Learn how to make a web page with an introduction to two of the most essential web coding languages: HTML and CSS. Slides taken from a class taught by Tom Boates at the Intelligent.ly campus. Learn more from the experts by visiting http://intelligent.ly/learn
2. Good to know...
• “standards” are rarely “standards”
• No “right way” to do anything (though plenty of
people will tell you otherwise)
• Media/OS/Browser matters!
3. What is HTML?
• HyperText Markup Language
• Originally built for structural layout
• The lifeblood of the entire web
7. Block vs. Inline elements
BLOCK elements have a
natural width and height,
and “stack” by default.
DIV 1
DIV 2
DIV 3
INLINE elements don’t
carry a width or height,
and don’t displace
elements around them.
This is displaying how
inline elements get
rendered in HTML.
9. What is CSS?
• Cascading StyleSheet
• Supplement to HTML
• Designed to manage styling and layout
• Central place to manage styles across many
HTML pages
• Order of definitions very important
• Linked, <head>, inline, user agent
11. SELECTING NESTED elements
CSS: div ul li span { ... }
Is referencing these elements:
<div>
<ul>
<li>This is a first <span>SPAN</span> element.</li>
<li>This is a second <span>SPAN</span> element.</
li>
<li>This is a third <span>SPAN</span> element.</li>
</ul>
</div>
12. SELECTING with Attributes
CSS: p#main span.bold.italic { ... }
Is referencing this element:
<p id=”main”>
I am selecting <span class=”bold italic”>this text</span>
</p>
<p>
I’m not selecting <span class=”bold italic”>this one</span>.
</p>
but not <span class=”bold”>this one</span>.
14. Resources
W3 Schools - Lists all HTML elements, what attributes they take and what values are available. Also lists all
CSS selectors and options, and provides all properties and values. (http://www.w3schools.com/)
CSS3 Generator - For the more advanced side of you, this tool provides an easy to understand form to
generate the necessary CSS for the effect you’re trying to achieve (shadows, rounded corners, etc.). (http://
www.css3generator.com)
HTML Emails Tips and Tricks - A collection of posts and articles on what’s up with HTML emails. (http://
www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/ultimate-guide-html-emails/)
30 Best Practices for CSS - Good list of some of the things I taught as well as some others to keep in mind
when writing your CSS. (http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/30-css-best-practices-for-
beginners/)
Wordpress.com - If you’re looking to create a website and have a simpler interface for managing your
content than writing every line of HTML/CSS this is for you. Themes are available to completely skin your
website and you can customize images and styles even more with the knowledge you learned here! (http://
www.wordpress.com)
Google - Honestly almost all I learned I learned from a blog post someone wrote somewhere that I found
after googling what I needed. The internet is FILLED with helpful information and often you can find a post or
article explaining how to do what you’re trying to do. (http://www.google.com
Check out these helpful resources for reference.