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12 CSS Web Design For Dummies

Avoid typos: find all the code online ................................................

Every line of code that you see in this book is also available for downloading

from the Dummies Web site at

http://www.dummies.com/go/csswebdesign

Take advantage of this handy electronic version of the code by downloading

it from the Web site so that you can then just copy and paste source code

instead of typing it in by hand. It saves you lots of time and of course avoids

those pesky typos.

What you need to get started ............................................................

To use this book to the fullest, you need only one thing: a PC running

Windows. To test and modify the CSS and HTML Web page code that illus-

trates this book’s various examples, you merely need Windows Notepad and

Internet Explorer. Both come with Windows, so you’re home-free. I mainly

use Internet Explorer to demonstrate and test the CSS-driven Web page exam-

ples throughout the book. Some examples — notably those that use dynamic

filters and transitions in Chapters 13 and 16 — work only in Internet Explorer.

However, I also briefly employ Mozilla Firefox, which is free for the download-

ing and doesn’t cause any side-effects when run on the same computer as

Internet Explorer. Go ahead and install Firefox if you want to try it out.

Icons used in this book .......................................................................

Notice the lovely, eye-catching little icons in the margins of this book. They’re

next to certain paragraphs to emphasize that special information appears.

Here is what the icons mean:

The Tip icon points you to shortcuts and insights that save you time and

trouble. This is the icon I use most of the time.

A Warning icon aims to steer you away from danger. It’s used only once or

twice because CSS has yet to be proven to cause suicide in lab rats.

A Technical Stuff icon highlights nerdy technical discussions that you can

skip if you want to. I’ve used it sparingly — I’m not too fond of unnecessary

technical stuff.

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