Paul McFedries

Speak the languages that power the web With more high-paying web development jobs opening every day, people with coding and web/app building skills are having no problems finding employment. If you’re a would-be developer looking to gain the know-how to build the interfaces, databases, and other features that run modern websites, web apps, and mobile apps, look no further. Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies is your go-to interpreter for speaking the languages that handle those tasks. Get started with a refresher on the rules of coding before diving into the languages that build interfaces, add interactivity to the web, or store and deliver data to sites. When you're ready, jump into guidance on how to put it all together to build a site or create an app. Get the lowdown on coding basics Review HTML and CSS Make sense of JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and MySQL Create code for web and mobile apps There’s a whole world of opportunity out there for developers—and this fast-track boot camp is here to help you acquire the skills you need to take your career to new heights!

Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies

Accompanied by a CD-ROM containing JavaScript and a host of templates, a helpful introduction to creating a successful webpage covers everything from design and publishing a site to automating and publicizing it, discussing such topics as streaming video and audio, e-commerce, custom surveys, forms, polls, and discussion groups. Original.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Website

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It’s tablet time! Get acquainted with the latest iPadOS and devices, the easy way Up a creek without an iPaddle? Dummies has got you covered, with iPad & iPad Pro 2022-2023 For Dummies. This is your stay-afloat guide to the latest version of iPadOS and all the new features of Apple’s leading tablet. We offer a step-by-step guide to iPad maintenance, operation, and personalization, so you can figure out your new device quickly and spend your time doing the fun stuff. Photos, videos, apps, productivity, communication, maps, and beyond—plus a host of new features that we’ll introduce you to, right in this book. Get acquainted with the basics of using and customizing your iPad or iPad Pro Discover the new and exciting changes that come with the latest iPadOS release Get the most out of your iPad by mastering the top apps and productivity tricks Learn how to ease the transition from computers to tablets, at home or at work For personal projects or in business settings, the iPad is the tablet of choice, and Dummies is here to show you why. Grab this full-color guide and get iPaddling!

iPad and iPad Pro For Dummies

"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating an HTML Web Page" provides users with all the tools they need to create and customize their Web page. The friendly, market-proven approach of the "Complete Idiot's Guides" combines solid instructions with a light-hearted style of wit and humor. The CD contains a Webmaster's Tool Kit with everything needed to build a home page.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating an HTML Web Page

Paul McFredries

This book includes easy instructions and handy references for using Access.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Access

Defines over 1,000 words in subject areas such as people, computers, business, law, culture, and government, as well as foreign terms and new words.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Smart Vocabulary

Provides instructions for creating and designing Web pages and Weblogs using HTML.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Web Page and Blog

Why throw away that broken PC? You can fix it - really! Fixing it will save you much needed cash - and keeping your hardware out of the trash is good for the environment, too. Best of all, you don't need to be a technical expert to do most typical computer repairs - and this book proves it. If you've found other computer repair books too complicated (or too cute), you're in the right place. McFedries covers everything you need to know, get, and do, in plain English, with plenty of crystal-clear pictures.

Fixing Your Computer Absolute Beginner's Guide

Increase your iPad IQ with this genius-level guide to the Apple iPad If you want to squeeze every last bit of incredible from your Apple iPad we've got you covered with this newly revised iPad Portable Genius. Want to learn how to connect to a network? How to configure your tablet? How to surf the web more comfortably? All while keeping your identity and accounts private and secure? With the iPad Portable Genius as your guide, you'll unlock the full potential of your iPad in no time at all. You'll learn how to: Get the most out of sending and receiving your email Have fun with your images and take crystal-clear photos every time Shoot and edit video right on your iPad Manage your busy schedule with calendars Perfect for anyone looking to save time and reveal the true power and flexibility of their iPad, the iPad Portable Genius, Fourth Edition contains all the new, engaging, and extensively illustrated info you need to master your tablet.

iPad Portable Genius

Your step-by-step guide to iPhone mastery iPhone Portable Genius delivers a practical and simple guide to quickly learning everything you need to know about the iPhone. Whether you're a novice user with Apple products or a seasoned pro, you'll find a wealth of info designed to show you how to configure your iPhone, set up accounts, manage your contacts and appointments, take stunning pictures, and surf the web. All while keeping your identity and accounts private and secure. Before you know it, you'll be: Mastering the touchscreen Setting up your iPhone to suit the way you work and play Connecting your iPhone to Wi-Fi and setting up your phone as an internet hub Solving the most common iPhone problems Getting the most out of email With straightforward and step-by-step instructions in a portable and convenient package and engaging illustrations, iPhone Portable Genius is the ideal resource for owners and users of one of the world's most popular phones.

iPhone Portable Genius

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Get into the nitty gritty of Excel, the all-important spreadsheet tool Microsoft 365 Excel All-in-One For Dummies offers an all-new way to tackle data in Excel. Start with the basics of inputting, formatting, and organizing data and work your way to pro techniques that help with any career field or reason for using the app. Gain the skills to apply advanced formulas and functions, create stunning data visualizations, build dashboards and reports, and automate your spreadsheets. You'll also get a glimpse into how AI tools can boost your work. Eight mini-books come together in this expanded Excel reference. With Microsoft 365 Excel All-in-One For Dummies, you'll soon be the go-to Excel guru in your office or school. Learn the basics of Excel—organizing data, performing calculations, and formatting your spreadsheet. Use functions to handle advanced math and financial analysis. Create data visualizations and summaries to help tell your story Apply basic programming skills using VBA This book is perfect for professionals or students who need to up their Excel game with insight from pros who know the classic spreadsheet app inside and out.

Microsoft 365 Excel All-in-One For Dummies

Brian Knittel

This new edition covers the Fall Creators Update to Windows 10. Do more in less time! Experienced with Windows? Don’t let Windows 10 make you feel like a beginner again! This book is packed with intensely useful knowledge, tips, and shortcuts you just won’t find anywhere else. It’s the fastest, best way to master Windows 10’s full power, revamped interface, and new tools—from the reconfigured Start menu to the Cortana personal assistant. This friendly, expert guide will make Windows 10 way more productive, painless, and fun, whether you’re running it on a computer or a tablet...at home, at work, on the road, anywhere! · Take a quick guided tour of everything that’s new in Windows 10 · Get the most out of Edge, Microsoft’s modern web browser · Navigate the Windows 10 interface (and customize it to make yourself more comfortable) · Discover hidden shortcuts and timesavers you’d never find on your own · Quickly locate and use files, media, apps, websites, and management tools · Connect reliably and safely to networks, the Internet, and Wi-Fi hotspots · Increase your efficiency by taking advantage of Windows 10’s virtual desktops · Maximize the performance and reliability of your hardware and storage devices · Set up a safe and effective network for your home or office · Systematically protect yourself from viruses, spyware, snoops, fraud, and spam · Use the most convenient and efficient interface for every task: keyboard, touch, pen, or voice · Discover tweaks and customizations that are actually worth the effort · Get more out of your Windows 10 laptop or tablet on the road · Remotely use your Windows 10 computer and data from anywhere on earth · Access even more power with Windows 10’s command-line utilities · Use Hyper-V, the subsystem for Linux, and Windows containers to run other operating systems alongside Windows · Troubleshoot the most common Windows 10 problems—and the toughest ones This book is part of Que's Content Update Program (CUP), which provides content updates to certain books for major technology changes. As Microsoft ® makes significant updates to Windows 10, sections of this book will be updated or new sections will be added to match the updates to the software. The updates wil

Windows 10 In Depth

This text teaches new users everything they need to know about Apple's Mac Pro desktop computer, including mastering basic apps and program tasks, setting up e-mail accounts, and running windows on your Mac Pro.

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Complete Mac Pro

Upgrade your Echo expertise with this Dummies guide to all things Alexa Amazon's hugely popular family of Echo devices has made Alexa a household name. She can answer your questions, entertain you, and even help around the house. Alexa for Dummies is the perfect guide for Alexa users who want to get up and running with their Echo devices. From basic setup to making the most of Alexa’s powerful smart home capabilities, this is your one-stop resource to all things Alexa. Whether you’ll use Alexa to send text messages, play music, control your thermostat, look up recipes, replenish your pantry, or just search the internet for information, you’ll find detailed instructions in this fun and easy-to-understand guide. Set up and personalize your Alexa device with an Amazon account and custom settings, including your preferred Alexa voice Use Alexa to play music throughout your home, stream videos online, and meet all your entertainment needs Unlock the power of advanced features like Alexa Skills and make your Alexa accessible Turn your ordinary house into a modern smart home with advanced smart home features and Echo accessories The virtual assistant you've dreamed of is now a reality with your favorite Echo device. Let Alexa For Dummies make your wish Alexa's command.

Alexa For Dummies

Enter the Web Design Playground and start experimenting with all aspects of creating a web page—from design, to development, to publishing—in an easy-to-use free online workspace. This exciting second edition of Web Design Playground is fully updated with new technologies and thoughtful approaches for building modern websites. You’ll have a blast experimenting with a landing page, photo gallery, portfolio site, and more while you learn important web design skills. In Web Design Playground, Second Edition you’ll learn essential tools of the web design trade, such as: Structuring a web page with HTML Styling a web page with CSS Modern page layout techniques Using colors in web design Making text look awesome with typography HTML, CSS, and the principles of good web design are all you need to build something beautiful! You’ll find them all inside this one-of-a-kind guide. Best of all, this book gives you free access to a custom online workspace, the “playground!” You can concentrate on core skills like page layout and adding images and video, as well as learning typography, responsive design, and the other modern web design techniques. About the technology If you can use a web browser, you can create a web site! Web Design Playground, Second Edition shows you how, progressing step by step through fun and engaging projects. You learn the basics of HTML, CSS, and other important web skills. With its unique online “playground,” the book helps you build a landing page, a photo gallery, a portfolio site, and more, all from scratch. No prior experience or knowledge of special tools is required. About the book Web Design Playground, Second Edition takes a creative, visual approach and clear explanations of the components, concepts, and of each step you’ll need to build your own web pages. You’ll become a confident web designer as you practice each new skill in the Playground. The many small projects introduce everything from page layout basics to new tags and features like Flexbox and CSS Grid—all presented in author Paul McFedries’s inimitably friendly style. Don’t worry about setting up your own servers and domain names—the book comes with a free online “playground” to experiment with and get creative. You can concentrate on core skills like page layout and adding images and video, as well as learning typography, responsive design, and the other modern web design techniques. Before you know it, you’ll be ready to create gorgeous pages that reflect your creativity and style. About the reader No web design experience required. About the author Paul McFedries has written more than 100 books, which have sold over four million copies worldwide. Table of Contents PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH HTML AND CSS 1 Getting to Know HTML and CSS 2 Building Your First Web Page 3 Adding Structure to Your Page 4 Formatting Your Web Page 5 Project: Creating a Personal Home Page PART 2 WORKING WITH IMAGES AND STYLES 6 Adding Images and Other Media 7 Learning More About Styles 8 Floating and Positioning Elements 9 Styling Sizes, Borders, and Margins 10 Project: Creating a Landing Page PART 3 LAYING OUT A WEB PAGE 11 Learning Page Layout Basics 12 Creating Page Layouts with Flexbox 13 Creating Page Layouts with Grid 14 Designing Responsive Web Pages 15 Project: Creating a Photo Gallery PART 4 MAKING YOUR WEB PAGES SHINE 16 More HTML Elements for Web Designers 17 Adding a Splash of Color to Your Web Designs 18 Enhancing Page Text with Typography 19 Learning Advanced CSS Selectors 20 Project: Creating a Portfolio Page Appendix A From Playground to Web: Getting Your Pages Online

Web Design Playground, Second Edition

Expert Paul McFedries helps you master key Excel 2019 and Office 365 tools for building more powerful spreadsheets. Use Excel 2019 and Office 365 core features to build spreadsheets that solve business problems and deliver reliable answers. Drawing on his unsurpassed experience, Paul McFedries helps you make the most of formulas and functions, including the latest improvements to arrays, formula error handling, and statistics. McFedries’ step-by-step projects walk you through handling key tasks, from building timesheets to projecting cash flow and aging receivables. His practical examples and clear instructions demystify intermediate- to advanced-level formula construction, and help you leverage Excel’s most useful functions in your everyday work. Becoming an Excel expert has never been easier! By reading this book, you will: • Improve business analyses by adding intelligence and knowledge to your models • Replace cumbersome formulas with convenient predefined functions • Radically simplify complex calculations with Office 365’s new dynamic arrays • Use conditional formatting to reveal anomalies, problems, or opportunities • Calculate loan payments, interest costs, terms, and amortization schedules • Project the future value of investments, and plan to achieve investment goals • Master essential discounting and cash-flow analysis tools, including net present value and internal rate of return • Sort, filter, and analyze tabular data, from customers to inventory • Easily analyze huge data sets with PivotTable calculations About This Book • For everyone who wants to get more done with Microsoft Excel in less time • For business and financial professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and others who need to efficiently manage and analyze data

Microsoft Excel 2019 Formulas and Functions

The content boom on the Internet has been explosive in the past few years with more than a billion people surfing worldwide. Internet Simplified shows beginning level computer users how to get comfortable surfing the web and how to navigate the flood of information once they find what they're looking for. Users will find helpful information on the most talked about newcomers to the online world such as social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, blogging, and downloading media content from YouTube and iTunes, as well as an introduction to the old standbys such as email, auction sites, and instruction for safe surfing. Coverage on how to safeguard against viruses and SPAM and keep computers free from unwanted visitors is approached in a gentle, user-friendly manner so anyone can apply the techniques and be free from troublesome intrusions. Full-color screen shots and numbered, step-by-step instructions guide readers through the intricacies of navigating the web in a friendly, approachable way. The updated design features a more sophisticated look and larger fonts and images to make this a perfect reference for all ages.

Internet Simplified

A thorough and helpful reference for aspiring website builders Looking to start an exciting new career in front-end web building and design? Or maybe you just want to develop a new skill and create websites for fun. Whatever your reasons, it’s never been easier to start learning how to build websites from scratch than with help from HTML, CSS, & JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies. This book has the essentials you need to wrap your head around the key ingredients of website design and creation. You’ll learn to build attractive, useful, and easy-to-navigate websites by combining HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into fun and practical creations. Using the 6 books compiled within this comprehensive collection, you’ll discover how to make static and dynamic websites, complete with intuitive layouts and cool animations. The book also includes: Incorporate the latest approaches to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including those involving new markup, page styles, interactivity, and more Step-by-step instructions for new site creators explaining the very basics of page layouts and animations Easy-to-follow advice for adjusting page color and background, adding widgets to a site, and getting rid of all the bugs that affect site performance Bonus 6th book available at https://www.wiley.com/en-us/HTML%2C+CSS%2C+%26amp%3B+JavaScript+All+in+One+For+Dummies-p-9781394164721. Web development is a fun, interesting, and challenging skill that can lead to a lucrative career (if you’re so inclined). And with the right help, almost anyone can learn to create engaging websites from scratch. So, grab a copy of HTML, CSS, & JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies and you’ll be designing and building before you know it!

HTML, CSS, & JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies

Greg Harvey

Excel-erate your productivity with the only guide you'll need to the latest versions of Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel offers unsurpassed functionality and accessibility for data exploration and analysis to millions of users around the world. And learning to unlock its full potential is easier than you can imagine with help from Excel All-in-One For Dummies. Follow along with Excel expert and veteran author Paul McFedries as he walks you through every feature and technique you need to know to get the most out of this powerful software. You'll learn how to design worksheets, use formulas and functions, collaborate with colleagues and review their work, create charts and graphics, manage and analyze data, and create macros. Plus, you'll discover all the capabilities Microsoft has included in the newest versions of Excel, including dark mode and accessibility features. This indispensable reference allows you to: Get a firm grasp of Excel basics with the book's step-by-step guides before moving on to more advanced topics, like data analysis Access up-to-date information on all the new versions of Excel, including the ones bundled with Microsoft 365, Office 2021, and the LTSC/Enterprise Edition Enjoy the convenience of a single, comprehensive resource detailing everything you need to know about Excel Perfect for people coming to Excel for the very first time, Excel All-in-One For Dummies, Office 2021 Edition is also a must-read resource for anyone looking for a refresher on foundational or advanced Excel techniques.

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