CSS3 : the missing manual / David Sawyer McFarland.

Previous ed.: 2009.

"Fully revised 3rd edition; covers HTML5"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: pt. One CSS Basics -- ch. 1 HTML for CSS -- HTML: Past and Present -- Writing HTML for CSS -- The Importance of the Doctype -- Making Sure Internet Explorer Is Up-to-Date -- ch. 2 Creating Styles and Style Sheets -- Anatomy of a Style -- Understanding Style Sheets -- Internal Style Sheets -- External Style Sheets -- Tutorial: Creating Your First Styles -- ch. 3 Selectors: Identifying What to Style -- Tag Selectors: Page-Wide Styling -- Class Selectors: Pinpoint Control -- ID Selectors: Specific Page Elements -- Styling Groups of Tags -- Styling Tags Within Tags -- Pseudo-Classes and Pseudo-Elements -- Attribute Selectors -- Child Selectors -- Siblings -- The :not() Selector -- Tutorial: Selector Sampler -- ch. 4 Saving Time with Style Inheritance -- What Is Inheritance? -- How Inheritance Streamlines Style Sheets -- The Limits of Inheritance -- Tutorial: Inheritance -- ch. 5 Managing Multiple Styles: The Cascade -- How Styles Cascade -- Specificity: Which Style Wins -- Controlling the Cascade -- Tutorial: The Cascade in Action -- pt. Two Applied CSS -- ch. 6 Formatting Text -- Using Fonts -- Using Web Fonts -- Discovering Google Web Fonts -- Adding Color to Text -- Changing Font Size -- Formatting Words and Letters -- Adding Text Shadow -- Formatting Entire Paragraphs -- Styling Lists -- Tutorial: Text Formatting in Action -- ch. 7 Margins, Padding, and Borders -- Understanding the Box Model -- Controling Space with Margins and Padding -- Adding Borders -- Coloring the Background -- Creating Rounded Corners -- Adding Drop Shadows -- Determining Height and Width -- Wrapping Content with Floating Elements -- Tutorial: Margins, Backgrounds, and Borders -- ch. 8 Adding Graphics to Web Pages -- Discovering CSS and the <img> Tag -- Adding Background Images -- Controlling Repetition -- Positioning a Background Image -- Using Background Property Shorthand -- Using Multiple Background Images -- Utilizing Gradient Backgrounds -- Applying Easy Gradients with Colorzilla -- Tutorial: Enhancing Images -- Tutorial: Creating a Photo Gallery -- Tutorial: Using Background Images -- ch. 9 Sprucing Up Your Site's Navigation -- Selecting Which Links to Style -- Styling Links -- Building Navigation Bars -- CSS-Style Preloading Rollovers -- Styling Particular Types of Links -- Tutorial: Styling Links -- Tutorial: Creating a Navigation Bar -- ch. 10 CSS Transforms, Transitions, and Animations -- Transforms -- Transitions -- Animations -- Tutorial -- ch. 11 Formatting Tables and Forms -- Using Tables the Right Way -- Styling Tables -- Styling Forms -- Tutorial: Styling a Table -- Tutorial: Styling a Form -- pt. Three CSS Page Layout -- ch. 12 Introducing CSS Layout -- Types of Web Page Layouts -- How CSS Layout Works -- Layout Strategies -- ch. 13 Building Float-Based Layouts -- Applying Floats to Your Layouts -- Overcoming Float Problems -- Tutorial: Multiple Column Layouts -- ch. 14 Responsive Web Design -- Responsive Web Design Basics -- Setting Up a Web Page for RWD -- Media Queries -- Flexible Grids -- Fluid Images -- Responsive Web Design Tutorial -- ch. 15 Positioning Elements on a Web Page -- How Positioning Properties Work -- Powerful Positioning Strategies -- Tutorial: Positioning Page Elements -- pt. Four Advanced CSS -- ch. 16 CSS for the Printed Page -- How Media Style Sheets Work -- How to Add Media Style Sheets -- Creating Print Style Sheets -- Tutorial: Building a Print Style Sheet -- ch. 17 Improving Your CSS Habits -- Adding Comments -- Organizing Styles and Style Sheets -- Eliminating Browser Style Interference -- Using Descendent Selectors -- Trying Different CSS for Internet Explorer -- pt. Five Appendixes -- Appendix A CSS Property Reference -- CSS Values -- Text Properties -- List Properties -- Padding, Borders, and Margins -- Backgrounds -- Page Layout Properties -- Animation, Transform, and Transition Properties -- Table Properties -- Miscellaneous Properties -- Appendix B CSS Resources -- References -- CSS Help -- CSS Tips, Tricks, and Advice -- CSS Navigation -- CSS Layout -- Showcase Sites -- CSS Books -- CSS Software.

CSS3 lets you create professional-looking websites, and this manual shows you how to take your HTML and CCS skills to the next level with tips, tricks, and step-by-step instructions to build web pages that look great and run fast on devices and screens of all sizes.