Format Web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) standard enables you to apply a property or group of properties to an object by applying a style to that object. Learn how to use CSS to control the presentation of HTML content in this chapter download from Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 in 24 Hours. Study CSS rule definition, properties, and how to create and apply classes and redefined HTML tags. Learn how to define CSS styles and how to edit them to make changes. Explore how Dreamweaver can store styles internally, in the same Web page. Finally, create an external style sheet that allows the same styles to be used throughout an entire Web site. Chapter coverage includes:

• Creating each of the three style types: classes, redefined HTML tags, and advanced styles
• Applying styles to elements in a Web page
• Creating an external style sheet for an entire Web site
• How styles deal with conflicting and inherited properties

Title: Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 in 24 Hours
Author: Betsy Bruce
Publisher: Sams Publishing
Chapter 6: Formatting Web Pages Using Cascading Style Sheets
ISBN: 0-672-32936-0; Copyright 2007, Sams Publishing. All rights reserved.
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