About This Book

We designed iPad & iPhone Web Design For Dummies to help you find the answers you need when you need them. You don’t have to read this book from cover to cover, and you certainly don’t have to memorize it. Consider it a quick study guide and a reference you can return to. Each section stands alone, giving you easy answers to specific questions and step-by-step instructions for common tasks.

Want to find our top design tips for the iPhone as compared to the iPad? Jump right into Chapter 3. Still trying to figure out where to start? Chapter 2 helps you create a plan to upgrade an existing site or create a new one. Ready to dive right in to the new design possibilities of CSS 3? Chapter 6 is full of examples and easy-to-follow instructions.

We realize that you may be reading this book on an iPad or a Kindle or another type of mobile device, and we promise that this book (and its authors) won’t complain if you take it with you.

Foolish Assumptions

The focus of this book is how to design for the iPhone and iPad and similar devices using the latest strategies in HTML5 and CSS 3. If this is your first foray into web design, this book may not be the best place to start. We’ve written several guides to web design that are designed for beginners, including Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies and Dreamweaver CS5 For Dummies.

This book is designed for readers who have at least a basic understanding of web design and are excited to try these new, more advanced options. We include ...

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