HTML, CSS,& JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies

A thorough and helpful reference for aspiring website builders

Looking to start an exciting new career in front-end web building and design? Or maybe you just want to develop a new skill and create websites for fun. Whatever your reasons, its never been easier to start learning how to build websites from scratch than with help fromHTML, CSS,& JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies. This book has the essentials you need to wrap your head around the key ingredients of website design and creation.

Youll learn to build attractive, useful, and easy-to-navigate websites by combining HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into fun and practical creations. Using the 6 books compiled within this comprehensive collection, youll discover how to make static and dynamic websites, complete with intuitive layouts and cool animations. The book also includes:

• Incorporate the latest approaches to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including those involving new markup, page styles, interactivity, and more
• Step-by-step instructions for new site creators explaining the very basics of page layouts and animations
• Easy-to-follow advice for adjusting page color and background, adding widgets to a site, and getting rid of all the bugs that affect site performance
• Bonus 6th book available athttps://www.wiley.com/en-us/HTML%2C+CSS%2C+%26amp%3B+JavaScript+All+in+One+For+Dummies-p-9781394164721.

Web development is a fun, interesting, and challenging skill that can lead to a lucrative career (if youre so inclined). And with the right help, almost anyone can learn to create engaging websites from scratch. So, grab a copy ofHTML, CSS,& JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies and youll be designing and building before you know it!

Paul McFedries is a long-time technical author with over 100 published titles to his credit. HisFor Dummies work includesWeb Coding& Development All-in-One For Dummies, iPad and iPad Pro For Dummies, Alexa For Dummies, G Suite For Dummies, andExcel Data Analysis For Dummies.

Introduction 1

Book 1: Getting Started 5

Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript 7

Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Code 39

Chapter 3: Finding and Setting Up a Web Host 47

Chapter 4: Testing and Validating Your Code 59

Book 2: Learning HTML Basics 77

Chapter 1: Building Good Bones: Structuring the Page 79

Chapter 2: Adding Links, Lists, and Other Text Tidbits 97

Chapter 3: Working with Images, Video, and other Media 123

Chapter 4: Building Tables with Your Bare Hands 143

Chapter 5: Using Forms to Make a Page Interactive 163

Chapter 6: Making Your Web Pages Accessible 181

Book 3: Learning CSS Basics 203

Chapter 1: Figuring Out the CSS Box Model 205

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the CSS Selectors 235

Chapter 3: Pseudo School: Learning Pseudo-Classes and Pseudo-Elements 251

Chapter 4: Making CSS Make Sense 287

Chapter 5: Taking the Measure of CSS 321

Chapter 6: Fancifying Pages with Colors and Backgrounds 337

Chapter 7: Taking Your Text Up a Notch with Web Typography 363

Book 4: Building Dynamic Pages with JavaScript 397

Chapter 1: JavaScript: The Birds-Eye View 399

Chapter 2: Understanding Variables 411

Chapter 3: Building Expressions 427

Chapter 4: Controlling the Flow of JavaScript 457

Chapter 5: Harnessing the Power of Functions 481

Chapter 6: Playing with the Document Object Model 513

Chapter 7: Working with Arrays 553

Chapter 8: Manipulating Strings, Dates, and Numbers 583

Chapter 9: Storing User Data in the Browser 617

Chapter 10: Debugging Your Code 627

Chapter 11: Processing Form Data 649

Book 5: Looking Good with Layouts 673

Chapter 1: Exploring Some Layout Basics 675

Chapter 2: Getting Fancy with Flexbox 703

Chapter 3: Laying Out a Page with CSS Grid 737

Chapter 4: Creating Responsive Layouts 765

Index 801