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

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

by Michael Morrison (Author), Michael Morrison (Author), Julie C. Meloni (Author)

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 at informit.com/register for 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

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 456
Edition: 8
Publisher: Sams
Published: 10 Dec 2009

ISBN 10: 0672330970
ISBN 13: 9780672330971
Book Overview: Sams Teach Yourself HTML & CSS in 24 Hours is a well-organized, clearly written, and generously illustrated tutorial that teaches beginners how to quickly and efficiently create high-quality web pages using the latest HTML and CSS standards.

With a practical focus on the most commonly used components of HTML and CSS, the book's 24 one-hour lessons carefully guide the reader through each step involved in creating, enhancing, and maintaining web sites of a variety of types and sizes.

The eighth edition of Sams Teach Yourself HTML & CSS in 24 Hours introduces the emerging HTML 5 specification and includes fresh material and examples that take full advantage of the book's full-color layout and design.

An online interactive learning lab offers the reader a chance to supplement all 24 lessons with step-by-step video walk-throughs of the examples, interactive online quizzes, and all the source files needed to complete the book's hands-on exercises.

Author Bio
Julie C. Meloni is both the technical director for i2i Interactive, a multimedia company located in Los Altos, CA, and a scholar working in the field of Digital Humanities. She has written several books and articles on Web-based programming languages and database topics, including the bestselling Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL, and Apache All in One.

Michael Morrison is a writer, developer, toy inventor, and author of a variety of computer technology books and interactive web-based courses. In addition to his primary profession as a writer and freelance nerd for hire, Michael is the creative lead at Stalefish Labs, an entertainment company he co-founded with his wife, Masheed.