Fast Track to HTML is a two-day course that provides web developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice need to create, test, and deploy a web site. You will learn how to write effective HTML code and use CSS in conjunction with HTML. In addition, you will be introduced to XHTML basics and the Dreamweaver editor.

What will be covered

• Web basics
• HTML basics
  • Introduction to HTML and XHTML
  • Using editors to create HTML documents
  • Understanding HTML syntax
  • Looking at the document HTML tags
  • Structuring HTML code
  • Introducing Macromedia HomeSite
  • Writing HTML with HomeSite
• Structuring page content with HTML
  • Working from a design to structure pages
  • The basic page structure
  • Creating headings
  • Using paragraphs and line breaks
  • Creating lists
  • Using horizontal rules
  • Using tables
• Using links and images
  • Understanding links
  • Embedding images
• Developing forms
  • Understanding HTML forms
  • Using standard form controls
  • Choosing form controls
  • Processing form data
  • Using form guidelines
• Cascading Style Sheets
  • How web browsers handle content display
  • Introducing cascading style sheets
  • Understanding basic CSS syntax
  • Linking style sheets
  • Using advanced CSS features
  • Using CSS with tables
• Testing, deploying, and maintaining a website
  • Testing a website
  • Deploying a website
• Introducing Dreamweaver
  • Introduction to Dreamweaver
  • Dreamweaver interface basics
  • Defining a local site

Prerequisites

To gain the most from the class, you should already have:

• Familiarity with a Windows (or Mac) environment.
• Familiarity with web terminology, (such as those covered in PCCI's Web Design Fundamentals seminar).