Name: HTML5 24-Hour Trainer By Joseph W. Lowery
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HTML5 24-Hour Trainer Summary

HTML5 24-Hour Trainer by Joseph W. Lowery

Easy-to-follow lessons and training videos for learning HTML5 HTML is the core technology for building web sites; the latest version opens the door to new levels of rich content and dynamic interactivity. This easy-to-follow book-and-DVD package is an ideal introduction to HTML5. Featuring straightforward lessons and expertly crafted training videos, this guide imparts the instruction you need to get started creating your own sites. HTML experts Joseph Lowery and Mark Fletcher cover the basic aspects of a web page, discuss the advantages of using CSS, and share examples of real-world web development to provide the foundation you need to start successfully constructing your own sites. HTML5 24-Hour Trainer: * Details the new features and capabilities of HTML5 in a unique book-and-DVD combo * Illustrates the dynamic nature of HTML5 and the Internet * Features exercise files that are constructed with web standard-compliant code * Boasts inclusive coverage of CSS to provide you with a more engaging learning experience * Unveils each lesson in small, easily digestible portions so that you can get the most out of each one On the DVD Don't just learn do! The lessons within the book are each accompanied by an instructional demonstration on the DVD hours of video tutorials! You'll learn to: * Create your first web page with HTML5 * Add a title and meta tag * Apply CSS to a page and check your CSS in a browser * Link to a style sheet * Separate text with headings and set the page font * Incorporate images in a page * Wrap text around an image * Work with bulleted lists * Build and style a table * Enhance HTML with JavaScript * Insert video and audio media Please see the DVD appendix for details and complete system requirements. Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think. Written by programmers for programmers, they provide a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

About Joseph W. Lowery

Joseph Lowery is a professional web designer and an internationally bestselling author of such books as Dreamweaver CS5 Bible and Adobe CS4 Web Workflows. He is an Adobe Community Expert and regularly presents at Adobe conferences in U.S. and Europe. Mark Fletcher, an eLearning Developer specializing in Rapid e-Learning Development, has worked with many blue chip companies and has presented at a number of conferences on e-Learning.

Introduction xxv Getting Section I: Started with HT ML5 Lesson 1: What Is HT ML? 3 The Language of the Web 3 How Browsers Style Web Pages 5 The Latest Version: HTML5 6 Try It 7 Lesson 2: Creating Your First Web Page 9 HTML5 Syntaxes: An Embarrassment of Riches 9 Understanding Basic Page Structure 10 Try It 12 Lesson 3: Viewing Web Pages 15 Opening Files in a Browser 15 Setting a Web Workflow 16 Try It 18 Section II : Styling Your Web Page Lesson 4: What Is CSS ? 21 Understanding Cascading Style Sheets 21 Key CSS Concepts 23 Working with CSS Placement 25 Working with Selectors 26 Lesson 5: Testing CSS 29 Validating Your CSS 29 Checking Your CSS in a Browser 30 Try It 33 Section III : Working with HT ML Basics Lesson 6: Adding Text 37 Working with Paragraphs 37 Try It 38 Adding Headings 39 Try It 41 Applying Special Characters 42 Try It 43 Lesson 7: Styling Text with CSS 45 Picking Your Font Family 45 Try It 46 Setting Text Size and Line Height 48 Try It 50 Choosing Text Color 51 Try It 52 Aligning and Emphasizing Text 53 Try It 54 Lesson 8: Linking to Content 55 Linking to Other Pages 55 Try It 58 Linking to a Page Section 59 Try It 60 Styling Link States 61 Working with E mail and Document Links 63 Try It 64 Lesson 9: Validating Your Pages 67 Working with the HTML5 doctype 67 Using the W3C Validator 69 Try It 71 Section IV: Incorporating Images Lesson 10: Working with Images 75 Understanding Web Images 75 Inserting Foreground Images 77 Try It 78 Using Links with Images 79 Aligning Images 80 Try It 81 Including Background Images 83 Try It 84 Lesson 11: Using Image Maps 87 Creating an Image Map 87 Try It 89 Lesson 12: Adding Horizontal Rules 93 Separating Page Sections 93 Sizing and Styling Rules 94 Try It 96 Section V: Using Lists Lesson 13: Inserting Unordered Lists 101 Working with Bulleted Items 101 Try It 102 Nesting Unordered Lists 103 Changing List Appearance 104 Try It 106 Lesson 14: Working with Ordered Lists 109 Creating Numbered Lists 109 Try It 110 Expanding an Outline 111 Combining Unordered and Ordered Lists 112 Try It 113 Lesson 15: Extending Lists 115 Understanding Website Navigation Bars 115 Working with Lists for Navigation 116 Try It 118 Using Definition Lists and the Tag 120 Try It 123 Section VI: Structuring Tables Lesson 16: Building a Simple Table 127 Understanding HTML Tables 127 Working with Rows and Columns 130 Try It 131 Lesson 17: Styling Tables 133 Creating White Space in Tables 133 Aligning Tables 136 Working with Borders 137 Modifying Table Colors 139 Try It 141 Lesson 18: Making Tables More Accessible 143 Inserting Captions 143 Incorporating Details and Summary 144 Try It 146 Section VII : Building Forms Lesson 19: Creating a Form 151 Understanding Forms 151 Using Text and Textarea Fields 153 Try It 154 Working with Radio Buttons 156 Offering Checkbox Options 156 Implementing Select Lists 157 Try It 158 Using Hidden Form Controls 160 Inserting Form Buttons 160 Try It 161 Lesson 20: Enhancing Forms 165 Applying Fieldsets and Legends 165 Try It 166 Using Tables for Form Layout 168 Styling Forms with CSS 169 Understanding Additional HTML5 Form Enhancements 172 Try It 173 Enhancing Section VIII : HT ML with JavaScript Lesson 21: Adding JavaScript 179 Understanding JavaScript 179 Integrating JavaScript Code 181 Degrading Gracefully 186 Testing JavaScript 187 Try It 189 Lesson 22: Advanced JavaScript 191 Linking External Files 191 Incorporating a JavaScript Framework 194 Try It 196 Section IX : Adding Media Lesson 23: Working with Plug-Ins 201 Understanding Plug-Ins 201 Inserting an SWF File 205 Adding Silverlight Code 207 Try It 208 Lesson 24: Inserting Audio 211 Using Web-Compatible Audio 211 Linking to MP3 Files 212 Embedding Audio with Plug-Ins 213 Incorporating HTML5 Audio 215 Try It 218 Lesson 25: Inserting Video 221 Working with Video Types 221 Adding a Video Player 223 Integrating Video without a Plug-In 226 Try It 229 Section X: Next Steps in HT ML5 Lesson 26: Looking Ahead in HT ML5 233 Using HTML5 Today 233 What Works Now 234 What Doesn t Work Yet 235 Determining What Works Dynamically 236 Try It 237 Lesson 27: Enhancing Web Page Structure 239 Understanding Current Layouts 239 Working with the New HTML5 Semantics 241 Try It 247 Lesson 28: Integrating Advanced Design Elements 249 Expanding Font Possibilities 249 Designing for Multiple Screens 251 Drawing with 253 Try It 263 Appendix A: Browser Support for HTML5 265 HTML5 New Features 265 CSS3 New Features 271 Appendix B: Advanced HTML5 Features 277 Editable Content 277 Local Storage 278 Geolocation 279 Appendix C: What s on the DVD? 281 System Requirements 281 Using the DVD 282 What s on the DVD 282 Troubleshooting 282 Customer Care 283 Index 287

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9780470647820

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0470647825

Title

HTML5 24-Hour Trainer by Joseph W. Lowery

Author

Joseph W. Lowery

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Used - Good

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Paperback

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John Wiley & Sons Inc

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2011-01-28

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336

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HTML5 24-Hour Trainer Joseph W. Lowery

HTML5 24-Hour Trainer by Joseph W. Lowery

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