Chapter 2: Adding Style with CSS

In This Chapter

arrow.png Finding out what styling the page means

arrow.png Exploring different methods of using CSS

arrow.png Selecting certain elements for styling

arrow.png Changing fonts and adding borders

arrow.png Adding list styles

arrow.png Modifying backgrounds

arrow.png Working with layout

arrow.png Adding a header and footer

In the preceding chapters, you learn a little about a lot and a lot about a few things. Namely, you learn how to install a web server and a database system and you learn a little about HTML. Although HTML is used to add text to a page, that text is pretty boring; it needs some style. Enter CSS.

In this chapter, you learn what Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is and how to use it for various layout and ...

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