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Designing Websites 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 cursors, links, and forms, creating alternate style sheets, and many other techniques.
Course Objective: You will learn how to use Cascading Style Sheets to design and develop Web sites.
Lesson 1: Controlling Color and Typography
Topic 1A: Create an Embedded Style Sheet
Topic 1B: Apply Color
Topic 1C: Comment Your Code
Topic 1D: Modify Text Styles
Topic 1E: Modify Font Styles
Topic 1F: Create a Linked Style Sheet
Lesson 2: Designing with the Cascade
Topic 2A: Create Class Styles
Topic 2B: Create ID Styles
Topic 2C: Create Contextual Styles
Topic 2D: Target Styles to Elements with Specific Attributes
Topic 2E: Create Style Sheets that Cascade
Topic 2F: Import Style Sheets
Topic 2G: Create Inline Styles
Lesson 3: Designing Content Sections
Topic 3A: Control Margins and Padding
Topic 3B: Create Borders
Topic 3C: Control Element Dimensions
Topic 3D: Create Floating Elements
Topic 3E: Control Content Overflow
Lesson 4: Controlling Layout with Positioning
Topic 4A: Controlling Layout with Absolute Positioning
Topic 4B: Create a Fixed, Multi-column Layout
Topic 4C: Create a Fluid, Multi-column Layout
Topic 4D: Control Layout with Relative Positioning
Topic 4E: Control the Display of Layered Elements
Topic 4F: Apply Fixed Positioning
Lesson 5: Enhancing an Existing Design
Topic 5A: Customize Cursors
Topic 5B: Customize Link Styles
Topic 5C: Customize Forms
Topic 5D: Display and Manipulate Background Images
Topic 5E: Customize Lists
Topic 5F: Create Generated Content
Lesson 6: Creating Alternate Style Sheets
Topic 6A: Create Accessible Style Sheets
Topic 6B: Apply User-Defined System Fonts and Colors
Topic 6C: Create a Print Style Sheet