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A clear, super quick, easy-to-understand guide for new HTML 5 users
Fast access to instructions for every common task, plus reliable, concise answers to the most widely asked questions Organized into lessons that distill the most crucial information on each HTML 5 topic Tips and cautions point out shortcuts, solutions, and help readers avoid common pitfalls.
HTML 5, the successor to HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0, is now in stable Working Draft form. There are many exciting new elements in HTML, as well as new attributes, and new rules. And, of course, many deprecated HTML 4 elements have been dropped.Sams Teach Yourself HTML 5 in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers for fast results. By working through the 10-minute lessons, you learn everything you need to know to quickly and easily get up to speed with HTML 5. It will provide beginner and experienced HTML users alike with fast, at a glance tips pointing out helpful shortcuts and solutions and cautions to help avoid common HTML 5 pitfalls. It is written in a clear easy to understand format. Sams Teach Yourself HTML 5 in 10 Minutes focuses on those tags or elements that are new or that have changed in HTML 5, and it is organized in a logical step-by-step order that reflects the natural progression a web developer follows in developing web sites and applications. The book's modular design also allows you to jump in and learn only what they need to know anywhere throughout the book.
Synopsis
By working through the 10-minute lessons, readers learn everything they need to know to get up to speed with HTML 5. It provides beginner and experienced HTML users alike with fast, at-a-glance tips pointing out helpful shortcuts, solutions, and cautions to avoid common HTML 5 pitfalls.
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You don't need to wait to begin using HTML5 in your web pages HTML5 is already being implemented in the latest versions of all the major web browsers-and with it come some of the most exciting and powerful advances in web development technology in years. Sams Teach Yourself HTML5 in 10 Minutes gives you a quick, clear guide to using the exciting new features of HTML5 today. Practical, hands-on approach shows web designers or developers how to begin using HTML5 elements and attributes right away. Step-by-step directions show how to implement HTML5 for video, drawing, drag and drop, forms, and more. Makes sense of all the competing claims and misinformation about what HTML5 is or is not. 10 minutes is all you need to learn how to...
- Add video and audio to web pages using HTML5's new and elements
- Add shapes, lines, and colors with the element
- Use HTML5 to let users drag and drop items on your web pages
- Create advanced web forms with HTML5's new interface controls
- Enable interactive editing of text content
- Use HTML5's built-in support for navigating browser history
- Send messages from one browser window to another
- Store data locally in a user's web browser
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Synopsis
A quick, clear guide to using the exciting new features of HTML5 today
- Practical, hands-on approach helps web designers or developers begin using HTML5 right away
- Step-by-step directions show how to implement HTML5 video, drawing, drag and drop, forms, and more
- Makes sense of all the competing claims and misinformation about what HTML5 is or isn't
You don't need to wait to begin using HTML5, the successor to HTML 4 and XHTML . HTML5 is now being implemented in the latest versions of all the major browsers, and with it come some of the most exciting and powerful advances in web development technology in years.
Teach Yourself HTML5 in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers for fast results. By working through the book's clear, step-by-step examples, web designers or developers new to HTML5 can learn everything they need to know to quickly and easily get up to speed with HTML5.
Synopsis
A quick, clear guide to using the exciting new features of HTML5 today
- Practical, hands-on approach helps web designers or developers begin using HTML5 right away
- Step-by-step directions show how to implement HTML5 video, drawing, drag and drop, forms, and more
- Makes sense of all the competing claims and misinformation about what HTML5 is or isn't
You don't need to wait to begin using HTML5, the successor to HTML 4 and XHTML. HTML5 is now being implemented in the latest versions of all the major browsers, and with it come some of the most exciting and powerful advances in web development technology in years.
Teach Yourself HTML5 in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers for fast results. By working through the book's clear, step-by-step examples, web designers or developers new to HTML5 can learn everything they need to know to quickly and easily get up to speed with HTML5.
About the Author
Steven Holzner is the award-winning author of 108 computer books and a contributing editor at PC Magazine. His books have sold 2.5 million copies and have been translated into 22 languages. He specializes in Web topics such as Facebook, banner ads, Google, Yahoo, and MSN pay-perclick campaigns, viral marketing, usenet marketing, and more. He also owns four apartment buildings that he markets exclusively on the Web (direct emails, banner ads, pay-per-click, email autoresponders, Craig’s list, rent.com, and about ten other advertising sites) to find tenants.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Essential HTML5
Chapter 2 Drawing in the Canvas Control
Chapter 3 Dragging and Dropping with HTML5
Chapter 4 Web Form Controls
Chapter 5 Inline Editing
Chapter 6 Working with Browser History
Chapter 7 Getting the Point Across with Messaging
Chapter 8 Using Video and Audio
Chapter 9 Web Storage
Chapter 10 The New HTML5 Elements