Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS

Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS teaches web development from scratch, without assuming any previous knowledge of HTML, CSS or web development techniques. This book introduces you to HTML and CSS as you follow along with the author, step-by-step, to build a fully functional web site from the ground up.

However, unlike countless other “learn web design” books, this title concentrates on modern, best-practice techniques from the very beginning, which means you’ll get it right the first time. The web sites you’ll build will:

Look good on a PC, Mac or Linux computer Render correctly whether your visitors are using Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, or Safari Use web standards so your sites will be fast loading and easy to maintain Be accessible to disabled users who use screenreaders to browse the Web

By the end of the book, you’ll be equipped with enough knowledge to set out on your first projects as a professional web developer, or you can simply use the knowledge you’ve gained to create attractive, functional, usable and accessible sites for personal use.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Setting Up Shop
Chapter 2 Your First Web Pages
Chapter 3 Adding Some Style
Chapter 4 Shaping Up with CSS
Chapter 5 Picture This! Using Images on your Web Site
Chapter 6 Tables: Tools for Organizing Data
Chapter 7 Forms: Interacting with your Audience
Chapter 8 Getting your Web Site Online
Chapter 9 Adding a Blog to your Web Site
Chapter 10 Pimp my Site: Cool Stuff you can Add for Free
Chapter 11 Where to Now? What you Could Learn Next
Appendix A: XHTML Reference