Introduction to CSS

March 7, 2012 admin Uncategorized

Perhaps you have heard of CSS – but without really knowing what is behind it. In this lesson you will learn what CSS is and what CSS can do for you. CSS is the acronym for Cascading Style Sheets.

What can I do with CSS?

CSS is a style language, where the appearance of HTML documents is defined. CSS can be used to e.g. specify fonts, colors, edges, lines, heights, widths, background images, for advanced positioning and many other things to use.

HTML can be used for layout of web pages. But CSS offers more options and is also much more accurate and sophisticated. CSS is supported by all browsers.

After a few lessons of this tutorial, you will be able to use your own style sheets using CSS to create your web pages with a new great look.

What are the benefits of CSS to me?

CSS was a revolution in web design. The practical advantages are for example:

Control over the layout of many web pages from a single style sheet file;
Precise control over the layout;
Different layouts for different media types (screen, print, etc.);
A variety of advanced and sophisticated techniques.

In the next lesson we will look more closely at how CSS actually works and what is the best start.