Spring into HTML and CSS Book

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

About the Author.

About the Series Editor.

1. Building an HTML Page.

Declaring and Identifying the Document

Adding the html Element

The head and title Elements

The meta Element

The body Element

HTML Comments

Reviewing the Template

Text Is Next!

2. Adding Text and Links.

Using Headers Properly

Adding Paragraphs

Working with Page Breaks

Ordered Lists

Unordered Lists

Nesting Lists

Definition Lists

The Good Old Link

Email Links

Intrapage Linking

Adding Content to the Template

Wrapping It Up

3. Adding Images, Media, and Scripts.

The img Element

Adding width and height Values

Providing Alternative Text

Linking the Image

Linking to an Audio or Video File

Embedding Files Using the object Element

But Your Honor, I Object!

Adding Scripts

Scripting and Browser Concerns

Imagine That!

4. Creating Tables.

The table Element

Adding a Table Row

Adding Table Cells

Adding Table Headers

Adding a Caption

Table Summaries

Spanning Rows

Spanning Columns

Combining colspan and rowspan

Grouping Table Columns: The col Element

Grouping Table Columns with colgroup

Grouping Table Rows

The Table's Set

5. Building Forms.

The form Element

Adding an Input Textbox

Adding Check Boxes and Radio Buttons

Preselecting Checked Items

Using Form Menus

Working with Text Areas

Reset and Submit Buttons

Using a Graphic Submit Button

Making Forms More Accessible with label

Grouping Form Fields

Grouping Menu Items

Customizing and Advancing Your Forms

Now That You're Well-Formed

6. Working with Frames.

The Power of Three

Creating a Frameset

Adding Columns

Working with Rows

Combining Columns and Rows

Margin, Resize, and Scroll Controls

Naming and Targeting Frames

Frames Without Frontiers

Making Frames Accessible with noframes

Wonderful Inline Frames

You're Framed!

7. Using CSS.

CSS Theory Simplified

Adding Style Inline

Using Embedded Style

Creating a Linked Style Sheet

Importing Style Sheets

Commenting and Formatting CSS

Time to Put Your Imagination to Work!

8. Working with Color and Images Using CSS.

Color and CSS

Adding Color to Backgrounds

Spicing Up a Table Using Background Color

Attaching a Background Graphic

Controlling How Backgrounds Tile

Positioning a Background Graphic

Fixing and Scrolling Background Images

Making a Background Color Transparent

CSS Shorthand for Backgrounds

Having Fun Yet?

9. Styling Text.

Choosing Fonts

Applying Font Families to Text

Sizing Fonts

Font Weight and Style

Coloring Text

Aligning Text

Text Decoration

Indenting Text

Transforming and Varying Text

Setting Line Height

Spacing Letters and Words

Modifying First-Letter and First-Line Text

Using Shorthand for Font Styles

Now You're Getting Fancy!

10. Link Effects, Lists, and Navigation.

Working with Link States

Modifying Link Styles

Multiple Link Styles Using Class Selectors

Styling Links Using Descendant Selectors

Styling Ordered Lists

Styling Unordered Lists

Shorthand CSS for List Styles

List-Based Vertical Navigation Using Color

Vertical List Navigation with Image Effects

Horizontal List-Based Navigation with Color

Horizontal List Navigation with Images

Rich Links, Lists, and Navigation

11. Margins, Borders, and Padding.

Exploring the Box Model

Using Margins

Using Negative Margins

Margin Shorthand

Styling Borders

Border Shorthand

Using Padding

Padding Shorthand

Toward Gaining More Control

12. Positioning, Floats, and Z-index.

Getting into Position

Normal Flow

Containing Blocks

The Browser Viewport

Absolute Positioning: To the Root Element

Absolute Positioning: To Another Block

Relative Positioning

Fixed Positioning

Floating Elements

Clearing Floats

Z-index

Just Like a Pro

13. CSS Layouts.

Three Columns with Fixed Flanking Menus

Three Columns with Masthead and Footer

Nested Float

Centered Designs

Complex Layouts

Repeat After Me

Appendix A: XHTML 1.0 Annotated Reference.

Appendix B: CSS 2.1 Annotated Reference.

Index.