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Module Media | An innovative web design and application development firm with a passion for web standards

Hours of video-based instruction in an easy-to-follow format.

Adobe Flash CS4 - Essential Training with Emily Kay

About the DVD

This video based training DVD is designed to be a comprehensive learning tool for CSS, one of the most widely used and exciting enhancements you can add to your webpage designs. You will learn terminology and real world application of why and how to use this language. The course focuses on practical design uses of CSS with real world examples. This training DVD goes at an accelerated pace so you'll be sure to acquire a wealth of valuable information.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to develop a pure CSS website, utilizing CSS to format layout, forms, tabular data, image galleries and many more exciting topics.

  • What is CSS? Why use it?
  • Different types of styles
  • Divs and Spans
  • Using Contextual Selectors
  • Classes and IDs
  • Pseudo classes
  • Working with Fonts
  • Using Lists effectively
  • Understanding the box model
  • Position Property
  • Styling Tables
  • Floating and Clearing
  • Multi-column layouts
  • Using Images
  • Creating Rollovers
  • CSS Menus (including drop downs)
  • Styling Forms
  • CSS for print and handhelds
  • Advanced techniques such as sliding panels, creating tooltips, image pop-ups
  • Plus much more!

Module 1 - Overview, Basic Tools

Introduction
What is CSS?
Why use it?
Authoring CSS - what can you use?
Links for Authoring CSS
What is XHTML, Quick review of XHTML
Anatomy of a tag and of a CSS rule
Document Hierarchy

Module 2 - How CSS Works

Inline
Embedded
Linked
Divs and Spans
Using Contextual Selectors
Classes and IDs
Universal Selector
Pseudo classes
The cascade

Module 3 - Formatting Text & Lists

Working with font collections
Font Properties
Text Properties
Sizing Text (working with numerical values)
Lists
Bringing it together

Module 4 - Understanding the Box Model, Position & Tables

Box Model Overview
Border
Padding and Margin
Margin Vertical Collapse
How big is the box?
Position Property
Working with Absolute and Relative (part 1, more complex header)
Working with Absolute and Relative (part 2, caption treatment)
Styling Tables

Module 5 - Understanding Floats & Multi-Column Layouts

Intro to Floats
More on Floats
Overflow
Clear
Display
Simple 2 column layout
Simple 3 column layout
Simple 3 column layout with Header
Simple 3 column layout with Floats

Module 6 - Working with Images

Background Images
Styling Images with CSS
Creating Rollover Image Links using CSS
Styling a Photo Gallery

Module 7 - CSS Menus

Vertical layout
Vertical Menu variations
Horizontal Layout
Drop Down Menu - part 1
Drop Down Menu - part 2

Module 8 - Forms, CSS for Print & Handhelds

Forms - part 1
Forms - part 2
Print Styles - part 1
Print Styles - part 2
Designing for Handhelds, introduction
Designing for handhelds

Module 9 - Good Workflow and Fixes

Good workflow practices
Debugging
IE fix for positioning
Conditional Comments
IE fix for overflow:hidden
IE fix for multi column layouts using positioning
IE fix for drop down nav
Other common IE Hacks & the Double Margin Bug
CSS Links and Resources

Module 10 - Bonus Material

Vertical menu fly outs
Sliding Image Panels
Rounded box corners
CSS Tooltip
Image Popup Gallery


The DVD at a glance

  • Narrated by college instructor, trainer and author Emily Kay
  • Guides you through the process of making a fully functional 100% CSS website
  • Compatible on both Mac and PC (XP/Vista)
  • Over 14 hours of easy-to-follow video instruction
  • All example files are included
  • $50-$75 less than comparable DVDs