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Resources for understanding CSS web design

Hi all,

Since I won't be able to make it to class Wednesday night, I wanted to link to a resource you can loka t to start understanding better the web design process using CSS. Obviously, there are readings on your CD that are good introductions to this process. The tutorial below walks through the process of formatting an HTMl page using CSS. It shows you step-by-step the changes the CSS is making and allows you (by looking at the summary page) to

Look at "How to Build a CSS Web Site" - http://green-beast.com/build-css/index.php

Add a Web Developer Toolbar to Your Browser - Another good idea is to install the Web Developer Toolbar add-on to your Firefox browser (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60/). This tool will allow you to easily examine the CSS of any web site, and provides other tools for analyzing the structure of pages. Internet Explorer now has a similar tool as well (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E59C3964-672D-4511-BB3E-2D5E1DB91038&displaylang=en).

I apologize again for not being able to make it tonight. I'll work to make sure we catch up and cover all the material we need to.

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