by Charles Wyke-Smith | Publisher: New Riders | Release Date: October 2008 | ISBN: 9780321627025

In this streaming online video, Charles Wyke-Smith demonstrates some of the most useful CSS techniques. Charles goes over the key strategies of correctly structuring HTML documents and then moves on to presentational styling – such as the colors, graphics, and columns of the layout – with CSS after. Leading with structure ensures that your document will display acceptably on any device, not just desktop web browsers, and will enable you to easily change the look of your site in the future. Charles provides a solid introduction in how to use CSS effectively, and shows you the step-by-step process of styling a page. The streaming online video assumes some basic knowledge of how web pages work, but even if you're a complete beginner, you should be able to follow along quite easily.

1. Introduction
   • Introduction 00:05:35
2. Writing HTML Markup
   • Creating Page Structure 00:04:38
   • Adding Content Elements 00:03:11
   • The Browser's Default Styles 00:01:33
   • Validating Your Markup 00:04:01
3. Understanding Document Flow
   • Understanding Document Flow 00:03:11
4. CSS Basics
   • CSS Basics 00:05:58
   • Styling Text 00:05:10
   • A Basic Style Sheet 00:02:42
   • Creating Columns 00:06:29
5. Styling the Elements
   • Styling Element Boxes 00:01:47
   • Styling the Elements 00:01:18
   • The Header 00:04:28
   • The Content Area 00:04:16
   • The Promo Area 00:04:28
   • Wrap Up 00:01:36