by KynnBartlett (Author)
You know you should use cascading style sheets (CSS) to simplify your web pages, but how do you use CSS? Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 24 Hours, Second Edition is a carefully organized, well-written tutorial that teaches you not only how to use cascading style sheets, but also how to make smart decisions about how and when to apply CSS, based on browser support and intended effects. You'll cover standards compliant CSS, with an emphasis on providing both a theoretical understanding and practical experience at implementing CSS. In 24 straightforward one-hour long lessons, you learn by accomplishing hands-on tasks that can be applied to your own site. The tutorials have been updated for this second edition to cover browsers that have become more widely used since the release of the first edition. It also has been updated to cover styling of forms, troubleshooting CSS, and other important new developments.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 504
Edition: 2
Publisher: Sams
Published: 23 Jun 2006
ISBN 10: 0672329069
ISBN 13: 9780672329067
Book Overview: Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 24 Hours, Second Edition is a carefully organized, well-written tutorial that teaches the beginning web page/web site developer how to use cascading style sheets to simplify their web pages. Learning to apply CSS is the HTML web publisher's next developmental step toward a professional and stable Web design. CSS is a prerequisite to learning higher-level languages like Javascript, Java, and Flash, and is gaining increasing support among major browsers, including Netscape, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Mozilla and NeoPlanet. The key to successful CSS implementation is in understanding how different browsers use and interpret CSS. This book takes the unique position of teaching the reader how to make smart decisions about how and when to apply CSS, based on browser support and intended effects. This book covers standards compliant CSS, with an emphasis on providing both a theoretical understanding and practical experience at implementing CSS. In 24 straightforward one-hour long lessons, the reader learns by accomplishing hands-on tasks that can be applied to his or her own site. The tutorials have been updated for this second edition to cover browsers that have become more widely used since the release of the first edition. It also has been updated to cover styling of forms; troubleshooting CSS; and other important new developments.