An initiation to CSS

CSS is cascading style sheets which are used to modify the webpage elements. These sheets hold the set of rules to manipulate webpage’s. These sheets can be used in many ways, but the most powerful process to manipulate the webpage is external cascading style sheet. With this feature we can control the page from central location and we will be getting the total control over design and appearance of webpage. This way we will be able to update the site on global basis.

If we say we can write the complete article with all aspect of cascading style sheets then we are wrong. It’s not possible to present the complete details of all features of CSS. I am going to discuss few things about CSS, so I am going to start with few simple things. First we go through the rules structured in CSS and their optimization of style sheets by using shorthand inside rules.

Making of CSS

These CSS files are basically text files saved with .css extension. Creation of CSS file is not at all difficult but its modification is what you have to look out carefully. This file can be made in DreamweaverMX or in simple notepad application.

If you are not familiar with the application you are using then you can get various other editors for CSS files. The most demanding and used tool is TopStyle. This is the only tool available for windows platform so if you are having windows Operating system then you can use this tool. Experts also recommend using this tool for modification of CSS files. For Mac operating system you can look out for various tools available on internet. Well it’s not at all tested on my system but most probably the features will be same as TopStyle tool. In DreamweaverMX you will be getting the complete CSS panel which is great feature itself.