Introduction to CSS/Dreamweaver
WHY CSS?
The Separation of Presentation and Content.
Tags that are bound up in the structure of the document impede screen readers and indexing services such as Google.
Centralizing style rules allows for much easier editing.
Formatting of the same document for different media types: Screen, Print, PDA’s
Inefficiencies in coding each individual tag (font tags) as opposed to defining a “class” of objects/elements.
Intro
What is CSS?
Why CSS?
Elements of XHTML
Anatomy of CSS
Page Layout with CSS
Exercise 1 (XHTML Markup)
Exercise 1a (CSS Borders)
Exercise 1b (Margins/Padding)
Exercise 1c (Fonts)
Exercise 1d (Floats)
Resources
Walk Away
Maturation in browser support and the specification itself now allows for advanced layout.