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Course Description: CSS - JC Sullivan
$25.00
New for July 2010 - Basic to Intermediate Cascading Style Sheets
This course aims to teach Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) using simple hand-coding.
We will be doing exercises troughout the 6 weeks we have together and those exercises will become your assignments in most instances. However, you might be required to do further work as part of the assignment.
You will be required to post the results of that week's work on the Forum. Visual Arts Academy will provide the student with enough webspace for their assignments. You may if you so wish, upload to your own webspace.
This course does NOT cover tables and the more detailed aspects of HTML. This course is not intended to add to existing HTML skills. (NOTE: If you're interested in HTML, please review the excellent HTML courses provided by MaryLou White—click on the Curriculum link at right.)
~JC Sullivan and the DoIT Team
Prerequisites:
- basic knowledge of HTML
- a text editor such as Notepad which comes with Windows
- you are required to be familiar with the operating system you're using (i.e. Windows 95, 98, XP, Vista, Windows 7 or Mac OS X)
- you are required to know how to navigate with your mouse or touchpad and keyboard
- a web browser (the instructor will be using Firefox)
- an FTP program for transferring files
- interest in making your first website with ease
We will NOT
- teach you HTML
- teach you how to use a word processor, text editor or FTP program
- teach you how to operate your computer, Windows or Mac OS X
The Lessons:
- Create your first website using Cascading Style Sheets
- What style sheets are and how they work
- Create a style sheet, and an HTML document which links to it
- Create your first style sheet rules and learn some of the basic properties
- Learn more ways of styling text
- Use the HTML class attribute to style only particular elements
- Learn how to customize the appearance of links so they fit in with the rest of your design
- Page layout using CSS to create a smooth layout
- Use of images
- Use background images to add some class to your designs
- Class Selectors
- Descendent selectors
- Style a navigation bar
- Style internal and external links
- ...and much more
Certificates:
Certificates will be issued according to Visual Arts Academy policies at the time but none will be issued unless all assignments are completed.
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