June 11, 1999

Advanced Web is an accelerated one day in-depth session.


this same page without cascading style sheets is here
and the style sheet is here

Beginning Basics

If you are new to the web - or have a few unanswered questions - the following links are good places to get answers to basic questions. I'm sure I'm a little biased on the first one (it's mine after all - and there are some pages that aren't finished yet) but these two are good reference sites. If nothing else - when someone asks you a question - you could send them there to find answers. (some anyway)
Internet Basics 101
Beginners Central

Search Engines

Don't let search engines tell you where to go! LEARN how to use a search engine wisely! Save some time by spending a few minutes learning how to use the tool.
Search Basics

MetaTags

MegaTags are not the answer to all of your problems. They don't work the same with all search engines. But, if you understand the basics behind how they work and how to use them - it might pay off a little bit.
How to Use Meta Tags
HTML's Meta-tag

Cascading Style Sheets

Cascading style sheets are not new. It is basically a set of definitions that can be entered into a set of rules that are called from a web page. The primary ways to call upon styles and these have different priorities - therefore they are not just style sheets but cascading style sheets. We can have an external linked style sheet an internal style sheet - a style sheet can be embedded into the heading tags - and an styles can be inside of an actual tag which is called inline style. The priority they are utilized are:
1Inline styles
2embedded styles
3Linked styles
4imported styles
5default browser styles


Sizzling.jalfrezi
WebDesign Group
Web Developers CSS
WW3 Specifications
WW3 Cascading Style Sheet properties CSS1
Style Master CSS hands-on tutorial
Style Master CSS Reference
Web Review CSS with links at the bottom of the page for master, safe and danger CSS

Graphics

Graphics are easy enough to use - but do you use them right. Images should always be resized to the actual size that you want them resized. Never resize an image using the height and width tags. When using GIFs always reduce the color set. When using JPEGs always reduce the file as much as possible (but not too much).
Web Graphics-Web graphics 101
Emergency Help for your Web Graphics
Photoshop Tutorial
Web Graphics Utilities
CNet Photoshop 5 tips
Photoshop basics
Scanning Tips

JavaScript

Do you know the difference between JavaScript, Java and CGI scripts?
HTML Goodies JavaScript Primers

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