Your full-color, friendly guide to getting started with HTML5and CSS3!
HTML and CSS are essential tools for creating dynamic websitesand help make your websites even more effective and unique. Thisfriendly-but-straightforward guide gets you started with the basicsof the latest versions of HTML and CSS: HTML5 and CSS3. Introducingyou to the syntax and structure of the languages, this helpfulguide shows you how to create and view a web page, explains idealusage of HTML5 and CSS3, walks you through the CSS3 rules and stylesheets, addresses common mistakes and explains how to fix them, andexplores interesting HTML5 tools.
* Serves as an ideal introduction to HTML5 and CSS3 for beginnerswith little to no web development experience
* Details the capabilities of HTML5 and CSS3 and how to use bothto create responsive, practical, and well-designed websites
* Helps you understand how HTML5 and CSS3 are the foundation uponwhich hundreds of millions of web pages are built
* Features full-color illustrations to enhance your learningprocess
Beginning HTML5 and CSS3 For Dummies is the perfect firststep for getting started with the fundamentals of web developmentand design.

Introduction 1
About this Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 3
Icons Used in This Book 4
Beyond the Book 4
Where to Go from Here 5
Part I: Getting Started with HTML and CSS on the Web 7
Chapter 1: An Overview of HTML and CSS on the Web 9
Chapter 2: Meeting the Structure and Components of HTML 25
Chapter 3: Creating and Viewing a Web Page 37
Part II: Getting the Structure and Text Right 51
Chapter 4: HTML Documents Need Good Structure 53
Chapter 5: Text and Lists 63
Chapter 6: Tip-Top Tables in HTML 81
Chapter 7: Working with Forms in HTML 97
Part III: Adding Links, Images, and Other Media 123
Chapter 8: Getting Hyper with Links in HTML 125
Chapter 9: Working with Images in HTML 139
Chapter 10: Managing Media and More in HTML 153
Part IV: Adopting CSS Style 169
Chapter 11: Advantages of Style Sheets 171
Chapter 12: CSS Structure and Syntax 191
Chapter 13: Using Different Kinds of Style Sheets 207
Part V: Enhancing Your Pages' Look and Feel 215
Chapter 14: Managing Layout and Positioning 217
Chapter 15: Building with Boxes, Borders, and Buttons 233
Chapter 16: Using Colors and Backgrounds 251
Chapter 17: Web Typography 261
Chapter 18: CSS Text and Shadow Effects 281
Chapter 19: Multimedia and Animation with CSS 291
Part VI: The Part of Tens 305
Chapter 20: Ten Keys to Mobile Web Design 307
Chapter 21: Ten HTML Do's and Don'ts 317
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Kill Web Bugs Dead 325
Chapter 23: Ten Cool HTML Tools and Technologies 333
Part VII: Appendixes 343
Appendix A: Twitterati 345
Appendix B: About the Dummies HTML Site 349
Index 357