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CSS Training Course



We offer a 2 day introductory training course in CSS.

CSS - Course outline


We currently offer public CSS training courses in many cities around the country. Please click on the schedule link to your right to see a complete list of our CSS courses.

You can register for these courses by clicking on the link at the top of this page or by clicking on the register link next to the scheduled dates on the right

We also offer custom CSS training courses and consulting which can be tailored and targeted specifically to you and your staff. These courses can be held at many training centers or on-site at your location anywhere in the USA. We also provide CSS live online training courses in a virtual classroom.
Please contact training@americanmediatraining.com if you would like more information.



COURSE OUTLINES


Sorry at this time we have no public Level One courses scheduled, please call or email us to see if we can arrange a private course for you. training@americanmediatraining.com

 

 

CSS course

Description

This course is designed for those with some experience of HTML or XHTML who need to gain an understanding of the latest web design techniques separating presentation from mark-up through cascading style sheets (CSS).

By the end of this two day course, you will have the necessary skills to split mark up from presentation, have gained a thorough grasp of standards compliant design and have the knowledge to style web page elements with CSS. The course will also address CSS best practice guidelines and provide you with the platform to an become an accomplished CSS user.

CSS Level 1 Course outline

Standards compliant mark up
• HTML, XHTML and XML
• Converting and moving to XHTML
• Browser issues and standards compliance

Clean, structured pages
• XHTML syntax, options and versions
• Structuring XHTML pages
• Removing presentational elements
• Working with the DOCTYPE
• Understanding natural language declarations

Structuring content
• Headings and sub headings
• Creating paragraphs
• Working with special characters
• Creating line breaks
• Creating horizontal rules
• Numbered (ordered) lists
• Unnumbered (unordered) lists
• Creating a basic input form

Introduction to CSS
• Separating content from presentation
• The difference between CSS and Mark up
• What can CSS do?
• CSS structure (syntax)
• Inserting styles (inline, embedded or external)
• The cascade order
• Using Class, Span and ID

Styling text
• Specifying font size and color
• Specifying font alignment
• Creating hover effects
• Keeping track of links

Styling forms
• Properties of input elements
• Grouping form elements together
• Formatting text in forms
• Changing the appearance of buttons

Creating a print page
• Showing and hiding elements
• Altering layout
• Changing font and font size
• Showing or hiding link information

Questions and answers

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Audience

This practical hands-on course is designed to give HTML coders a comprehensive introduction to CSS.

Course Summary

By the end of this two day course, you will have the necessary skills to split mark up from presentation, have gained a thorough grasp of standards compliant design and have the knowledge to style web page elements with CSS. The course will also address CSS best practice guidelines and provide you with the platform to an become an accomplished CSS user.

Pre-Requisites

You should have the following experience prior to taking this course:

  • Have experience with Windows or Macintosh operating systems
  • Use and have knowledge of the web environment and web browsers
  • Have HTML coding experience
On Completion

Upon successful completion of this course, students will have a solid understanding of :

  • CSS Rules
  • Structuring pages
  • Styling Text
  • CSS layout
  • Creating  a Print page


CSS training courses offered all cities

We can offer you customized on-site training courses in CSS wherever you are in the USA:

Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Miami, Philadelphia, Orlando, Charlotte, Houston, Richmond, Washington DC, New York, Boston, Columbus, Cincinnati, Memphis, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Dallas, Austin, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, Long Beach, Sacramento, St Paul/Minneapolis

We also provide CSS training courses in the following cities:

CSS training courses in Los Angeles
CSS training courses in Denver
CSS training courses in Minneapolis
CSS training courses in San Francisco
CSS training courses in Phoenix
CSS training courses in Boston
CSS training courses in Salt Lake City
CSS training courses in Philadelphia
CSS training courses in Miami
CSS training courses in Portland
CSS training courses in Chicago
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CSS training courses in Kansas
CSS training courses in Cleveland

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