Competition: Win HTML5 Step by Step in Paperback

The web is moving towards HTML5 with all new browsers supporting the standard including Chrome, Firefox and the forthcoming Internet Explorer 9. This new scripting language. It adds new tags including

Here at gHacks we�ve got a copy of HTML5 Step by Step by Microsoft Press to give away. It doesn�t just cover HTML5 commands too, if you�re new to either HTML or CSS it will guide you through what you need to know to create engaging and interactive web pages.

Teach yourself how to create Web pages with the HTML5 specification�one step at a time. This book provides hands-on guidance for using HTML5 markup to add video, offline capabilities, 2-D graphics, and more to your Web pages�without relying on plug-ins or other technologies.

Experience learning made easy�and quickly teach yourself how to create Web pages with the HTML5 specification. With Step by Step, you set the pace�building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

Use a division-based layout to structure your Web pagesInclude menu bars and hyperlinks for clear navigationApply colors, font sizes, and other formatting with CSSAdd graphics, sound, and video to your pagesUse the Canvas tag to render visual images on the flyBuild user-input forms with buttons, boxes, and menus

Your Step by Step digital content includes:

All the book�s practice files�ready to download and put to work. See "Using the Practice Files," inside.Fully searchable online edition of this book�with unlimited access on the Web. Free online account required; see inside book.

This is a simple competition too, all you need to do is the following.

Follow @Mike_Halsey on Twitter and Tweet about this competitionDon�t Tweet? You can also enter by following Mike on Facebook and putting a link to the competition there.

You can enter as many times as you like as long as you don�t spam people.

This competition will run until the end of Friday 25th February 2011 and the winner will be notifed by private message on Twitter or Facebook by Wednesday 2nd March 2011. Please allow 28 days (or so) for delivery of the paperback book. If you are the winner you will need to be able to provide your full mailing address (PO Boxes can�t be accepted, sorry).

Good luck to all, but there can only be one winner!

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