This course is an absolute must for the web designer. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allows separation of document content (written in HTML) from document presentation (written in CSS) for flexibility and control of colors, fonts, and layouts. Explore browser workarounds and sound development principles. Identify style sheets of various types, customize styles, apply positioning properties, control background appearance, and create styles that break down gracefully.

Prerequisite: HTML I & II

Learning Objectives:

• Identify style sheets of various types, understand the advantages and risks of designing with style sheets, and apply correct style sheet syntax.
• Apply CLASS and ID selectors to customize styles, use the DIV and SPAN elements to construct styles, and create an external style sheet and link documents to it.
• Apply the rules of the cascade, and create cascading styles.
• Style and apply text, colors, and create variations of font styles.
• Control the margins, borders, and padding of page elements, and create floating elements and list styles.
• Apply position properties to control page layout by absolute and relative coordinates, and control the width, overflow, and layering of page elements.
• Create styles that break down gracefully, such as dynamic hyperlinks and cursor styles, and apply filters and contextual styles.