CASCADING STYLE SHEETS
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is the latest edition of HTML
called Dynamic HTML. It simplifies the task of inserting <font>
tag whenever the need arises. With CSS, you could define the text styles
needed for tags like : <p>, <td>
and even <a>. There are special text-decorations
available like : 'underline' and 'shadow'. Here's a sample of CSS which should be
inserted between the <head></head> tags :
<style type="text/css">
<!--
P {font-family: Verdana, Arial; }
P {text-align: normal; }
P {font-size: 13; }
P {text-decoration: none; }
A:link {text-decoration: none; color: #FF0000; }
A:visited {text-decotation: none; color: #FF0000; }
A:active {text-decoration: none; color: #00FF00; }
A:hover {text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF}
-->
</style>
The 'P' signifies 'paragraph', you could change it accordingly for 'TD' or 'UL'.
This code only represents a small portion of Dynamic HTML which I myself haven't
mastered it completely. So, this is only what I know. I'll update this page
once I've learned it completely. You could also surf the Net for any information
regarding Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and its usage.
Once you've inserted CSS into your HTML document, there's no need to add tags like <font face>, <font size> unless you really wanted a different style of text. Remember! Only Internet Explorer 5.0 and above could view CSS, Netscape currently doesn't have a browser with CSS capabilities, so don't expect everyone to see the effects.
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