Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Monday May 14, GTC West, Class P20

Presentation Files

This presentation and the accompanying CD and Exercise files are posted online at GortonStudios.com/gtc_west

Look Familiar?

You may note some similarities between this presentation and the California State Template.

Go ahead - deconstruct it - the source is open for you to view!

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Course Overview

Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS, provides easier access to your web information and is the selected technology for the California portal. In this introductory class, you will learn how to add CSS styles to your HTML and Web pages. The class will explain what CSS is, how to use in-line styles, page-level style sheets, cascading style sheets for a web site, CSS syntax, and design and usage techniques.

Agenda:

  1. Introductions
    1. Name
    2. CSS / HTML familiarity and experience (1 - 5 scale)
    3. Goal / Reason for taking class
  2. Housekeeping
    1. Class tempo
    2. Breaks and Facilities
    3. CD, Handouts and Files
  3. Background - Setting the Stage
  4. What is CSS?
  5. What can CSS control?
  6. CSS: The 'Cascade'
  7. CSS Design Techniques
  8. Further CSS Resources