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CHAPTER 6
Tutorial: Formatting
Your Page with CSS
This tutorial shows you how to format text on your page using Cascading
Style Sheets (CSS) in Dreamweaver. CSS provides you with greater control
over the appearance of your page by letting you format and position text in
ways that HTML cannot.
In this tutorial, you will complete the following tasks:
Locate your files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Review your task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Learn about CSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Create a new style sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Explore the CSS Styles panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Attach a style sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Create a new CSS rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Apply a class style to text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Format the navigation bar text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
(Optional) Center the contents of the page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Summary of Contents for DREAMWEAVER 8-GETTING STARTED WITH...
Page 1: ...Getting Started with Dreamweaver...
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Page 46: ...46 Dreamweaver Basics...
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Page 128: ...128 Tutorial Formatting Your Page with CSS...
Page 136: ...136 Tutorial Publishing Your Site...
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Page 189: ...Add a Repeat Region XSLT object 189 3 Select Insert XSLT Objects Repeat Region...
Page 196: ...196 Tutorial Displaying XML Data...
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Page 230: ...230 Understanding Web Applications...
Page 236: ...236 Installing a Web Server...
Page 254: ...254 Setup for Sample ColdFusion Site...
Page 268: ...268 Setup for Sample ASP NET Site...
Page 284: ...284 Setup for Sample ASP Site...
Page 300: ...300 Setup for Sample JSP Site...
Page 320: ...320 Setup for Sample PHP Site...