HTML 4 for the World Wide Web covers all tags from version 3.2 as well as the version 4 additions. The book's chapters on text formatting, creating and using images, page layout, links, lists, tables, frames, and forms will get you up and running on every tag you will ever need to create a Web site. Each page contains between one and five separate screen shots alongside the text to illustrate exactly how the tags are used. With your text editor open, all you have to do is copy the examples in the book and tweak them for your own site. Beginning hand-coders are likely to have this book open in front of them, as it is easy to find examples of page layouts and other elements.
Experienced designers can always look up references for specific tags.
But this book isn't just about tags. Despite its brevity, HTML 4 for the World Wide Web offers many useful tips on Web design. For instance, the multimedia chapter not only tells you which tags will place audio on your page, but also how to create cross platform sound and the appropriate ways to use it. There are chapters on scripting, creative design, and publishing and promotion. The book is also thickened by detail about both Netscape and IE proprietary extensions.