Teach Yourself VISUALLY HTML and CSS

Level-up your HTML and CSS web development skills with this dynamic, visual guide

Teach Yourself VISUALLY HTML and CSS is the perfect resource for those of you who prefer to learn visually and would rather be shown how to do something – with crystal-clear screenshots and easy explanations – than suffer through long-winded explanations. You’ll find step-by-step walkthroughs showing you how to tackle over 120 individual tasks involving HTML and CSS. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, ensuring you learn first the basics and then more advanced topics one straightforward piece at a time.

You'll learn to write HTML code in a text editor or an integrated development environment, add and format text, prepare images for the web, insert links to other pages, control layout with style sheets, add JavaScript to a web page, and more. You’ll also discover how to:

• Create websites that look great in 2023 and beyond with classic HTML and skills and the most modern tips and tricks for contemporary web coding
• Optimize your websites for performance and speed, ensuring every visitor gets the best possible experience
• Add modern elements to your code, including , , , and , and make your code accessible to as many people as possible

Teach Yourself VISUALLY HTML and CSS is your personal roadmap to understanding how to get the most out of HTML and CSS to create, format, and troubleshoot websites of all kinds. This book will get you to the next level of web development, quickly and easily.

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Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something―and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you’ll find clear, step-by-step screen shots and instructions that walk you through essential HTML and CSS tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on HTML and CSS in no time.

You’ll learn to:

• Choose and install coding tools
• Build structured web pages
• Add images, links, audio, and video
• Apply formatting with CSS
• Create responsive websites

Designed for Visual learners

• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks