HTML and CSS in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself (Learning Kit)

Description

• Copyright 2014
• Edition: 1st

• CourseCompass
• ISBN-10: 0-13-358825-4
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-358825-5

Learn HTML and CSS in 24 One-Hour Lessons

With this fully interactive, downloadable Learning Kit – featuring step-by-step text and video instruction – you can teach yourself to quickly create great-looking web pages using HTML5 and CSS3.

Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours has a straightforward, step-by-step approach that helps you master leading-edge practical skills. And with this exclusive downloadable Learning Kit edition of the book you can:

• Read the complete text of the book on your own computer or mobile device (any HTML5 web browser will work)
• Watch an expert instructor show you how to perform step-by-step tasks in more than 50 short, easy-to-follow videos
• Test your understanding of the material with fully interactive online quizzes at the end of each chapter

Three sample lessons are available for FREE online exactly as they appear in the full Learning Kit download – with complete video walkthroughs and interactive quizzes (HTML5 browser required). Try them out today!

About This Learning Kit: A Learning Kit is a self-paced electronic course that integrates text, graphics, video screencasts, and interactive quizzes into one complete tutorial. It is delivered in a 1.5-GB zip archive file that will be available for download from your InformIT Account page after purchase. Once installed on your computer, you can view the Learning Kit in any web browser that fully supports HTML5, including the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. Supported platforms are:

• Windows XP (Firefox only)
• Windows 7 or 8 (IE10, Chrome, or Firefox)
• Mac OS X (Safari, Firefox, or Chrome)
• Linux (Chrome or Firefox)
• iOS 6 or iOS 7 (Mobile Safari)

If you like learning by doing, this unique electronic tutorial for you. It organizes lessons in the basics of HTML5 and CSS3 into simple steps and then shows you exactly how to tackle each step. Many of these HTML code examples are accompanied by pictures of the output produced by the code. You see how it's done, you read a clear, concise explanation of how it works, and then you immediately do the same thing with your own page. A few minutes later, you're on to the next step.

Learn how to…

• Build your own web page and get it online in an instant
• Format text for maximum clarity and readability
• Create links to other pages and to other sites
• Add graphics, color, and visual pizzazz to your web pages
• Work with transparent images and background graphics
• Design your site’s layout and typography using CSS
• Get user input with web-based forms
• Publicize your site and make it search-engine friendly
• Test a website for compatibility with different browsers
• Make your site easy to maintain and update as it grows
• Use HTML5 semantic tags to better structure your pages
• Create columns with CSS
• Add HTML5-based video and audio to your site
• Use CSS3 transforms, transitions, and animations to create great visual effects
• Use HTML5’s powerful form validation capability

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Contents

Three sample lessons (Hours 1, 2, and 3) are available for viewing online, exactly as they appear in the full Learning Kit with complete video walkthroughs and interactive quizzes (HTML5 browser required). Just click on a link below.

Introduction

PART I: GETTING STARTED ON THE WEB

HOUR 1: Understanding How the Web Works

HOUR 2: Structuring an HTML Document

HOUR 3: Understanding Cascading Style Sheets

PART II: BUILDING BLOCKS OF PRACTICAL WEB DESIGN

HOUR 4: A Closer Look at HTML5 Page Structure

HOUR 5: Working with Text Blocks and Lists

HOUR 6: Working with Fonts

HOUR 7: Working with Colors and Borders

HOUR 8: Using External and Internal Links

HOUR 9: Using Tables and Columns

HOUR 10: Creating Images for Use on the Web

HOUR 11: Using Images in Your Website

HOUR 12: Using Multimedia in Your Website

PART III: ADVANCED WEB PAGE DESIGN WITH CSS

HOUR 13: Working with Margins, Padding, Alignment, and Floating

HOUR 14: Understanding the CSS Box Model and Positioning

HOUR 15: Creating Fixed or Liquid Layouts

HOUR 16: Using CSS to Do More with Lists

HOUR 17: Using CSS to Design Navigation

HOUR 18: Using Mouse Actions to Modify Text Display

HOUR 19: Implementing CSS3 Transformations, Transitions, and Animations

PART IV: ADVANCED WEBSITE FUNCTIONALITY AND MANAGEMENT

HOUR 20: Creating Print-Friendly Web Pages

HOUR 21: Understanding Dynamic Websites and HTML5 Applications

HOUR 22: Working with Web-Based Forms

HOUR 23: Organizing and Managing a Website

HOUR 24: Helping People Find Your Web Pages

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