Computer Ease
Course Outline

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 1

prerequisites

• HTML 3.2 level 1
• HTML 3.2 level 2
• HTML 3.2 level 3
• very good working knowledge of HTML
• extremely comfortable creating and editing pages in web sites

nice-to-know experience

• computer programming

durations

This course is taught in a half-day.

We also offer a briefer, compressed, less-detailed DHTML course that covers CSS and JavaScript.

objectives

This course is for people who wish to enhance sites they currently create and edit. This allows web authors to easily and effectively improve the format and appearance of their sites.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) technology is introduced. Participants incorporate CSS code into existing HTML files using a text editor. Cross-platform, cross-browser issues are discussed at length.

This course is very helpful to content developers of internet and intranet pages. It is highly recommended before pursuing our FrontPage and Dreamweaver courses.

specific topics

• Understanding Cascading Style Sheets 1
• Reviewing HTML Formatting
• Defining an In-Line Style
• Observing Syntax in CSS
• Defining a Global or Embedded Style
• Previewing Supported Properties
  • Measurement Schemes
  • Text Formatting
  • List Formatting
  • Paragraph Formatting
  • Boxes or Borders Around Objects
  • Positioning Content (CSS-P)
  • Layering Content
• Defining an External Style
• Combining Styles
• Using Classes and Grouping
• Validating CSS Coding
• Producing CSS in Web Authoring Tools
• Getting Additional Information