Special edition using XHTML

Take advantage of tools for processing and displaying XHTML

Create complete XHTML Web pages that include lists, images, frames, tables, and more

Understand the principles of good Web design and the use of color resolution, and graphic formats

Use style sheets to simplify layout over multiple Web pages

Discover the power of the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) for formatting and transforming Web pages

Add JavaScript Tm to XHTIML Web pages for a dynamic user experience

Include downioadable and streaming multimedia objects such as audio and video clips

Integrate the latest multimedia packages. Shockwave, LiveMotion Tm, Director, and Flash

Understand XHTML's Document Type Definitions (DTD) and 1 . ts roots in XML

Simplify Web pages using only the tags you need with XHTML Modularization

Create Web pages for handheld devices such as cell phones, pagers, and Palm devices

Explore related XML-based languages including Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)

A writer, instructor, and designer, Molly E. Holzschlag brings attitude and enthusiasm to books, magazines, classrooms, and Web sites. Honored by Webgrrls as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Women on the Web, Molly has spent more than a decade working in the online world. She has written 15 books on HTML and Web design and development topics, including the best-selling Special Edition using HTML 4,0 and internationally acclaimed Web by Design.

Contents at a Glance

• Preparing to Use XHTML
• XHTML Syntax
• Using XHTML to Build Web Pages
• Adding Style And Scripting
• Advanced XHTML Concepts and Applications
• Visual Design for the Web
• Multimedia and Embedded Objects
• Creating Content for Alternative Devices
• XML AND Related Technologies Overview