Book description
Find all the answers to a new Internet user¿s questions in one big, easy-to-use book. Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One is designed to teach he new computer user how to easily work with a variety of digital media. It does not assume the reader wants to learn how to use just one product, but covers multiple products and technologies in a logical fashion. Topics covered include: Internet Basics, Choosing a Service, Web Browsing, Email and Chat, Fun and Games, Stopping Viruses and Hackers, and Creating Web Pages. If you are a beginning Internet user who wants to buy one, single book to help you better use your Internet and your computer, or accomplish a broad range of computer activities Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One is the book for you!
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Lead Author
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Introduction
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Internet Basics
- What Is the Internet and What Can You Do There?
- What Hardware and Software Do You Need?
- Getting Connected to the Internet
- Basic Browsing
- Sending and Receiving Email
- Chatting and Instant Messenger
- Participating in Newsgroups and Mailing Lists
- Using Internet Explorer 6
- Using Netscape Navigator 6
- Using AOL 6
- Plug-In and Add-On Programs
- Searching
- Downloading Programs and Files
- Enjoying Safe Family Fun and Games
- Buying and Selling on the Net
- Going Wireless
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Using a Free Web-Authoring Program
- Understanding Web Authoring
- Getting Started with a Web Authoring Program
- Choosing a Title, Text Colors, and Other Page Basics
- Adding, Editing, and Formatting Text
- Formatting Text
- Organizing Text with Tables and Rules
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Making Links
- What's in a Link?
- What's Linkable?
- Web Pages
- Anchors in Pages
- Local Files
- Creating New Links
- Creating a Signature (Linking to Email)
- Copying Links from Other Pages
- Checking That Links Lead Where They're Supposed To
- Editing Links
- Delinking Text
- Understanding Targets
- Creating Targets in a Page
- Deleting Targets
- Linking to Targets
- Creating Links that Download Files
- Summary
- Using Links to Build a Web Site
- Adding Pictures (and Picture Backgrounds)
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Editing HTML
- Reading an HTML File
- Viewing the HTML Source Code of a Document
- Using Composer to Insert an HTML Tag
- Adding Attributes with the Composer Advanced Edit Buttons
- Editing an HTML Source File Directly
- About HTML Assistant Pro
- Editing Composer Pages in HTML Assistant Pro
- Using HTML Assistant Pro to Add Sound and Video to Your Web Pages
- Summary
- Dividing a Page into Frames
- Designing Fill-in-the-Blanks Forms
- Putting Multiple Links in One Picture
- Publishing Your Page
- Developing Your Authoring Skills
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Creating Your Own Web Graphics with Paint Shop Pro
- Paint Shop Pro Basics, Tools, and Preferences
- Opening, Saving, and Printing Files
- Creating Your First Image
- Creating and Working with Selections
- Working with Deformations
- Drawing Tools and Techniques
- Painting Tools and Techniques
- Creating Cool Text Effects
- Applying Filters
- Retouching Your Images
- Preparing Your Graphics for the Web
- Buttons and Seamless Tiles
- Animation
- Advanced Animation
- Index
Product information
- Title: Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2003
- Publisher(s): Sams
- ISBN: 9780672325335
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