The best thing about Cascading Style Sheets is that they are amazingly simple to set up. They don’t require plug-ins or fancy softwarejust text files with rules. A CSS rule specifies the HTML to which a style definition applies, and then defines the style, or how the selected HTML should behave in the browser window. More »

The World Wide Web Consortium (w3.org) is an organization that sets many of the standards that browser manufacturers eventually use to create their products.

Created in 1994, the W3C’s mission is “to lead the Web to its full potential” by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability. More »

Multiple document interfaces can be realized by implementing tab-based design, the users can utilize tabs to navigate between documents. For tab-design, generally CSS is used, for faster loading and optimization, Ajax techniques can be used too. There are so many Web pages describing tab usage, the ones using most interesting techniques are as follows:

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CSS has evolved over the past several years under the guidance of the W3C into its current form. Most modern browsers (Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Firefox 2, Apple Safari 2, Opera 9) support CSS Level 2 (which includes CSS Level 1 and CSS-Positioning). More »

When a visitor loads one of your Web pages, either by typing the address into a browser or by clicking a link, the server (the computer that stores the Web page) sends the HTML file to the visitor’s computer along with any files linked to or embedded in the HTML file, such as images or movies. The CSS code, or style sheet, can be either embedded directly in the HTML file or linked to it. More »

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allow for the designer to separate the content from the design. A CSS-based design allows the designer to create a site with much less code than a site with an identical look that has been designed with tables. More »

To create and maintain effective CSS coding, there are lots of free online tools that can help. These tools are mainly validators, optimizers, and compressors. Check them out and utilize them to make efficient style sheets.

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• Getting Started
• Organize your CSS-code
• Handling IDs, Classes, Selectors, Properties
• Use shorthand notation
• Setting Up Typography
• Debugging
• Technical Tips: IDs, Classes
• Technical Tips: Use the power of selectors
• Technical Tips: Styling Links
• Technical Tips: CSS-Techniques
• Technical Tips: IE Tweaks

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