriding Default Element Styles

Lesson 2: Link Attributes and Techniques

Topic 2A: Enhancing Links

Task 2A-1: Setting the Tab Order for Links

Task 2A-2: Creating and Indicating Link Access Keys

Topic 2B: Linking Techniques

Task 2B-1: Exploring <base>Tag Functionality

Task 2B-2: Creating Internal Links with IDs

Lesson 3: Advanced Forms

Topic 3A: Fieldsets and Legends

Task 3A-1: Grouping Form Elements

Task 3A-2: Adding Style to a Fieldset

Task 3A-3: Applying The Button Element

Task 3A-4: Exploring Dynamically Disabled Form Elements

Topic 3B: Form Labels and Access Keys

Task 3B-1: Explicitly Labeling Form Controls

Task 3B-2: Creating Form Access Keys

Task 3B-3: Indicating Form Access Keys

Topic 3C: Option Groups and Labels

Task 3C-1: Creating Option Groups

Task 3C-2: Styling Option Groups