Beginning HTML5 and CSS3 for Dummies

Learn to: - Work with rules, style sheets, and proper syntax - Build dynamic web pages using solid structure and the latest tools - Avoid common HTML5 and CSS3 challenges and mistakes Build cool web pages with basic markup language. This book makes it easy. Does creating web pages seem daunting? Relax! HTML5, the latest version of HTML, makes it even easier for anyone to learn how to create or edit web pages. With a little stick-to-it-iveness and this clear, accessible book, you will master the basics of HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) language and start creating your own awesome sites on the World Wide Web. - First, the rules — understand the syntax of HTML markup, see how web pages are organized, and create your very first web page from scratch - Heads and bodies — dive head-first into HTML elements, add paragraphs (and other containers) for text, and create lists and tables - Get engaged — entice your visitors with links, images, audio, video, and streaming media - Step out in (CSS) style — use Cascading Style Sheets to control layout and enhance the look and feel of your pages - Go mobile — ensure that your pages play well with mobile devices Open the book and find: - The four basics steps of creating a web page - How to save, view, and post your new web page - What search engines do with your metadata - Details for controlling text blocks, lists, and tables - Ways to create links to documents and other websites - Techniques for setting CSS style rules - HTML dos and don'ts to remember

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.

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