HTML & CSS Essentials For Dummies

The easy way to brush up on your HTML & CSS programming skills 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.

Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Getting to Know HTML and CSS 5 Chapter 2: Constructing Pages with Good Bones 23 Chapter 3: Adding Links, Lists, and Images 39 Chapter 4: Building Web Forms 55 Chapter 5: Exploring the CSS Box Model 73 Chapter 6: Selecting Stuff with Selectors 93 Chapter 7: Taking the Measure of CSS 111 Chapter 8: Decorating Element Colors and Backgrounds 121 Chapter 9: Tweaking Text Typographically 133 Chapter 10: Ten Must-Memorize CSS Selectors 153 Index 157