Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours (Includes New HTML 5 Coverage)

✍ Scribed by Meloni, Julie C.; Morrison, Michael; Oliver, Dick

• Publisher: Sams
• Year: 2009;2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 457
• Series: Sams Teach Yourself
• Edition: 8th ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn how to use HTML and CSS to design, create, and maintain world-class web sites. Using a clear, down-to-earth approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing even complete beginners to learn the essentials from the ground up.

Full-color figures and clear step-by-step instructions help you learn quickly.

Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn.

Quizzes and Exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills.

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 pizazz 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 web site for compatibility with different browsers

Make your site easy to maintain and update as it grows

Free Access to Online Learning Lab

Register your book atinformit.com/registerfor free, exclusive access to the Online Learning Lab to supplement this book’s lessons:

Video walkthroughs to show you how to complete the step-by-step examples in the book

Fast and fun online quizzes to test your understanding of each lesson

Updates or corrections as they become available

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 4
A Brief History of HTML and the World Wide Web......Page 12
Creating Web Content......Page 13
Understanding Web Content Delivery......Page 14
Selecting a Web Hosting Provider......Page 17
Testing with Multiple Web Browsers......Page 19
Creating the Sample File for this Hour......Page 24
Using FTP to Transfer Files......Page 25
Understanding Where to Place Files on the Web Server......Page 29
Distributing Content without a Web Server......Page 33
Testing Web Content......Page 35
HOUR 3: Understanding HTML and XHTML Connections......Page 38
Getting Started with a Simple Web Page......Page 39
HTML Tags Every XHTML Web Page Must Have......Page 43
Organizing a Page with Paragraphs and Line Breaks......Page 45
Organizing Your Content with Headings......Page 47
Validating Your Web Content......Page 50
The Scoop on HTML, XML, XHTML, and HTML 5......Page 52
HOUR 4: Understanding Cascading Style Sheets......Page 58
How CSS Works......Page 59
A Basic Style Sheet......Page 60
A CSS Style Primer......Page 65
Using Style Classes......Page 69
Using Style IDs......Page 72
Internal Style Sheets and Inline Styles......Page 73
HOUR 5: Working with Text Blocks and Lists......Page 78
Aligning Text on a Page......Page 79
The Three Types of HTML Lists......Page 82
Placing Lists Within Lists......Page 84
HOUR 6: Working with Fonts......Page 92
Boldface, Italics, and Special Text Formatting......Page 93
Tweaking the Font......Page 96
Working with Special Characters......Page 100
HOUR 7: Using Tables to Display Information......Page 106
Creating a Simple Table......Page 107
Controlling Table Sizes......Page 110
Alignment and Spanning Within Tables......Page 113
Page Layout with Tables......Page 116
Using Web Addresses......Page 122
Linking Within a Page Using Anchors......Page 125
Linking Between Your Own Web Content......Page 128
Linking to an Email Address......Page 131
Opening a Link in a New Browser Window......Page 133
Using CSS to Style Hyperlinks......Page 134
Best Practices for Choosing Colors......Page 142
Understanding Web Colors......Page 144
Using Hexadecimal Values for Colors......Page 146
Using CSS to Set Background, Text, and Border Colors......Page 147
Choosing Graphics Software......Page 154
The Least You Need to Know About Graphics......Page 155
Preparing Photographic Images......Page 156
Creating Banners and Buttons......Page 162
Reducing the Number of Colors in an Image......Page 164
Creating Tiled Backgrounds......Page 165
Creating Animated Web Graphics......Page 167
HOUR 11: Using Images in Your Web Site......Page 172
Placing Images on a Web Page......Page 173
Describing Images with Text......Page 174
Aligning Images......Page 176
Turning Images into Links......Page 180
Using Background Images......Page 183
Using Imagemaps......Page 184
HOUR 12: Using Multimedia in Your Web Site......Page 194
Linking to Multimedia Files......Page 195
Embedding Multimedia Files......Page 198
Additional Tips for Using Multimedia......Page 201
What Are Frames?......Page 208
Building a Frameset......Page 210
Linking Between Frames and Windows......Page 213
Using Inline Frames......Page 215
HOUR 14: Working with Margins, Padding, Alignment, and Floating......Page 222
Using Margins......Page 223
Padding Elements......Page 230
Keeping Everything Aligned......Page 234
Understanding the Float Property......Page 235
The CSS Box Model......Page 242
The Whole Scoop on Positioning......Page 246
Controlling the Way Things Stack Up......Page 250
Managing the Flow of Text......Page 253
HTML List Refresher......Page 256
How the CSS Box Model Affects Lists......Page 257
Placing List Item Indicators......Page 260
Creating Image Maps with List Items and CSS......Page 262
How Navigation Lists Differ from Regular Lists......Page 270
Creating Vertical Navigation with CSS......Page 271
Creating Horizontal Navigation with CSS......Page 281
Creating a Tool Tip with CSS......Page 288
Displaying Additional Rollover Text with CSS......Page 292
Accessing Events......Page 294
Using onclick to Change

Appearance......Page 295
HOUR 19: Creating Fixed or Liquid Layouts......Page 304
Understanding Fixed Layouts......Page 305
Understanding Liquid Layouts......Page 306
Creating a Fixed/Liquid Hybrid Layout......Page 309
HOUR 20: Creating Print-Friendly Web Pages......Page 322
What Makes a Page Print-Friendly?......Page 323
Applying a Media-Specific Style Sheet......Page 326
Designing a Style Sheet for Print Pages......Page 328
Viewing a Web Page in Print Preview......Page 331
Understanding the Different Types of Scripting......Page 336
Including JavaScript in HTML......Page 337
Displaying Random Content......Page 339
Understanding the Document Object Model......Page 343
Changing Images Based on User Interaction......Page 344
How HTML Forms Work......Page 350
Creating a Form......Page 351
Accepting Text Input......Page 355
Including Hidden Data in Forms......Page 356
Exploring Form Input Controls......Page 357
Submitting Form Data......Page 360
HOUR 23: Organizing and Managing a Web Site......Page 366
When One Page Is Enough......Page 367
Organizing a Simple Site......Page 368
Organizing a Larger Site......Page 371
Writing Maintainable HTML Code......Page 375
Publicizing Your Web Site......Page 382
Listing Your Pages with the Major Search Sites......Page 384
Providing Hints for Search Engines......Page 385
Additional Tips for Search Engine Optimization......Page 390
General HTML, XHTML, and CSS Information......Page 396
Software......Page 397
Colors and Graphics......Page 398
Advanced Developer Resources......Page 399
Web Site Services......Page 400
APPENDIX B: HTML and CSS Quick Reference......Page 402
HTML Structure......Page 403
HTML Text Phrases and Paragraphs......Page 406
XHTML Text Formatting Elements......Page 409
XHTML Lists......Page 410
XHTML Links......Page 411
XHTML Tables......Page 413
XHTML Embedded Content......Page 418
XHTML Forms......Page 421
XHTML Scripts......Page 424
XHTML Common Attributes......Page 425
CSS Dimension Style Properties......Page 426
CSS Text and Font Style Properties......Page 427
CSS Background Style Properties......Page 430
CSS Border Style Properties......Page 431
CSS Margin Style Properties......Page 434
CSS Layout and Display Style Properties......Page 435
CSS List and Marker Style Properties......Page 438
CSS Table Style Properties......Page 439
B......Page 442
C......Page 443
E......Page 445
G......Page 446
H......Page 447
I......Page 448
J - K - L......Page 449
N......Page 450
P......Page 451
S......Page 452
T......Page 453
U - V......Page 454
W......Page 455
Y - Z......Page 456

✦ Subjects

Nonfiction;Computer Science;Programming;Science;Reference;Technology;Design