This class allows you to understand the code used to control the display of your Joomla, WordPress or Drupal site.

CSS is the most popular language used to modify the the layout, colors, and fonts used on your site.

Here's what's included in this CSS Beginner class:

• An introduction to the course
• Suggested editors to use when working with CSS
• An introduction to CSS
• An introduction to Firebug
• CSS syntax
• Inline styling
• Separating style from markup
• Getting specific with CSS
• How to use fonts and typography
• Styling parts of a CSS page
• How to use margins and padding
• How to use borders
• Styling tables
• An introduction to IDs and classes
• Using background and repeatable images
• Positioning elements on your page
• Floated elements on your page
• Horizontal navigation
• Column layouts
• Overriding styles
• How to comment code

RIck Blalock

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Rick Blalock is an Architect at Appcelerator, the defacto standard when it comes to mobile app platforms. Rick is also a co-founder of XiD Design, a south Florida-based CMS and app consultancy. When he's not buried in a mobile app development for one of the major international news organizations or publishers you've heard of, Rick's passion is sharing his knowledge with others - training clients with one-on-one sessions, creating video tutorials, and just having fun helping others find their way through the CMS and mobile world.

Courses by this teacher

Name	Level	Release Date
HTML		05-23-2011
CSS		10-03-2011

Course(s):

• HTML