Spring Into HTML and CSS

Quickly master the complexities of writing HTML pages and styling them with CSS.

Coined "one of the greatest digerati" and deemed one of the "Top 25 Most Influential Women on the Web," there is little doubt that in the world of web design and development, Molly E. Holzschlag is a vibrant and influential thinker, teacher, and author. With more than 30 web development book titles to her credit, Molly is a Steering Committee member for the Web Standards Project (WaSP) and an advisory board member to the World Organization of Webmasters. She also has taught Webmaster courses for the University of Arizona, University of Phoenix, New School University, and Pima Community College. Many recognize Molly from her books, feature articles, and popular web site, molly.com.

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

xv

About the Author

xvi

About the Series Editor

xvi

CHAPTER 1 Building an HTML Page

1

(12)

Declaring and Identifying the Document

2

(2)

Adding the html Element

4

(1)

The head and title Elements

5

(2)

The meta Element

7

(2)

The body Element

9

(1)

HTML Comments

10

(1)

Reviewing the Template

11

(1)

Text Is Next!

12

(1)

CHAPTER 2 Adding Text and Links

13

(18)

Using Headers Properly

14

(1)

Adding Paragraphs

15

(1)

Working with Page Breaks

16

(1)

Ordered Lists

17

(1)

Unordered Lists

18

(1)

Nesting Lists

19

(2)

Definition Lists

21

(1)

The Good Old Link

22

(2)

Email Links

24

(2)

Intrapage Linking

26

(2)

Adding Content to the Template

28

(2)

Wrapping It Up

30

(1)

CHAPTER 3 Adding Images, Media, and Scripts

31

(18)

The img Element

32

(2)

Adding width and height Values

34

(1)

Providing Alternative Text

35

(1)

Linking the Image

36

(2)

Linking to an Audio or Video File

38

(2)

Embedding Files Using the object Element

40

(2)

But Your Honor, I Object!

42

(1)

Adding Scripts

43

(2)

Scripting and Browser Concerns

45

(2)

Imagine That!

47

(2)

CHAPTER 4 Creating Tables

49

(20)

The table Element

50

(2)

Adding a Table Row

52

(1)

Adding Table Cells

53

(1)

Adding Table Headers

54

(2)

Adding a Caption

56

(1)

Table Summaries

57

(1)

Spanning Rows

58

(2)

Spanning Columns

60

(2)

Combining colspan and rowspan

62

(1)

Grouping Table Columns: The col Element

63

(2)

Grouping Table Columns with colgroup

65

(1)

Grouping Table Rows

66

(1)

The Table's Set

67

(2)

CHAPTER 5 Building Forms

69

(20)

The form Element

70

(1)

Adding an Input Textbox

71

(2)

Adding Check Boxes and Radio Buttons

73

(2)

Preselecting Checked Items

75

(1)

Using Form Menus

76

(2)

Working with Text Areas

78

(2)

Reset and Submit Buttons

80

(1)

Using a Graphic Submit Button

81

(1)

Making Forms More Accessible with label

82

(1)

Grouping Form Fields

83

(2)

Grouping Menu Items

85

(1)

Customizing and Advancing Your Forms

86

(1)

Now That You're Well-Formed

87

(2)

CHAPTER 6 Working with Frames

89

(18)

The Power of Three

90

(1)

Creating a Frameset

91

(1)

Adding Columns

92

(2)

Working with Rows

94

(1)

Combining Columns and Rows

95

(1)

Margin, Resize, and Scroll Controls

96

(1)

Naming and Targeting Frames

97

(2)

Frames Without Frontiers

99

(2)

Making Frames Accessible with noframes

101

(2)

Wonderful Inline Frames

103

(2)

You're Framed!

105

(2)

CHAPTER 7 Using CSS

107

(12)

CSS Theory Simplified

108

(2)

Adding Style Inline

110

(1)

Using Embedded Style

111

(1)

Creating a Linked Style Sheet

112

(2)

Importing Style Sheets

114

(2)

Commenting and Formatting CSS

116

(2)

Time to Put Your Imagination to Work!

118

(1)

CHAPTER 8 Working with Color and Images Using CSS

119

(20)

Color and CSS

120

(2)

Adding Color to Backgrounds

122

(2)

Spicing Up a Table Using Background Color

124

(2)

Attaching a Background Graphic

126

(2)

Controlling How Backgrounds Tile

128

(2)

Positioning a Background Graphic

130

(2)

Fixing and Scrolling Background Images

132

(2)

Making a Background Color Transparent

134

(2)

CSS Shorthand for Backgrounds

136

(2)

Having Fun Yet?

138

(1)

CHAPTER 9 Styling Text

139

(22)

Choosing Fonts

140

(2)

Applying Font Families to Text

142

(2)

Sizing Fonts

144

(2)

Font Weight and Style

146

(2)

Coloring Text

148

(1)

Aligning Text

149

(1)

Text Decoration

150

(1)

Indenting Text

151

(2)

Transforming and Varying Text

153

(2)

Setting Line Height

155

(1)

Spacing Letters and Words

156

(1)

Modifying First-Letter and First-Line Text

157

(1)

Using Shorthand for Font Styles

158

(1)

Now You're Getting Fancy!

159

(2)

CHAPTER 10 Link Effects, Lists, and Navigation

161

(20)

Working with Link States

162

(2)

Modifying Link Styles

164

(2)

Multiple Link Styles Using Class Selectors

166

(1)

Styling Links Using Descendant Selectors

167

(2)

Styling Ordered Lists

169

(2)

Styling Unordered Lists

171

(2)

Shorthand CSS for List Styles

173

(1)

List-Based Vertical Navigation Using Color

174

(2)

Vertical List Navigation with Image Effects

176

(1)

Horizontal List-Based Navigation with Color

177

(1)

Horizontal List Navigation with Images

178

(1)

Rich Links, Lists, and Navigation

179

(2)

CHAPTER 11 Margins, Borders, and Padding

181

(12)

Exploring the Box Model

182

(1)

Using Margins

183

(2)

Using Negative Margins

185

(1)

Margin Shorthand

186

(1)

Styling Borders

187

(2)

Border Shorthand

189

(1)

Using Padding

190

(1)

Padding Shorthand

191

(1)

Toward Gaining More Control

192

(1)

CHAPTER 12 Positioning, Floats, and Z-index

193

(22)

Getting into Position

194

(1)

Normal Flow

195

(2)

Containing Blocks

197

(2)

The Browser Viewport

199

(1)

Absolute Positioning: To the Root Element

200

(2)

Absolute Positioning: To Another Block

202

(2)

Relative Positioning

204

(2)

Fixed Positioning

206

(2)

Floating Elements

208

(2)

Clearing Floats

210

(2)

Z-index

212

(2)

Just Like a Pro

214

(1)

CHAPTER 13 CSS Layouts

215

(12)

Three Columns with Fixed Flanking Menus

216

(2)

Three Columns with Masthead and Footer

218

(2)

Nested Float

220

(2)

Centered Designs

222

(2)

Complex Layouts

224

(2)

Repeat After Me

226

(1)

APPENDIX A XHTML 1.0 Annotated Reference

227

(32)

APPENDIX B CSS 2.1 Annotated Reference

259

(40)

Index

299

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