This workshop offers a complete, practical guide to the use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to deliver professional-looking, accessible and cost-effective web content. If you are familiar with the basics of HTML and are now looking to enhance the presentation of your web pages (or perphaps unravel the work of a previous developer!) you will leave equipped with a practical understanding of the most useful tools that CSS puts at your disposal.

Topics:

• Constructing style sheets and style rules
• HTML structure for CSS (DIV, SPAN, CLASS and ID)
• The CSS box model - margins, padding and borders
• CSS for page layout - positioning, stacking and floats
• The CSS Cascade - inheritance and multiple style sheets
• Alternative & Media specific style sheets
• Standards and browser compatibility

Location: Wednesday 31 October 2007, 09:30 Kilburn Building,University of Manchester
Contact: http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/products/workshops/event/man-oct07-css-r1/index.html