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Completely revamped to teach HTML5 and CSS3 from the very beginning, this is the newest edition of the worldwide best-seller that has helped 500,000+ people learn the foundational skills of modern web development. Laura Lemay and Rafe Colburn have thoroughly revamped their in-depth tutorial to cover the latest web skills and technologies, and walk you through creating interactive, dynamic web sites using today's JavaScript libraries, services, and social web technologies.
As in previous editions, Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML5 and CSS3 in One Hour a Day, Seventh Edition offers clear, step-by-step instructions, plenty of interesting, practical examples, and all the in-depth coverage serious learners want. Coverage includes:
- Getting started: preparing for web publishing and learning HTML5's basics
- Creating simple web pages with links, HTML5/CSS3 formatting, images, color, and backgrounds
- Building tables, creating CSS3 layouts, designing forms, and integrating media
- Creating richer sites and solutions with modern JavaScript libraries and Ajax techniques
- Designing effective web pages for the real world
- Mastering the advanced CSS3 techniques that offer the most value
- Going live, taking advantage of web servers, and using modern tools to simplify web publishing
- And much more…
Synopsis
Thoroughly revised and updated with examples rewritten to conform to HTML5, CSS3, and contemporary web development practices, this easy-to-understand, step-by-step tutorial helps you quickly master the basics of HTML and CSS before moving on to more advanced topics such as graphics, video, and interactivity with JavaScript and jQuery.
In just one hour a day, you ll learn the skills you need to design, create, and maintain a professional-looking website.
- No previous experience required. By following each short, one-hour lesson in this book, anyone can learn the basics of web development.
- Learn at your own pace. You can work through each lesson sequentially to make sure you thoroughly understand all the concepts and methodologies, or you can focus on specific lessons to learn the techniques that interest you most.
- Test your knowledge. Each lesson ends with a Workshop section filled with questions, answers, and exercises for further study.
Learn how to... - Fully implement the HTML5 and CSS3 standards
- Work with text and create links
- Add images and graphics to your page
- Use CSS to style a site and position elements on a page
- Structure a page with HTML5
- Use responsive web design to make your pages look good on different-sized screens
- Use JavaScript to add dynamic elements and interactivity on your pages
- Leverage jQuery to add JavaScript features to your pages
- Design for the mobile web
- Get your site online and let people know it s there
- Optimize your site for search engines
Contents at a Glance PART I: Getting Started 1 What Is Web Publishing 2 Getting Your Tools in Order 3 Introducing HTML and CSS
PART II: Creating Web Pages 4 Learning the Basics of HTML 5 Organizing Information with Lists 6 Working with Links
PART III: Doing More with HTML and CSS 7 Formatting Text with HTML and CSS 8 Using CSS to Style a Site 9 Using Images on Your Web Pages 10 Building Tables 11 Using CSS to Position Elements on a Page 12 Designing Forms 13 Structuring a Page with HTML5 14 Integrating Multimedia: Video and Sound 15 Advanced CSS: Page Layout in CSS 16 Using Responsive Web Design
PART IV: Using JavaScript and jQuery 17 Introducing JavaScript 18 Using jQuery 19 Using JavaScript in Your Pages 20 Working with Frames and Linked Windows
PART V: Designing for Everyone 21 Designing for the Mobile Web 22 Designing for User Experience
PART VI: Going Live on the Web 23 How to Publish Your Site 24 Taking Advantage of the Server 25 Search Engines and SEO "
Table of Contents
Part I. Getting Started
1. Navigating the World Wide Web
2. Preparing to Publish on the Web
3. Introducing HTML5
4. Learning the Basics of HTML
Part II. Creating Simple Web Pages
5. Adding Links to Your Web Pages
6. Formatting Text with HTML and CSS
7. Adding Images, Color, Backgrounds
Part III. Doing More with HTML
8. Building Tables
9. Creating Layouts with CSS
10. Designing Forms
11. Integrating Multimedia. Sound, Video, More
Part IV. JavaScript and Ajax
12. Introducing JavaScript
13. Using JavaScript in your Pages
14. Using JavaScript Libraries and Ajax
15. Working with Frames and Linked Windows
Part V. Designing Effective Web Pages
16. Writing Good Web Pages. Do's and Don'ts
17. Designing for the Real World
18. Advanced CSS Techniques
Part VI. Going Live on the Web
19. Putting Your Site Online
20. Taking Advantage of the Server
21. Using Tools to Make Publishing Easier