Chapter 1 Internet and Web Basics 1

The Internet and the Web 2

Web Standards and Accessibility 4

Information on the Web 6

Web Browsers and Web Servers 8

Internet Protocols 10

Uniform Resource Identifiers and Domain Names 12

HTML Overview 14

Under the Hood of a Web Page 16

Your First Web Page 18

Review and Apply 22

Chapter 2 HTML Basics 25

Heading Element 26

Paragraph Element 28

Line Break and Horizontal Rule 30

Blockquote Element 32

Phrase Elements 34

Ordered List 36

Unordered List 38

Description List 40

Special Entity Characters 42

HTML Syntax Validation 44

Structural Elements 46

Anchor Element 48

Practice with Hyperlinks 50

E-Mail Hyperlinks 54

Review and Apply 56

Chapter 3 Web Design Basics 65

Design for Your Target Audience 66

Website Organization 68

Principles of Visual Design 70

Design to Provide for Accessibility 72

Use of Text 74

Web Color Palette 76

Use of Color 78

Use of Graphics and Multimedia 80

More Design Considerations 82

Navigation Design 84

Wireframes and Page Layout 86

Fixed and Fluid Layouts 88

Design for the Mobile Web 90

Responsive Web Design 92

Web Design Best Practices Checklist 94

Review and Apply 96

Chapter 4 Cascading Style Sheets Basics 101

Cascading Style Sheets Overview 102

CSS Selectors and Declarations 104

CSS Syntax for Color Values 106

Configure Inline CSS 108

Configure Embedded CSS 110

Configure External CSS 112

CSS Selectors: Class, Id, and Descendant 114

Span Element 116

Practice with CSS 118

CSS Syntax Validation 120

Review and Apply 122

Chapter 5 Web Graphics Styling Basics 129

Web Graphics 130

Image Element 132

Image Hyperlinks 134

Configure Background Images 136

Position Background Images 138

CSS3 Multiple Background Images 140

The Favorites Icon 142

Configure List Markers with CSS 144

Image Maps 146

Review and Apply 148

Chapter 6 More CSS Basics 157

Fonts with CSS 158

Text Properties with CSS 160

Align and Indent Text with CSS 162

Width and Height with CSS 164

The Box Model 166

Margin and Padding with CSS 168

Borders with CSS 170

CSS3 Rounded Corners 172

Center Page Content with CSS 174

CSS3 Box Shadow and Text Shadow 176

CSS3 Background Clip and Origin 178

CSS3 Background Resize and Scale 180

CSS3 Opacity 182

CSS3 RGBA Color 184

CSS3 HSLA Color 186

CSS3 Gradients 188

Review and Apply 190

Chapter 7 Page Layout Basics 197

Normal Flow 198

Float 200

Clear a Float 202

Overflow 204

CSS Two-Column Page Layout 206

Vertical Navigation with an Unordered List 208

Horizontal Navigation with an Unordered List 210

CSS Interactivity with Pseudo-Classes 212

Practice with CSS Two-Column Layout 214

Positioning with CSS 216

Practice with Positioning 218

CSS Sprites 220

Review and Apply 222

Chapter 8 More on Links, Layout, and Mobile 227

More on Relative Linking 228

Fragment Identifiers 230

Figure and Figcaption Elements 232

Practice with Floating Figures 234

More HTML5 Elements 236

HTML5 Compatibility with Older Browsers 238

CSS for Print 240

Mobile Web Design 242

Viewport Meta Tag 244

CSS3 Media Queries 246

Practice with Media Queries 248

Flexible Images 250

Testing Mobile Display 252

Review and Apply 254<