HTML 4.01:
Web Authoring, Level 2
Course length: 1 day (6
Hours)
Course description
Overview: This course was developed primarily for Internet Explorer 5.x
and 6.x for Windows. Other versions or browsers might lead to different results
than indicated in the task observations. The course was also tested using
Internet Explorer 5/6 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 class are designed for sequential completion. Each topic builds
on previous experience, so it makes sense to complete the tasks in the order
they appear. 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 continued success, you must have completed the 
Software Training course,
HTML 4.01: Web Authoring,
Level 1. This course, HTML 4.01:
Web Authoring, Level 2, 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 Software
Training courses:
Windows
98: Introduction
Internet
Explorer 5: Introduction
Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model
with structured hands-on activities.
Benefits: Students will learn how to create Web sites with a variety of
HTML elements and attributes, and create well-formed code that complies with
the XHTML standard.
Target student: Students enrolling in this course should have a solid foundation
in HTML basics and should already have taken HTML 4.01 Web Authoring 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:
·
Create
well-formed code that conforms to the XHTML standard.
·
Modify tables and
create nested tables.
·
Control the
sizing, spacing, and alignment of images, and understand how image maps work.
·
Create Web forms
with a variety of different controls.
·
Modify form
attributes to make forms more usable and navigable.
·
Apply the meta tag and understand how JavaScript is embedded into HTML
documents.
·
Create framed
pages.
·
Use style sheets
(CSS) to design Web documents.
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
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
Additional information:
Appendix
A: HTML/CSS Quick Reference