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There's a site that Isubscribe to that has been selling off all their training books and CD's because they are closing their store. They're now offering their Fast Track HTML CD for $19.99. Would you all please take a look at the description and toc and tell me if you think it's worth it? The original cost was $89.00 so I don't see how I could go wrong but....
<DD =descrip>HTML proficiency has become a requirement for success in most any technology role. CSS adoption and other technologies have quickly complicated HTML programming. Many information technology professionals, having developed HTML skills through trial and error efforts, now find their skills falling short.
<DD =descrip>Develop new HTML expertise, and complement existing knowledge withFast Track: HTML self-paced training CD-ROM. Whether you're new to HTML programming, are self-taught, need to refresh your skills or require a tool to meet end user training needs, the comprehensive lessons provided on this computer-based training CD deliver the necessary instruction.
<DD =descrip>Fast Track: HTML to learn how to:
<LI>Author Web pages.
<LI>Create forms.
<LI>Enhance pages with CSS and dynamic multimedia content.
<LI>Work with tables.
<LI>Format content, text and graphics.
<LI>Implement alternate style sheets.
<LI>Use Document Object Model standards.
<LI>Draft auto-generating code.
<LI>Leverage DHTML capabilities.
<LI>And more. </LI>
<DD =descrip>Ensure your skills maintain pace with industry trends. Keep end users current. Tapinto Fast Track: HTML for all your organization's HTML training needs. </DD>
<DD =descrip></DD>
HTML 4.01 Web Authoring: Level 1 (Second Edition)<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Lesson: Course Introduction
Course Introduction
Lesson: Creating a Web Page Lesson Introduction
Create a Global Structure
Add a Page Title
Modify the Page Background
Create Paragraphs
Embed Images
Lesson Lab: Creating a Simple Web Page
Lesson Follow Up
Lesson: Structuring Content
Lesson Introduction
Create Headings
Create Lists
Notate Code
Insert Horizontal Rules
Control Line Breaks
Group Elements
Lesson Lab: Structuring Content on a Web Page
Lesson Follow Up
Lesson: Linking Web Pages
Lesson Introduction
Create Local Links
Create Remote Links
Create Image Links
Lesson Lab: Linking Web Pages
Lesson Follow Up
Lesson: Formatting Text
Lesson Introduction
Apply Bold and Italics
Modify Font Styles
Create an Embedded Style Sheet
Insert HTML Entities
Lesson Lab: Formatting Text
Lesson Follow Up
Lesson: Creating Tables
Lesson Introduction
Create the Table Body
Create Table Headers
Modify the Table Structure
Align Table Content
Modify Table Background Colors
Lesson Lab: Creating Tables
Lesson Follow Up
Lesson: Course Follow Up
Course Follow Up
HTML 4.01 Web Authoring: Level 2 (Second Edition)
Lesson: Course Introduction
Course Introduction
Lesson: Creating a Page Layout Using Tables
Lesson Introduction
Create a Layout Table
Embed Images in Tables
Modify Table Spacing
Create an Image Quilt
Nest Tables
Lesson Lab Lay Out a Web Page with Tables
Lesson Followup
Lesson: Creating Links
Lesson Introduction
Create Email Links
Specify a Default File Path
Create Bookmark Links
Create Image Maps
Lesson Lab Creating an Image Map
Lesson Followup
Lesson: Separating Structure and Presentation
Lesson Introduction
Apply Logical Markup
Use Class Selectors to Apply Styles
Share Styles Across Documents
Format Elements with Inline Styles
Set Styles with Cascade and Inheritance
Lesson Lab Applying Styles to a Site
Lesson Followup
Lesson: Creating Forms
Lesson Introduction
Create a Basic Form
Radio Buttons and Checkboxes
Create Text Areas
Create Select Lists
Create Graphical Buttons
Lesson Lab Creating a Mailing List Sign-up Form
Lesson Followup
Lesson: Adding Dynamic Content
Lesson Introduction
Automatically Refresh Pages
Create an Image Rollover
Embed a Flash Movie
Embed a QuickTime Movie
Embed a Java Applet
Lesson Lab Adding Dynamic Content to a Page
Lesson Followup
Lesson: Course Follow up
HTML 4.01 Web Authoring: Level 3 (Second Edition)
Lesson: Course Introduction
Course Introduction
Lesson: Modifying Links
Lesson Introduction
Modify Default Link Styles
Set a Tabbing Order
Define Access Keys
Create an Email Link with Default Content
Lesson Lab Enhancing Links
Lesson Followup
Lesson: Enhancing Forms
Lesson Introduction
Organize Form Elements
Create Categorized Drop-down List Options
Control Form Element Access
Lesson Lab Enhancing Forms
Lesson Followup
Lesson: Enhancing Data Tables
Lesson Introduction
Create Columns
Create Row Groups
Add a Summary and Caption
Create a Scrolling Table
Create Custom Table Borders
Lesson Lab Enhancing Data Tables
Lesson Followup
Lesson: Creating a Page Layout Using Frames
Lesson Introduction
Create a Frameset Document
Modify Frame Borders
Specify Frame Targets
Create Inline Frames
Lesson Lab Creating a Frame-based Page Layout
Lesson Followup
Lesson: Preparing to Publish a Web Site
Lesson Introduction
Help Users Find the Site
Validate an HTML Document
Choose a Web Host
Lesson Lab Preparing a Site to be Published
Lesson Followup
Lesson: Course Follow Up
Course Follow up
DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition)
Lesson: DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition): DHTML and the
Document Object Model
DHTML Defined
Document Object Model Beginnings
The Level 0+ DOMs
DOM Standards
Lesson: DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition): The W3C HTML DOM
Page Hierarchy
Standard Methods and Properties
Lesson: DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition): Changing Styles
Exploring the Style Object
Changing Styles
The DOCTYPE Switch
Lesson: DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition): Animating Page
Elements
Positioning Elements on the Page
Moving Elements
Lesson: DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition): Modifying the Document
Structure
Reading from and Writing to Existing Elements
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Creating Nodes
Removing and Replacing Nodes
Lesson: DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition): Creating the Core
DHTML Library
Coding for Backward Compatibility
The Custom Object Technique
Lesson: DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition): Adding Methods to the
Custom Object
Adding Methods
Adding Secondary Methods to the ActiveElement Object
Lesson: DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition): Moving Elements on the
Page
Moving in Geometric Shapes
Lesson: DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition): Clipping
Clipping
Clipping with Code
Lesson: DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition): Getting User Input with
Events
Events
Event Information
Events and the ActiveElement Object
Lesson: DHTML Cross-browser Techniques (Second Edition): Applying Mouse Events
Dragging and Dropping
Drop-down Menus
Cascading Style Sheets (Second Edition)
Lesson: Course Introduction
Course Introduction
Lesson: Controlling Color and Typography
Lesson Introduction
Create an Embedded Style Sheet
Apply Color
Comment Your Code
Modify Text Styles
Modify Font Styles
Create a Linked Style Sheet
Lesson Lab Globally Applying Color and Typographical Styles
Lesson Follow Up
Lesson: Designing with the Cascade
Lesson Introduction
Create Class Styles
Create ID Styles
Create Contextual Styles
Target Styles to Elements with Specific Attributes
Create Style Sheets that Cascade
Import Style Sheets
Create Inline Styles
Lesson Lab Modifying Styles on a Specific Page
Lesson Follow Up
Lesson: Designing Content Sections
Lesson Introduction
Control Margins and Padding
Create Borders
Control Element Dimensions
Create Floating Elements
Control Content Overflow
Lesson Lab Formatting Content Sections
Lesson Follow Up
Lesson: Controlling Layout with Positioning
Lesson Introduction
Controlling Layout with Absolute Positioning
Create a Fixed, Multi-column Layout
Create a Fluid, Multi-column Layout
Control Layout with Relative Positioning
Control the Display of Layered Elements
Apply Fixed Positioning
Lesson Lab Creating a Fixed, Multi-column Site Map
Lesson Follow Up
Lesson: Enhancing an Existing Design
Lesson Introduction
Customize Cursors
Customize Link Styles
Customize Forms
Display and Manipulate Background Images
Customize Lists
Create Generated Content
Lesson Lab Enhancing the Existing Site Design
Lesson Follow Up
Lesson: Creating Alternate Style Sheets
Lesson Introduction
Create Accessible Style Sheets
Apply User-defined System Fonts and Colors
Create a Print Style Sheet
Lesson Lab Creating Accessible and Print Style Sheets
Lesson Follow Up
Lesson: Course Follow Up
Course Follow Up

Would this benefit and html dummy and perhaps teach them how to build with html?

Thanks,
Tina

This looks like a few of the books I've read. I guess you have to decide if you can learn from a cd...meaning, usually I have the book open and read and do the stuff on the computer at the same time. at work I use 2 monitors so I can have something running on one and still have room to work on the other.


Alot of that stuff you can find free on the internet w3schools.com has tons of tutorials, but sometimes it's worth it to buy the cd


Can you tell me the site? I'm looking for training stuff myself. I just got laid off and have time on my hands smileys/smiley12.gif

Thanks for the input Susan. I went ahead and ordered the cd because itscheep smileys/smiley4.gifand I can do it at my own pace.


The site is TechRepublic http://techrepublic.com.com/1394-6242-97-747555578-144602438 (http://techrepublic.com.com/1394-6242-97-747555578-1446024380.html) 0.htmlfor their clearance stuff.