CSS FAQ

This FAQ file was written for students in my Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets at Virtual University. Others are also welcome to look here for their CSS answers. The FAQ addresses CSS Level One.

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Getting Started

• What is a TOE?
• Why do I need the templates?
• How do I save the templates?
• How do I edit the template?
• Why can't I use Front Page, Dreamweaver or other wysiwyg programs in this course?
• Do I have to use NoteTab Light?
• What does wysiwyg mean?
• How much work is involved in making a class page?
• Why have others caught on so quickly?

Lesson One

• What does closing tags mean?
• What is a multiword font name?
• It seems like I am typing more than I want to. Why?
• I want to know more about generic fonts?
• I want to know more about specifying fonts.
• How can the body declaration save me keystrokes?
• Which font will my visitor see?
• Why does Front Page open?
• What do I have to put on the web?
• How do I specify 3-character color names?
• Why isn't it working for me?
• Why don't I see the background image?
• I specified a backgorund image in the LI declaration. Why don't I see it?
• Where can I validate my CSS markup?