HTML And CSS

HTML and CSS training course for beginners, teaching how to code websites.

Whilst most websites today are created using a CMS like WordPress, or through a website builder like GoDaddy, there is another option – you can design and create a static website by writing your own HTML and CSS.

This pacy, practical course teaches how to write code in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and develop Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). You’ll learn skills to create and maintain flexible, accessible websites with Content Management Systems suitable for viewing on desktops, tablets and mobiles.

Sessions Cover:

• Web standards, the W3C and WHATWG.
• Creating and testing pages.
• HTML and structure – why it matters.
• About hyperlinks.
• Images and HTML.
• About CSS.
• Publishing a website.

This course is ideal for anyone wanting to work with HTML and CSS for website development – marketeers, graphic designers, administrators, web content editors, and many, many more.

HTML and CSS – design and code a website training is arranged on-request, i.e. one-to-one training or a ‘closed course’ for your group. Your training can be tailored to take into account any existing knowledge you have, and the work you’re going to be doing.

Course Content:

• Web standards, the W3C and WHATWG
• HTML
• XHTML
• HTML 5
• CSS
• Creating and testing pages
• Creating HTML
• Testing HTML pages
• About DocTypes and rendering modes
• The vast world of browsers
• About Character entities
• HTML and structure – why it matters
• Headings
• Lists
• Paragraphs and line breaks
• Divs
• Tables
• Other structural elements
• HTML5 and structure
• Structure and Accessibility
• Structure and Search Engine Optomisation (SEO)
• About hyperlinks
• How links work
• Linking to other sites
• Linking to pages in your site
• Links within a page
• Email links
• Images and HTML
• Graphics formats
• Adding images
• Images and accessibility
• Links and images
• About buttons
• About CSS
• How CSS works
• Understanding CSS style rules
• Linking to CSS
• About CSS selectors
• Basic CSS box models and properties
• Using CSS to layout web pages
• Publishing a website
• Using FTP to publish and update a site
• About Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)