CSS & CSS3: 20 Lessons to Successful Web Development

Build real-world CSS skills in less than an hour per lesson―online video tutorials included!

CSS & CSS3: 20 Lessons to Successful Web Development provides easy-to-follow lessons that use text, sample exercises, and video for the entry-level CSS programmer. Each lesson is designed to take you less than an hour to complete. All the basics of CSS through to more advanced features like adding dynamic effects, animation, transitions, and web fonts are covered. This practical guide also introduces just enough of the additional technologies and techniques―like HTML and JavaScript―needed to complete the lessons.

• One-hour lessons teach practical techniques that can be applied immediately
• Wrap ups contain a summary, tips for further study, and self-test questions
• Online video accompanying each lesson offer valuable, step-by-step instruction

Table of Contents

Part I Basic CSS
Lesson 1 Introduction to CSS
Lesson 2 Learning the CSS Rules
Lesson 3 Applying Declarations to IDs and Classes
Lesson 4 Accessing Selectors
Lesson 5 Working with the Cascade
Lesson 6 Selecting Fonts and Typography
Lesson 7 Manipulating Color and Position
Lesson 8 Handling Pseudo-Selectors and Using Shorthand Properties
Lesson 9 Understanding the Box Model

Part II CSS3
Lesson 10 Introduction to CSS3
Lesson 11 Using Selectors and Attribute Selectors
Lesson 12 Setting Backgrounds
Lesson 13 Attaching Borders
Lesson 14 Controlling Box Shadows, Overflow, and Columns
Lesson 15 Adding Colors and Opacity
Lesson 16 Creating Text Effects and Changing the Box Model
Lesson 17 Linking to Web Fonts
Lesson 18 Making 2D Transformations
Lesson 19 Applying Specific Transformations
Lesson 20 Directing 3D Transformations

Appendix Answers to the Self-Test Questions