Beginning HTML5 & CSS3 for Dummies
- 5h 6m
- Chris Minnick, Ed Tittel
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2013
Your full-color, friendly guide to getting started with HTML5 and CSS3!
HTML and CSS are essential tools for creating dynamic websites and help make your websites even more effective and unique. This friendly-but-straightforward guide gets you started with the basics of the latest versions of HTML and CSS: HTML5 and CSS3. Introducing you to the syntax and structure of the languages, this helpful guide shows you how to create and view a web page, explains ideal usage of HTML5 and CSS3, walks you through the CSS3 rules and style sheets, addresses common mistakes and explains how to fix them, and explores interesting HTML5 tools.
- Serves as an ideal introduction to HTML5 and CSS3 for beginners with little to no web development experience
- Details the capabilities of HTML5 and CSS3 and how to use both to create responsive, practical, and well-designed websites
- Helps you understand how HTML5 and CSS3 are the foundation upon which hundreds of millions of web pages are built
- Features full-color illustrations to enhance your learning process
Beginning HTML5 and CSS3 For Dummies is the perfect first step for getting started with the fundamentals of web development and design.
About the Authors
Ed Tittel is a freelance writer, a consultant, and an occasional expert legal witness on web technologies who works at home near beautiful Austin, Texas. Ed has written for the computer trade press since 1986 and has worked on more than 140 books. Ed has worked on many other titles for Wiley, too, including numerous For Dummies books on subjects that range from Carrier Ethernet to XML. His full-length titles cover NetWare, Windows Server, and XML; Ed's custom topics include Unified Threat Management, XBRL, Data Center Networking, and lots more.
Ed blogs, provides expert insight and Q&A, and writes for numerous TechTarget websites, including SearchNetworking.com, SearchSecurity.com, and SearchWindows.com. He also writes for Tom's IT Pro, the CIO Magazine website, and EmergingEdTech.com.
Chris Minnick is the CEO of Minnick Web Services, LLC, a company that specializes in developing websites and mobile apps for media companies. He also teaches a very popular online course called "Creating Mobile Apps with HTML5" for Ed2Go; is the author of several books, including WebKit For Dummies; and writes articles on web development and mobile apps for websites and print magazines. Chris's weekly newsletter goes to thousands of readers, including some of the most influential people in media and the web. Chris has been involved with numerous mobile and web startups and is active as a mentor and hackathon judge in his adopted hometown of Sacramento, California.
In this Book
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Introduction
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An Overview of HTML and CSS on the Web
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Meeting the Structure and Components of HTML
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Creating and Viewing a Web Page
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HTML Documents Need Good Structure
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Text and Lists
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Tip-Top Tables in HTML
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Working with Forms in HTML
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Getting Hyper with Links in HTML
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Working with Images in HTML
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Managing Media and More in HTML
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Advantages of Style Sheets
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CSS Structure and Syntax
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Using Different Kinds of Style Sheets
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Managing Layout and Positioning
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Building with Boxes, Borders, and Buttons
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Using Colors and Backgrounds
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Web Typography
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CSS Text and Shadow Effects
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Multimedia and Animation with CSS
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Ten Keys to Mobile Web Design
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Ten HTML Do's and Don'ts
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Ten Ways to Kill Web Bugs Dead
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Ten Cool HTML Tools and Technologies
