Learning Bootstrap 2

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Free Online Course: Learning Bootstrap 2 provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Learning Bootstrap 2 is taught by Jen Kramer.

Overview
  • Discover Bootstrap, a free web development tool from Twitter that, with a little bit of CSS and JavaScript experience, makes building websites quick, intuitive, and fun.

    Bootstrap is a free web development tool from Twitter that, with a little bit of CSS and JavaScript experience, makes building websites quick, intuitive, and fun. Author Jen Kramer explores its 12-column grid layout; typography and icon libraries; fully functional components like nav bars, buttons, and tabs; and much more. This course also shows how to add JavaScript extras like dropdown menus, modal windows, and photo carousels.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Using the exercise files
    1. Getting Started with Bootstrap
    • What is Bootstrap?
    • Downloading and unzipping Bootstrap
    • Setting up a Dreamweaver site with Bootstrap files
    2. The Grid System in Bootstrap
    • Understanding the difference between default and fluid grids
    • Exploring the fluid grid and creating new rows
    • Understanding fluid offsetting
    • Nesting with fluid grids
    • Exploring Bootstrap media queries and device-specific styling
    • Adding a hero unit
    • Creating a thumbnail gallery
    3. CSS Overview
    • Exploring basic typography
    • Including blockquotes
    • Including lists
    • Styling buttons
    • Incorporating images
    • Incorporating icons
    • Overriding Bootstrap core CSS
    4. Navigation Systems
    • Adding breadcrumbs
    • Adding pagination for paging through content
    • Adding a page for next and previous links
    • Using tabs and pills navigation
    • Adding the basic navigation bar
    5. JavaScript Effects
    • Understanding how JavaScript works in Bootstrap
    • Making the nav bar responsive with JavaScript
    • Adding a dropdown menu to the navigation bar
    • Adding a dropdown menu to the tabs and pill navigation
    • Tabbing within the same page
    • Creating modal windows
    • Creating a photo carousel
    Conclusion
    • Other resources