Learn to create great-looking responsive web sites with Bootstrap

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Bootstrap in 24 Hours helps you use the free and open source Bootstrap framework to quickly build websites that automatically reflect each user's device and experience, without complex hand crafting. This book's straightforward, step-by-step approach shows you how to install Bootstrap and quickly build basic sites; extend them with styles, components, and JavaScript plug-ins, and even create sophisticated designs with advanced features. In just a few hours, you'll be using Bootstrap to bring responsive design to virtually any site. Every lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.

• Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Bootstrap development tasks
• Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn
• Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills
• Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solution

Learn how to...

• Download Bootstrap and integrate it into your project
• Quickly build your first Bootstrap site with the basic template
• Create beautiful and responsive site layouts with Bootstrap's built-in grids
• Display more interesting text with labels, badges, panels, and wells
• Style tables and forms so they're attractive, readable, and responsive
• Use images, media, and icons, including free Glyphicons
• Quickly create navigation and buttons, including dropdowns and search fields
• Add alignment, color, and visibility with Bootstrap's CSS utilities
• Extend your site with alerts, image carousels, and other JavaScript plugins
• Rapidly create appealing functional prototypes
• Customize Bootstrap with CSS, Less, and Sass
• Lighten Bootstrap downloads by stripping out unnecessary features
• Build accessible sites
• Create complex designs that don't look generic

Who This Book is For

• Those who already have an understanding of the basics of HTML and CSS
• Having an understanding of JavaScript will make this book a bit easier to absorb, but it is not required because the basics of JavaScript are covered

Contents at a Glance Part I: Getting Started with Bootstrap Hour 1: What Is Bootstrap, and Why You Should Use It Hour 2: Downloading and Installing Bootstrap Hour 3: Build Your First Bootstrap Website with the Basic Template Hour 4: Understanding Normalize.CSS and the Basics of Bootstrap CSS Part II: Building and Managing Web Pages with Bootstrap Hour 5: Grids and How to Use Them Hour 6: Labels, Badges, Panels, Wells, and the Jumbotron Hour 7: Bootstrap Typography Hour 8: Styling Tables Hour 9: Styling Forms Hour 10: Images, Media Objects, and Glyphicons Hour 11: Styling and Using Buttons and Button Groups Hour 12: Creating Navigation Systems with Bootstrap Hour 13: Bootstrap Utilities Part III: Bootstrap JavaScript Plugins Hour 14: Using Bootstrap JavaScript Plugins Hour 15: Modal Windows Hour 16: Affix, Tab, and ScrollSpy Hour 17: Popovers and Tooltips Hour 18: Transitions, Buttons, Alerts, and Progress Bars Hour 19: Collapse and Accordion Hour 20: Carousels Part IV: Customizing Bootstrap Hour 21: Customizing Bootstrap and Your Bootstrap Website Hour 22: Making Bootstrap Accessible Hour 23: Using Less and Sass with Bootstrap Hour 24: Going Further with Bootstrap