Chapter 9 shows you how to create navigation buttons for your website from scratch. But online tutorials are a great way to solidify your knowledge. Also, once you understand the process in detail, you don't have to do it yourself every single time. On the Web you can find examples of navigation features for inspiration.
Listutorial (http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listutorial). Step-by-step tutorials on building navigation systems from unordered lists.
30 Excellent CSS Based Navigation and Buttons Tutorial (www.instantshift.com/2009/01/11/30-excellent-css-based-navigation-and-buttons-tutorial). More tutorials than you can shake a stick out.
Create Apple's Navigation Bar with CSS (http://westciv.com/style_master/blog/apples-navigation-bar-using-only-css). If you like the simple, clean appearance of Apple.com, you might be interested in how to create their menu with CSS.
CSS Vertical Navigation Bar with Teaser (www.sohtanaka.com/web-design/css-vertical-navigation-with-teaser). This very cool technique creates a navigation bar that's so interactive you'd think it had to be done with JavaScript. Nope—CSS only!
CSS Navigation Bar Code Generator (http://lab.mattvarone.com/navbar). Feeling lazy? Let this online tool create all the code you need to use the pixy method described on CSS-Style Preloading Rollovers.
CSS Menus (http://13styles.com/category/css-menus). Download free CSS menus—the coding is already done for you!
CSS Showcase (www.alvit.de/css-showcase). A gallery of navigation menus, tabs, and CSS navigation techniques.
Listamatic (http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic). Showcase of CSS-based navigation systems. Also lots of links to related websites.
Listamatic2 (http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic2). More CSS menus, including nested lists with submenus.
CSS Play Menu Showcase (www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/index.html). Lots of cool menus, many useful techniques. A must see.