Adobe Dreamweaver CS4/CS5:
Designing Web Sites with CSS
Our CSS training provides you with the right training solutions to help you learn CSS for creating web pages. Check our schedule for class dates and prices for CSS training in Dallas, Texas or call us for private training at your site.
In this course, you will be introduced to the concepts, techniques, properties, and values of CSS in a sequence that reflects a typical “building up” of design rules.You will begin with colors, since in many cases the colors used for a site project are dictated by the organization's existing color scheme. Color is also the simplest part of CSS, so it's a great place to start.
Then you will learn how to control typography using text and font properties. Next, you'll explore the layout-oriented styles of CSS, including margins, padding, and absolute and relative positioning. Once you have established your layout, you can apply the finishing touches on your design, which might include customizing links, and forms, creating alternate style sheets, and other techniques.
Topics covered in this two-day class are:
Style Sheet Basics
- Creating an embedded style sheet
- Creating and applying a linked style sheet
- Understanding the cascade of styles and specificity of rules
- Importing style sheets
Types of Style Rules
- Creating tag-based styles
- Creating class styles
- Creating ID styles
- Creating contextual styles
- Creating inline styles
Typographical Control
- Applying color to text and backgrounds
- Modifying the font face, weight, style, and case of text
The CSS Box Model
- Controlling margins and padding
- Creating borders
- Controlling element dimensions
- Creating floating elements
- Controlling content overflow
Content Positioning Options
- Controlling layout with static positioning
- Controlling layout with absolute positioning
- Controlling layout with relative positioning
- Controlling the display of layered elements
Other CSS Options
- Customizing link styles
- Customizing forms
- Display and manipulate background images
- Customizing lists
- Creating a print style sheet
prerequisites:
- This course is designed for the student who is a savvy computer user, is comfortable using the Internet, and is comfortable with HTML or Dreamweaver.
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what students say:
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