Book description
Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to create Web pages with the HTML5 specification. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!
Use a division-based layout to structure your Web pages
Include menu bars and hyperlinks for clear navigation
Apply colors, font sizes, and other formatting with CSS
Add graphics, sound, and video to your pages
Use the Canvas tag to render visual images on the fly
Build user-input forms with buttons, boxes, and menus
Your Step by Step digital content includes:
All the book's practice files—ready to download and put to work. See "Using the Practice Files," inside.
Fully searchable online edition of this book—with unlimited access on the Web. Free online account required; see inside book.
Table of contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- What Is HTML?
- Using the Practice Files
- Getting Help
- Conventions and Features in This Book
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1. Getting Started with HTML
- 1. Editing and Viewing HTML Files
- 2. Setting Up the Document Structure
- 3. Formatting Text by Using Tags
- 4. Using Lists and Backgrounds
- 5. Creating Hyperlinks and Anchors
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2. Style Sheets and Graphics
- 6. Introduction to Style Sheets
- 7. Formatting Text by Using Style Sheets
- 8. Formatting Paragraphs by Using Style Sheets
- 9. Displaying Graphics
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3. Page Layout and Navigation
- 10. Creating Navigational Aids
- 11. Creating Division-Based Layouts
- 12. Creating Tables
- 13. Formatting Tables
- 14. Creating User Forms
- 15. Incorporating Sound and Video
- 16. Including JavaScript and External Content
- 4. Other Ways to Create HTML Code
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5. Appendixes
- A. Designing for Usability
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B. Designing for Accessibility
- Guideline 1: Provide Equivalent Alternatives to Auditory and Visual Content
- Guideline 2: Don’t Rely on Color Alone
- Guideline 3: Use Markup and Style Sheets, and Do So Properly
- Guideline 4: Clarify Natural Language Usage
- Guideline 5: Create Tables that Transform Gracefully
- Guideline 6: Ensure that Pages Featuring New Technologies Transform Gracefully
- Guideline 7: Ensure User Control of Time-Sensitive Content Changes
- Guideline 8: Ensure Direct Accessibility of Embedded User Interfaces
- Guideline 9: Design for Device Independence
- Guideline 10: Use Interim Solutions
- Guideline 11: Use W3C Technologies and Guidelines
- Guideline 12: Provide Context and Orientation Information
- Guideline 13: Provide Clear Navigation Mechanisms
- Guideline 14: Ensure that Documents are Clear and Simple
- C. Tags Added and Removed in HTML5
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Microsoft® HTML5 Step by Step
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2011
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 9780735656543
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