Sams Teach Yourself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript All in One (Sams Teach Yourself)

The all-in-one HTML, CSS and JavaScript beginner's guide: covering the three most important languages for web development.

Mastering HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is vital for any beginning web developer - and the importance of these technologies is growing as web development moves away from proprietary alternatives such as Flash. Sams Teach Yourself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript All in One brings together everything beginners need to build powerful web applications with the HTML and CSS standards and the latest JavaScript and Ajax libraries.

With this book, beginners can get all the modern web development knowledge you need from one expert source. Bestselling author Julie Meloni (Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One) teaches simply and clearly, through brief, hands-on lessons focused on knowledge you can apply immediately. Meloni covers all the building blocks of practical web design and development, integrating new techniques and features into every chapter. Each lesson builds on what's come before, showing you exactly how to use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript together to create great web sites.

Part I. Getting Started on the Web

1. Understanding Web Servers and Web Browsers

2. Publishing Pages on the Web

3. Understanding HTML and XHTML

4. Understanding CSS

5. Understanding JavaScript

Part II. Building Blocks of HTML

6. Working with Text and Fonts

7. Using Tables to Display Information

8. Using Internal and External Links

9. Working with Colors

10. Creating Graphics for Use on the Web

11. Using Graphics in Your Web Site

12. Using Multimedia in Your Web Site

13. Working with Frames

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Part III. Advanced Web Page Design with CSS

14. Understanding the CSS Box Model

15. Working with Margins, Padding, and Alignment

16. Using CSS to Do More With Lists

17. Using CSS for Navigation Elements

18. Implementing Content Pop-Ups with CSS

19. Creating Fixed versus Liquid Layouts

20. Creating Print-Friendly Designs

21. Designing for Devices

Part IV. Introducing Web Scripting and JavaScript

22. Understanding JavaScript

23. Creating Simple Scripts

24. Getting Started with JavaScript Programming

25. Working with the Document Object Model

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Part V. Learning JavaScript Basics

26. Using Variables, Strings and Arrays

27. Using Functions and Objects

28. Controlling Flow with Conditions and Loops

29. Using Built-In Functions and Libraries

Part VI. Extending JavaScript with Ajax

30. Anatomy of an Ajax Application

31. The XMLHTTPRequest Object

32. Talking with the Server

33. Using the Returned Data

34. A First Ajax Application

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Part VII. Advanced Web Site Functionality and Management

35. Accessibility, Standards and Testing

36. Organizing and Managing a Web Site

37. Search Engine Optimization Helping People Find Your Web Pages

Part V. Appendixes

Appendix A. HTML, CSS and JavaScript Resources on the Internet

Appendix B. HTML, CSS and JavaScript Quick Reference Glossary