Creating and Using Cascading Style Sheets

Many Web developers choose to control the formatting of their Web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). These are separate files that are used by browsers when they render a page to control things like colors, fonts, alignment, and borders. Separating the formatting information from the Web page reduces the file size of the Web page, which in turn reduces the time it takes the page to load.

As already discussed, your webmaster will not only have an opinion about the flavor of HTML you choose, but will also know whether you are required to use CSS technology when placing reports on a company Internet or intranet site. Your webmaster can also give you the correct URL if your CSS file is stored on a ...

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