Chapter 3. Understanding Cascading Style Sheets

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS CHAPTER:

• How to create a basic style sheet

• How to use style classes

• How to use style IDs

• How to construct internal style sheets and inline styles

In the previous chapter, you learned the basics of HTML and XHTML, including how to set up a skeletal HTML template for all your web content. In this chapter, you will learn how to fine-tune the display of your web content using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

The concept behind style sheets is simple: You create a style sheet document that specifies the fonts, colors, spacing, and other characteristics that establish a unique look for a website. You then link every page that should have that look to the style sheet, ...

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