What is CSS? CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets, and is the code used by web designers to create styles, colors and the layout of a web page. In the past, styles, colors, and layout were dictated by the HTML and tables, which were very limiting. Today, web designers are expected to know how to create websites without table-based layouts. In fact, clients or hiring agents many times REQUIRE that web designers avoid table-based layouts. Instead, the designer must use

A block element refers to HTML tags such as <div> , <p> , <h1> , <ul>, <li> that articulate a ‘block’ container that holds text, images, and links. An inline element refers to text, images and links that are contained within a block element. Here is an example of both a block element <h4> and inline text: <h4>This block element contains text. The encompassing tags (h4) are the BLOCK element. This text inside is called an INLINE element.</h4> Block elements

div.code {background-color: #F7FFBF; } Brief Review of Styling with HTML Back when websites were just emerging the colors and styles were applied using the HTML formatting. Fonts, color, background colors and other style elements were manipulated using HTML. Below is an example using only HTML styles: <h1>This text is the largest Heading Tag – h1</h1> <h2><font color=”blue”>This text is the second largest heading tag – h2, and blue</font></h2> <p><strong><font size=”5″>This text is strong and a size ’5′ font</strong></font></p> <p><big>This text