One benefit of
linking to an external style sheet is that you can customize and change the appearance of a Web site quickly
and easily from one file.
Two different methods exist for working with an external style sheet: the link method and the import
method. Dreamweaver initially defaults to the link method, but you can also choose import if you prefer.
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For the link method, a line of code is added outside of the
Comparing the link and the import methods, the link method is better supported among browsers,
including Netscape 4.x. Because of Netscape 4.x??™s lack of standards support in CSS and other issues, however,
the link method isn??™t necessarily your best choice.
You can take advantage of Netscape 4.x??™s lack of support for the import method to offset its
rather quirky support of CSS in general. Create two style sheets: one to handle Netscape 4.x
issues and one for newer browsers, such as Internet Explorer 4.x and up and Netscape 6. Use the link technique
to bring in the NS4.
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