This introductory CSS training course covers the fundamentals of CSS web design through a combination of expert instruction and hands-on exercises. The course teaches students to deliver identical and visually appealing web content to users of different browsers, applications, platforms, and devices, using Cascading Stylesheets (CSS). Using a variety of software applications (Dreamweaver, CSS Stylemaster) and hard coding, the class will outline the rules of CSS and its application for specific uses in web design. Contents include: browsers and platforms; CSS layouts and standards; Accessibility issues; XHTML Markup rules; Principles of XHTML and Document Hierarchy; How CSS works; Anatomy of a CSS rule; Writing CSS rules; Targeting tags within the document hierarchy; Adding classes; Inheritance; The Cascade; Rule DeclarationsFormatting text; Font Families; Font Properties; Sizing Fonts; Text Properties; Hyperlinks and listsUnderstanding Lists; Creating a navigational structure using unordered lists; Setting a background imageUnderstanding the Box Model; The Position Property; Floating and Clearing; The Display Property.