CSS: The Missing Manual 4th Edition

by David Sawyer McFarland (Author)

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CSS lets you create professional-looking websites, but learning its finer points can be tricky—even for seasoned web developers. This fully updated edition provides the most modern and effective tips, tricks, and tutorial-based instruction on CSS available today. Learn how to use new tools such as Flexbox and Sass to build web pages that look great and run fast on any desktop or mobile device. Ideal for casual and experienced designers alike.

The important stuff you need to know:

Start with the basics. Write CSS-friendly HTML, including the HTML5 tags recognized by today’s browsers.
Design for mobile devices. Create web pages that look great when visitors use them on the go.
Make your pages work for you. Add animations that capture the imagination, and forms that get the job done.
Take control of page layouts. Use professional design techniques such as floats and positioning.
Make your layouts more flexible. Design websites with Flexbox that adjust to different devices and screen sizes.
Work more efficiently. Write less CSS code and work with smaller files, using Syntactically Awesome Stylesheets (Sass).

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David Sawyer McFarland, president of Sawyer McFarland Media, has been building and managing websites since 1995. He is also a writer and trainer, and teaches in the Portland State University multimedia program. He wrote the bestselling Missing Manual titles on Adobe Dreamweaver, CSS, and JavaScript.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ O'Reilly Media; 4th edition (August 30, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 718 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1491918055
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1491918050
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.7 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.01 x 1.44 x 9.17 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #511,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10 in Adobe Dreamweaver Web Design
- #16 in XHTML Software Programming Computer
- #45 in CSS Programming

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David McFarland is a Portland, Oregon based Web developer who's been designing and building Web sites since 1995. He is the author of CSS: The Missing Manual and Dreamweaver: The Missing Manual. He is also a Macromedia-certified trainer, and a member of the faculty of the multimedia program at Portland State University.

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Bruce M.

This is a turotial, the manual is still missing

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2018

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There's a lot of information here, but most of it is inaccessible unless you're willing to go step-by-step, start-to-finish and complete the tutorials. It makes a very poor reference because the information in the book is incomplete until you complete the tutorials.

Perhaps four or five stars for those who want a tutorial-based learning experience. One or two for those who want to cherry-pick the info they need.

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Spotnik

Great survey of CSS

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2022

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This was the textbook for an advanced html/css class that took at a community college. It’s one of the best books I’ve ever used. The chapter on pseudo elements/classes alone answered so many questions. My only complaint is that the SASS/LESS chapter was a bit out of date—the SASS tool used by the book is obsolete. They should have a webpage updating users on the latest tools as they seem to change like the weather. Other than that, it’s a must have reference with good tutorials. As are most Missing Manuals books.

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mirau

Solved some CSS mysteries for me

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021

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I'm only starting this book but already it has clarified a lot of things for me about CSS, that I've seen in code but didn't fully understand. It has me thinking about ways to use CSS to create usability tweaks that will make web pages easier to understand. Finally someone has explained the parts of a CSS statement! Looking forward to applying what I learn here.

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CSS-The Missing Manual-4rth Edition by David Sawyer McFarland

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2020

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This book is a good reference for the CSS newbie. It helps "bridge the gaps" that were present in the CSS course I took some 2 years ago in which many of the technical terminology was presented too fast and "glossed over" in the class. Wish that it would have had a section on the "Less" CSS processor along with the "Sass" that was covered. Didn't have time for all of the Tutorials. All in All, a valuable reference and worth its' price.

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Emily

Great Reference Book

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2017

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The book is up to date on everything I've encountered. There is a ton of content, but it feels easy to navigate. This will provide with a ton of CSS skills and be a good foundation for making designs. I would recommend it as a reference manual. The book feels like it will last for a while, but will eventually suffer from wear.

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James S. Olson

McFarland for an excellent teaching book

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2018

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This book is very well done. The author went to a lot of effort to create tutorials in each chapter that allow you to see the
effects of CSS properties in an incremental manner. Plus, he provides the completed tutorial as well, so you can save time
by copying and pasting rather than having to type in every CSS block or property setting. I appreciate that. Thank you
Mr. McFarland for an excellent teaching book. I've been able to make use of the information directly in my work right away.
In addition his explanations of the CSS properties are very clear and helpful. There are a few typos in the book, but that
always happens. Previously I had gotten the CSS 3 book by Gasston but that book is a little more advanced and fast paced
and doesn't have all the tutorials that this one has. Highly recommended.

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Mike Bailey

An excellent resource for Web Development

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2017

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This book is very well written and helped me develop a great understanding of CSS. The author explains the concepts and then takes you through a hand's on exercise that lets you see how it works. The hands on exercises are well thought out and very beneficial.

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JOEL LALONDE

It is an excellent course and other then one or two minor issues ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2015

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This is the second edition I have purchased. It is an excellent course and other then one or two minor issues in the tutorials, which are a lot of fun, the course has moved me to the next level. It is important to have a basic understanding of HTML but I found the book engaging and I now use it as an excellent reference. I can't wait for the update to Dreamweaver CC 2015 I'm not a very good typist so I will let DW handle the basic typing and use What I learned to tweak the CSS. Buy the book you won't regret it, and by the way it's massive.

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DJH

Excellent. Picked Up So Much.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2019

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I'm a quarter of the way through this book and I have picked up SO much. I never tried to learn CSS before I have an online website and I always just did trail and error to get what I wanted and never bothered to learn what was happening and why. (A very frustrating way of doing things) Just after reading this book for a few days I now know what's going on. I'm still no expert and it will take a lot more of putting things into practice but I would recommend this book and as a reference too. I'll be looking to see if the author has Javascript next. I can't recommend it enough. CSS does seem overly complicated and not an exact science but I believe I will limit a lot of frustrations with this book.

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miss

Bingo!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2017

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I have tried many books this one is the best. I have made more progress in one day then in the last 3 week. It is comprehensive. Adresses questions you come accross when designing a modern looking website. It is written in plain English unlike many other books. The structure is logic and you handpick things you need. The pitfall of each technique is explained and paired with an uptodate solution.

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Mal Hill

Usual high standard

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2015

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I have a high regard for these Missing Manual series and have several.
This CSS one maintains the high standard of the series and gives a thorough explanation of CSS with the usual tutorials that one can follow and practice by downloading the files off the Miss website.

Thoroughly recommended

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Tom

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2017

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Very good book, however since reading it I have found that quite a few examples in the book don't work. If you then download the 'Missing CD' files you find examples that do work but are different than the text printed in the book. Lowering to 3 stars

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My CSS Bible

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2016

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Coming from a server side background, I've only ever had a passing interest in css, but decided to fill in this blank, and this book is an absolute wealth of information, delivered in a witty and concise way. One of the best dev books I own.

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