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Cascading Style Sheets is a fundamental technology of web design, and knowledge of how CSS works is essential. Regardless of whether you are using the most recent cutting-edge web authoring tool or just a plain text editor, you have to know your CSS. This VTC course provides users with a thorough examination of CSS2 with web design in mind. Ranging from fundamental concepts and hands-on application of techniques to advanced topics on Javascript & CSS and CSS3, James Street guides the way through this project-based training course. Work files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.

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Introduction
  Course Introduction (03:00)
  Assumptions (03:55)
  Topics (04:52)
  System Requirements (03:50)
  Course Setup & Project Overview (07:02)
What is CSS?
  Definition (03:38)
  HTML Web Standards (07:04)
  CSS Specifications (06:54)
  Browsers (05:36)
  Pure CSS Websites (06:17)
CSS Fundamentals
  CSS Rules (03:58)
  CSS Placement (02:40)
  Embedded Styles (04:53)
  Inheritance (05:02)
  CSS Comments (05:30)
  Inline Styles (03:50)
  Linked Styles (05:43)
  Imported Styles (07:47)
  Good Practices (03:56)
Selectors
  DOM Basics (05:52)
  Type & Descendent (07:52)
  Universal (05:32)
  Attribute pt. 1 (05:08)
  Attribute pt. 2 (03:33)
  Child & Sibling (05:29)
  Class (07:43)
  ID (05:19)
  Pseudo-Class (07:27)
  Pseudo-Element (02:59)
  Combinations (04:03)
Properties & Common Property Values
  Introduction to Properties (03:33)
  Web Safe Color (03:56)
  Color Keyword (01:53)
  RGB Color (05:59)
  Hexadecimal Color (05:38)
  Measurement Systems Absolute pt. 1 (05:17)
  Measurement Systems Absolute pt. 2 (03:22)
  Measurement Systems Relative pt. 1 (04:01)
  Measurement Systems Relative pt. 2 (04:51)
  URL (05:08)
The Cascade
  Defining the Cascade (07:06)
  Origin & Weight (03:11)
  Specificity & Placement (06:30)
Typography
  Introduction to Typography (06:01)
  Font Families (07:21)
  Color pt. 1 (07:09)
  Color pt. 2 (05:48)
  Font Style (04:53)
  Font Weight (05:35)
  Font Sizes Recap (04:11)
  Font Sizes Keywords (05:49)
  Applying Sizes pt. 1 (06:24)
  Applying Sizes pt. 2 (05:12)
  Font Spacing (06:20)
  Font Casing (04:52)
  Text Decoration (04:58)
  Vertical Spacing (07:08)
  Font Shorthand (06:10)
  Paragraph-Level Formatting (05:59)
The Box Model
  The Box Model Concept (03:12)
  Different Kinds of Boxes pt. 1 (04:39)
  Different Kinds of Boxes pt. 2 (03:24)
  Applying Display (03:29)
  Size & Overflow (06:39)
  Applying Size (06:41)
  Padding (04:44)
  Applying Padding pt. 1 (05:09)
  Applying Padding pt. 2 (05:29)
  Border (06:11)
  Applying Border (03:00)
  Margin pt. 1 (05:26)
  Margin pt. 2 (06:14)
  Margin pt. 3 (04:58)
Approaches to Web Layout
  Styles of Layouts (05:14)
  Basic Float Layout Options (05:50)
  Float Basics pt. 1 (06:05)
  Float Basics pt. 2 (08:07)
  Applying Float-based Layout (06:57)
  Positioning Basics pt. 1 (04:03)
  Positioning Basics pt. 2 (04:19)
  Positioning Basics pt. 3 (06:00)
  Positioning Basics pt. 4 (02:56)
  Relative Positioning & Z-Index (05:36)
  Positioning & Overflow (07:10)
  Applying Absolute Positioning Layout (04:39)
Lists
  List Styles (08:20)
  List Bullets (05:10)
  Project Enhancing Links (05:28)
  Project Navigation Bar pt. 1 (06:44)
  Project Navigation Bar pt. 2 (06:18)
CSS Images
  Images Using CSS (03:59)
  Background Options pt. 1 (06:49)
  Background Options pt. 2 (04:21)
  Applying Background pt. 1 (06:02)
  Applying Background pt. 2 (06:51)
  Applying Background pt. 3 (05:22)
  Applying Background pt. 4 (06:54)
  Applying Background pt. 5 (01:34)
  Scriptless Image Rollovers (06:44)
  Rounded Corners pt. 1 (04:01)
  Rounded Corners pt. 2 (07:12)
Tables
  CSS Table Options (05:55)
  Border Collapse Conflict Resolution (04:40)
  Styling a Table & Rows pt. 1 (04:24)
  Styling a Table & Rows pt. 2 (05:23)
  Styling a Table & Rows pt. 3 (04:15)
  Styling Table Cells pt. 1 (04:42)
  Styling Table Cells pt. 2 (06:04)
  Creating a Pure CSS Table (07:05)
Forms
  Styling a Fieldset & Legend (06:40)
  Styling Form Elements (07:05)
  Form Layout pt. 1 (04:01)
  Form Layout pt. 2 (07:22)
User Interface
  Cursor pt. 1 (06:43)
  Cursor pt. 2 (04:29)
  System Colors (04:49)
  Outline (05:19)
Media Types
  Accessibility (06:20)
  Setting Up Print Styles (03:52)
  Paged Media Basics (06:43)
  Formatting for Print pt. 1 (05:47)
  Formatting for Print pt. 2 (05:28)
  Formatting for Print pt. 3 (05:34)
  Page Breaks pt. 1 (05:47)
  Page Breaks pt. 2 (04:27)
CSS & Javascript
  Basics of Javascript (06:22)
  Targeting CSS (06:52)
  Setting Up Functions (06:21)
  OnLoad & User-Interaction (06:25)
  Finishing the Navigation Menu (06:19)
CSS3
  Overview (04:44)
  Selectors (06:05)
  Applying Selectors (06:02)
  Opacity (05:28)
  New Color Models (05:59)
  Applying Color Options (06:27)
  Border Colors (04:29)
  Applying Border Colors (04:55)
  Border Radius (05:43)
  Box Shadows (05:39)
  Text Shadows (04:57)
  Multi-column Layout (04:34)
  Web Fonts (06:27)
Modularity
  Moving Towards Modularity (06:53)
  Separate CSS Files (07:19)
Review
  Wrap Up (06:05)
Credits
  About the Author (01:30)

Title Information / Pricing

Title: CSS 2/3
Author: James Street
SKU: 34028
ISBN: 1-935320-64-5
Release Date: 2009-08-28
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Duration: 13.5 hrs / 147 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: Available on CD and Online University
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
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