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IN THIS CHAPTER
Cascading Style Sheets basics
Using external style sheets
Applying style sheet attributes
Dreamweaver Technique:
Applying External Style
Sheet Styles
Defining and inserting styles
Dreamweaver Technique:
Crafting a Print Style Sheet
Understanding style properties
Specifying design time
style sheets
Building Style Sheet
Web Pages
Also, the section on defining styles helps you understand what??™s what in the Style Definition dialog box. You
learn how you can create external style sheets to establish??”and maintain??”the look and feel of an entire
Web site with a single document. Finally, you see how Dreamweaver??™s special CSS features, including design
time style sheets, make the CSS promise a reality.
Understanding Cascading Style Sheets
The Cascading Style Sheets system significantly increases the design capabilities for a Web site. If you are a
designer used to working with desktop publishing tools, you may recognize many familiar features in CSS,
including the following:
n Commands for specifying and applying font characteristics
n Traditional layout measurement systems and terminology
n Pinpoint precision for page layout
Cascading Style Sheets are able to apply many features with a simple syntax that is easy to understand.
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