Beginning Html5 and Css3 for Dummies

Informationen zum Autor Ed Tittel is a 30-year veteran of the technology industry with more than 140 computing books to his credit, including the bestselling HTML For Dummies . Chris Minnick runs Minnick Web Services. He teaches, speaks, and consults on web-related topics and has contributed to numerous books, including WebKit For Dummies . Klappentext 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 processBeginning HTML5 and CSS3 For Dummies is the perfect first step for getting started with the fundamentals of web development and design. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About this Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 4 Beyond the Book 4 Where to Go from Here 5 Part I: Getting Started with HTML and CSS on the Web 7 Chapter 1: An Overview of HTML and CSS on the Web 9 Chapter 2: Meeting the Structure and Components of HTML 25 Chapter 3: Creating and Viewing a Web Page 37 Part II: Getting the Structure and Text Right 51 Chapter 4: HTML Documents Need Good Structure 53 Chapter 6: Tip-Top Tables in HTML 81 Chapter 7: Working with Forms in HTML 97 Part III: Adding Links, Images, and Other Media 123 Chapter 8: Getting Hyper with Links in HTML 125 Chapter 9: Working with Images in HTML 139 Chapter 10: Managing Media and More in HTML 153 Part IV: Adopting CSS Style 169 Chapter 11: Advantages of Style Sheets 171 Chapter 12: CSS Structure and Syntax 191 Chapter 13: Using Different Kinds of Style Sheets 207 Part V: Enhancing Your Pages' Look and Feel 215 Chapter 14: Managing Layout and Positioning 217 Chapter 15: Building with Boxes, Borders, and Buttons 233 Chapter 16: Using Colors and Backgrounds 251 Chapter 17: Web Typography 261 Chapter 18: CSS Text and Shadow Effects 281 Chapter 19: Multimedia and Animation with CSS 291 Part VI: The Part of Tens 305 Chapter 20: Ten Keys to Mobile Web Design 307 Chapter 21: Ten HTML Do's and Don'ts 317 Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Kill Web Bugs Dead 325 Chapter 23: Ten Cool HTML Tools and Technologies 333 Part VII: Appendixes 343 Appendix A: Twitterati 345 Appendix B: About the Dummies HTML Site 349 Index 357 ...

List of contents

Introduction 1
 
About this Book 2
 
Foolish Assumptions 3
 
Icons Used in This Book 4
 
Beyond the Book 4
 
Where to Go from Here 5
 
Part I: Getting Started with HTML and CSS on the Web 7
 
Chapter 1: An Overview of HTML and CSS on the Web 9
 
How and Where Web Pages Come to Life Online 10
 
HyperText 10
 
Content versus presentation 14
 
Web browsers 14
 
Getting to know Internet protocols 16
 
Understanding HTML and Its Versions 17
 
Different versions of HTML 17
 
Creating HTML markup 18
 
Building HTML documents 19
 
Understanding the Role of CSS 20
 
Different versions here, too 20
 
Creating CSS markup 21
 
Dissecting a Simple Markup Example 22
 
Where's the HTML? 22
 
Where's the CSS? 23
 
A partnership of equals 23
 
Chapter 2: Meeting the Structure and Components of HTML 25
 
Like Any Language: Syntax and Rules 25
 
Color-coding the markup 26
 
Breaking down the elements 27
 
Adding Attributes to Your HTML 29
 
Examining Entities in Markup 30
 
Non-ASCII characters 30
 
Character codes 31
 
(Special) tag characters 32
 
Organizing Web Pages 32
 
Organizing HTML text 34
 
Complementing and enhancing text 36
 
Chapter 3: Creating and Viewing a Web Page 37
 
Before You Get Started 37
 
Creating a Page from Scratch 39
 
Step 0: Gather your tools 39
 
Step 1: Planning a simple design 40
 
Step 2: Writing some HTML 41
 
Step 3: Saving your page 44
 
Step 4: Viewing your page 46
 
Editing an Existing Web Page 47
 
Posting Your Page Online 49
 
Part II: Getting the Structure and Text Right 51
 
Chapter 4: HTML Documents Need Good Structure 53
 
Establishing a Document Structure 53
 
HTML Document Organization Revisited 54
 
HTML DOCTYPE Starts Things Off 55
 
The Element 56
 
Anatomy of the 56
 
Meeting the himself 57
 
Handling metadata with 57
 
Redirecting users to another page 58
 
Naming your page with a 61
 
The Is a BIG Container 61
 
Chapter 5: Text and Lists 63
 
Formatting Text 63
 
Paragraphs 65
 
Headings 66
 
Controlling Text Blocks 68
 
Block quotes 68
 
Preformatted text 69
 
Horizontal rules 71
 
Organizing Information 73
 
Numbered lists 73
 
Bulleted lists 75
 
Definition lists 77
 
Nesting lists 79
 
Chapter 6: Tip-Top Tables in HTML 81
 
How Got a Bad Name in HTML 81
 
What's in a Table? LOTS of Markup 82
 
Setting Up a Table Border 84
 
The Table Head () and Its Elements 85
 
Managing Table Layouts 87
 
Making Good Table Bodies 89
 
Shaping a solid table 89
 
Sitting at the Footer of the Table 92
 
Exploring and Explaining a Table 92
 
Oh caption, my caption 93
 
Is the header dead yet? 93
 
Marching through the table body 94
 
Finishing with the footer 94
 
Chapter 7: Working with Forms in HTML 97
 
Exploring Types of Web Forms 97
 
Search forms 98
 
Data collection forms 99
 
Creating Forms 100
 
Structure 101
 
Input tags 102
 
Input fields 103
 
Form validation 113
 
Processing Data 115
 
Processing forms on your pages 115
 
Designing User-Friendly Forms 117
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Product details

• Authors: Chris Minnick, Minnick Chris, Jeff Noble, E Tittel, Ed Tittel, Ed (Austin Tittel, Ed Minnick Tittel, Tittel Ed
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.09.2013
• EAN: 9781118657201
• ISBN: 978-1-118-65720-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: For Dummies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks; Informatik, css3, html5, computer science, Web-Entwicklung / HTML, Web Site Development / HTML