by SAMS Publishing | Publisher: Sams | Release Date: October 2009 | ISBN: 9780768689495

Sams Teach Yourself Video Learningis the easiest way to learn a new technology.Self-Paced--Learn on your own time, at your own paceVisual--Video lessons clearly explain key concepts and show you exactly what to doLearn By Doing--Interactive, hands-on learning labs so you can apply what you learn right awayQuick and Efficient--Each individual lesson is no longer than 10 minutesModular--Bite-sized lessons let you jump in anywhereIn just 10 minutes or less, each short video lesson clearly explains key concepts, terms, and techniques. You can stop, start, pause, or replay any part of the video you want, as often as you want, until you really understand everything in the lesson. And then you get to try it yourself in a unique interactive learning lab that helps you begin to develop real live programs that you can use on your own website. After you're done, take a quick, fun quiz to test what you've learned before going on to the next lesson.Learn how to...Design and create eye-catching web pagesCustomize your pages with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Position images, columns, and headings on a pageFormat text, data tables, links, and mediaPublish your pages to a web serverCreate online formsEnhance your site with dynamic contentOn the DVD...Four hours of video lessons with interactive labs and quizzes A simple WYSIWYG web page editor for Windows, Mac, and LinuxAn easy-to-install package to set up a web server learning environment on your own computerThe jEdit programming editor for Windows, Mac, and LinuxSource files for all the examples and learning labsHow to Watch the VideosAll that's needed to watch the video lessons in this kit is a basic computer equipped for DVDs and the web:A Windows, Mac, or Linux PC with a DVD drive that can read data DVDs.A web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Safari, or Mozilla Firefox.The Adobe Flash Player plugin, which allows you to view Flash videos in your browser. If you can watch videos on YouTube, you should be all set.Once you're sure you've got everything, you're ready to get started:1.   Insert the DVD from this package into your DVD drive on your computer.Note: Make sure you've put the DVD in your computer's DVD drive. The DVD will not run on a computer's CD drive, nor will it work in a DVD player designed for plugging into a TV for watching movies.2.   If the DVD main interface does not automatically start up, navigate to the DVD folder on your computer and double-click on the icon or file named Start( start.exeon Windows or start.appon Mac OS X).3.   To watch the videos, choose the lesson you want to start with from the list of lessons on the left side of the window, and then click the Play button in the player window on the right side.How to Use the Learning Labs and Take the QuizzesAfter each video is complete, you can optionally work through the Learning Lab exercises and take a short (not too hard) quiz to help assess what you've learned in that lesson. The Learning Lab exercises in this course require you to create and save HTML and CSS files using a text or web page editor, which you can then view off your computer hard disk in a web browser.The quizzes after the exercises are relatively short and painless. After you make your choice, the program will tell you immediately if you're correct or wrong. Your answers are not stored or compiled, so you can take the quizzes as often as you like, and guessing won't count against you.Setting Up Your Learning EnvironmentThe accompanying DVD contains a complete software toolkit with everything you'll need to complete the course's examples.You can install this software by clicking the Install Software and Supportlink on the opening screen of the DVD's main interface, or by navigating to the DVD in your computer's file browser and running the file named Software( Software.exein Windows or Software.appin Mac OS X).Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS Video Learningis organized into four parts. Each part has six lessons, and each lesson is designed to be completed in 10 minutes or less.

1. Part 1: Web Page Basics
   • Lesson 1: Introduction to HTML 00:07:16
   • Lesson 2: Creating Your First Page 00:07:18
   • Lesson 3: Adding Text and More 00:10:02
   • Lesson 4: Linking Text and Documents 00:04:38
   • Lesson 5: Adding Your Own Style 00:10:44
   • Lesson 6: Creating Lists 00:05:05
2. Part 2: Graphics Forms & Media
   • Lesson 7: Creating Tables 00:03:56
   • Lesson 8: Using Graphics 00:09:36
   • Lesson 9: Mapping Images 00:06:00
   • Lesson 10: Creating Forms 00:12:28
   • Lesson 11: Building Online Forms 00:08:54
   • Lesson 12: Using Sound and Video 00:04:37
3. Part 3:Creating & Applying CSS
   • Lesson 13: Web Site Design Basics 00:08:16
   • Lesson 14:Using CSS Rules 00:03:49
   • Lesson 15: Using CSS Shorthand 00:04:16
   • Lesson 16: Selectors in Action 00:05:40
   • Lesson 17: Applying Styles 00:04:53
   • Lesson 18: The CSS Box Model 00:05:59
4. Part 4: Styling Text and Images
   • Lesson 19: Adding Background Images 00:04:45
   • Lesson 20: Styling Text 00:03:44
   • Lesson 21: Styling a Flexible Heading 00:02:44
   • Lesson 22: A Round-Cornered Heading 00:03:11
   • Lesson 23: Styling Links 00:05:43
   • Lesson 24: Positioning an Image 00:06:01