HTML & CSS Essentials For Dummies

Title Page....8

Copyright....9

Introduction....11

About This Book....12

Foolish Assumptions....12

Icons Used in This Book....13

Where to Go from Here....13

Chapter 1: Getting to Know HTML and CSS....14

Getting a Bird’s-Eye View of the Process....14

Getting to Know HTML....17

Getting Familiar with CSS....25

Chapter 2: Constructing Pages with Good Bones....32

Getting to Know HTML’s Basic Structure Tags....32

Structuring the Page....41

Chapter 3: Adding Links, Lists, and Images....49

Applying the Basic Text Tags....49

Creating Links....53

Building Bulleted and Numbered Lists....54

Inserting Special Characters....58

Inserting Images....60

Chapter 4: Building Web Forms....65

What the Heck Is a Web Form?....65

Getting Your Form off the Ground....66

Including a Button....66

Gathering Text....67

Including Checkboxes....71

Setting Up Radio Buttons....74

Making Selection Lists....76

Adding a Picker or Two....79

Chapter 5: Exploring the CSS Box Model....82

Getting to Know the Box Model....82

Putting on Some Padding....86

Building a Border....88

Messing with Margins....94

Styling Sizes....96

Chapter 6: Selecting Stuff with Selectors....102

Understanding Element Relationships....102

Getting to Know the Selector....105

Exploring the Standard Selectors....106

Selecting Descendants, Children, and Siblings....109

Working with Pseudo-Classes....111

Chapter 7: Taking the Measure of CSS....119

Getting to Know the CSS Measurement Units....119

Learning the Absolute Measurement Units....120

Learning the Relative Measurement Units....121

Chapter 8: Decorating Element Colors and Backgrounds....129

Picking Out Colors in CSS....129

Coloring Page Text....135

Styling Background Colors and Images....135

Chapter 9: Tweaking Text Typographically....142

Formatting with Fonts....142

Tweaking the Type Size....154

Styling Text with Bold and Italics....157

Aligning Text Just So....160

Chapter 10: Ten Must-Memorize CSS Selectors....164

The Class Selector....164

The Id Selector....164

The Type Selector....165

The Descendant Combinator....165

The Child Combinator....165

The Subsequent-Sibling Combinator....166

The Next-Sibling Combinator....166

The First-Child Pseudo-Class....166

The Last-Child Pseudo-Class....166

The Nth-Child Pseudo-Class....167

Index....168

About the Author....195

Connect with Dummies....199

End User License Agreement....201

HTML & CSS Essentials For Dummies is your quick and handy reference to all the core concepts of HTML & CSS―the must-know markup and style languages that make the internet go. This no-nonsense book gets right to the point, eliminating review material, wordy explanations, and fluff. Understand all the fundamentals of HTML and CSS, quickly. Perfect for a brush-up on the basics or as an everyday desk reference on the job, this is the reliable little book you can always turn to for answers.

• Get simple explanations of the basic concepts of coding with HTML & CSS
• Review what you've already learned or pick up essential new skills
• Create attractive and functional front ends for websites of all kinds
• Keep this concise reference book handy for jogging your memory as you work

This book is clear and direct, focusing on the key topics you need to know about defining a website's user interface. Great for supplementing classroom learning, reviewing for a certification, or staying knowledgeable on the job.