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Preparing Documents

• The Hypertext Markup Language
  • Overview of HTML
  • Getting started quickly
  • Structure of documents
  • Naming schemes on the Web
    • Syntax of URLs
      • URL-encoding
    • URLs for different information systems
      • HTTP
      • Gopher
      • File Transfer Protocol
      • File
      • News
  • Basic HTML elements in detail
    • Comments
    • The DOCTYPE directive
    • The document head
    • The document body
      • Headings
      • Paragraphs and line breaks
      • Special characters
      • List elements
      • Highlighting
      • Block formatting elements
  • Hypertext links
• Including Images in Documents
  • The IMG element
    • Simple images
    • Creating images
    • Images as hypertext links
    • Image maps
      • Creating image maps for use with CERN and NCSA servers
      • The mapedit program
      • Specifying an image map in an HTML document
      • Button bars: an image map application
  • Tips and techniques
    • Images on transparent backgrounds
    • Spacing between images
    • Using images in lists
• Fill-out Forms
  • The FORM element
  • Defining fields
    • Single-line text fields
    • Multiple-line text fields
    • Password fields
    • Hidden fields
    • Radio buttons
    • Check boxes
    • Selection fields
    • Reset buttons
    • Submit buttons
    • Image buttons
  • Limitations of forms
• Document Preparation Tools
  • HTML editors
    • SoftQuad HoTMetaL
  • HTML validation tools
    • Weblint
    • Validation services
  • Conversion tools
    • LaTeX2HTML
    • Microsoft Word - Rich Text Format

Spinning the Web by Andrew Ford
© 1995 International Thomson Publishing
© 2002 Andrew Ford and Ford & Mason Ltd
Note: this HTML document was generated in December 1994 directly from the LaTeX source files using LaTeX2HTML. It was formatted into our standard page layout using the Template Toolkit. The document is mainly of historical interest as obviously many of the sites mentioned have long since disappeared.