Shows you how to create exciting web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for presentation and dynamic effect

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CSS in easy steps, 4th edition begins by explaining how Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) can determine the presentation of elements within HTML documents. Examples show how style sheet rules can control content position and appearance, and provide dynamic effects with animation, transformations, and transitions. You will also learn how to design responsive web pages that look great viewed on any device. Each chapter builds your knowledge of style sheets. By the end of this book you will have gained a sound understanding of CSS and be able to create your own exciting interactive web pages.

• Complete color-coded examples illustrate each aspect, and full-color screenshots depict the actual output. By the end of the book, you’ll be able to create your own exciting interactive web pages.
• Use the free downloadable source code to check against your own work.
• Presented in an easy-to-follow style that will appeal to anyone who wants to begin creating stylish web pages, including programmers who want to quickly learn the latest style sheet techniques, the student who is studying website design at school or college, and those seeking a career in web development who need a thorough understanding of CSS.

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• Get Started in CSS
• Manage the Box Model
• Manipulate Text Content
• Organize Tables & Lists
• Generate Effects
• Control the Web Page
• Import & Script Style Sheets
• Design with Grids
• Design for Devices

Freely download the original source code for checking against your own work from our Downloads page

• Page 17: Step 2
• Page 46: Step 1 – “top=label” should be “top-label”
• Page 62: Last paragraph before Step 1 – “font-weight” should be “font-size”
• Page 93: Step 9 – “div.container” should be “div.container:hover”