Beginning HTML5 and CSS3 for Dummies - (For Dummies) by Ed Tittel & Chris Minnick (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Your full-color, friendly guide to getting started with HTML5 and CSS3!

HTML and CSS are essential tools for creating dynamic websites and help make your websites even more effective and unique. This friendly-but-straightforward guide gets you started with the basics of the latest versions of HTML and CSS: HTML5 and CSS3. Introducing you to the syntax and structure of the languages, this helpful guide shows you how to create and view a web page, explains ideal usage of HTML5 and CSS3, walks you through the CSS3 rules and style sheets, addresses common mistakes and explains how to fix them, and explores interesting HTML5 tools.

• Serves as an ideal introduction to HTML5 and CSS3 for beginners with little to no web development experience
• Details the capabilities of HTML5 and CSS3 and how to use both to create responsive, practical, and well-designed websites
• Helps you understand how HTML5 and CSS3 are the foundation upon which hundreds of millions of web pages are built
• Features full-color illustrations to enhance your learning process

Beginning HTML5 and CSS3 For Dummies is the perfect first step for getting started with the fundamentals of web development and design.

From the Back Cover

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

About the Author

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.