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Cascading Style Sheets

Essentials

CSS Training Course Information

The CSS training course provides the skills necessary to learn how to format web pages and page elements. In this training course delegates are introduced to the coding of CSS and HTML for web page design, positioning as well as for the creation of alternate media style sheets.

Duration

2 Days

Cost

£575 (ex VAT)

Schedule

Course Dates

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer’s operating system A working knowledge of HTML 4.01 would be an advantage.

Additional Notes

Courses can be run on Windows and Macintosh platforms and tailored to meet customers’ requirements. Courses run in Edinburgh, Glasgow and at client sites throughout the UK.

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Course Outline

CSS Essentials

Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets

  • Designing with Style Sheets

Controlling Color and Typography

  • Using an Embedded Style Sheet
  • Apply Color
  • Comment Your Code
  • Modify Text Styles
  • Modify Font Styles
  • Linked Style Sheets

Designing with the Cascade

  • Class Styles
  • ID Styles
  • Contextual Styles
  • Target Styles to Elements with Specific Attributes
  • Create Style Sheets that Cascade
  • Import Style Sheets
  • Inline Styles

Designing Content Sections

  • Control Margins and Padding
  • Borders
  • Control Element Dimensions
  • Floating Elements
  • Control Content Overflow

Controlling Layout with Positioning

  • Controlling Layout with Absolute Positioning
  • Fixed, Multi-column Layout
  • Fluid, Multi-column Layout
  • Control Layout with Relative Positioning
  • Control the Display of Layered Elements
  • Apply Fixed Positioning

Enhancing an Existing Design

  • Customize Cursors
  • Customize Link Styles
  • Customize Forms
  • Display and Manipulate Background Images
  • Customize Lists
  • Create Generated Content

Alternate Style Sheets

  • Accessible Style Sheets
  • Apply User-Defined System Fonts and Colors
  • Print Style Sheet

 

Advanced

Course Information

This Advanced Cascading Style Sheet training course focuses on the advanced usage of the technology.

Duration

1 Day

Cost

£425 (ex VAT)

Schedule

Course Dates

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer’s operating system A working knowledge of HTML 4.01 would be an advantage.
Knowledge equivalent to that in the Introduction to CSS course would be beneficial.

Additional Notes

Courses can be run on Windows and Macintosh platforms and tailored to meet customers’ requirements. Courses run in Edinburgh, Glasgow and at client sites throughout the UK.

Course Outline

CSS Advanced

Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets

  • Designing with Style Sheets

Using Media Style Sheets

  • This section deals with the use of style sheets for devices outside of the standard browser/screen layout and focuses on print style techniques among others.

CSS Layers and Animation

  • Layers provide the capability to stack and control content visibility. This topic covers the use of layers and how they can be controlled via JavaScript to provide advanced styling techniques.

Advanced Techniques

  • CSS Drop Down Menus
  • Rounded Corner Boxes
  • CSS Hacks

CSS – 3

  • The latest technology revision provides a number of new features for the creation of layout and formatting of content. This section provides an overview of some of the new features which are part of the specification.

AJAX

  • Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a web development technique for creating interactive web applications. This section provides examples of how it is used and the possibilities it offers for web development.