XHTML/CSS

XHTML/CSS

Course Overview: The XHTML/CSS course aims to provide you with a solid foundation in the construction of web pages using XHTML and CSS. By the end of the course, you will be able to build websites according to the latest coding standards. This course does not deal with graphics. For graphic design, please see our Photoshop and Flash courses.

Pre-requisite knowledge: Basic HTML

Related Job roles: Programmer, Web Designer, Web Developer

Course Duration: 3 weeks (weekends) or 2 weeks (evenings)

Price: £240

Course Contents:

Introduction to XHTML:

XHTML Terminology

XHTML vs. HTML

Anatomy of an XHTML Document

Essentials:

Document markup with paragraphs, quotes, lists and links

Presentational elements

Phrase elements

Images and other media

Building Tables:

Table Basics

Styling Tables

Scripting Tables

Building Forms:

Form markup and input types

Styling Forms

Scripting Forms

CSS Basics:

The need for CSS

Parts of a CSS rule

Types of CSS rules

Putting CSS into perspective

A Closer Look at CSS:

Applying CSS to (X)HTML

Using shorthand properties and inheritance

Selectors and the structure of CSS rules

Expression measurements

CSS validation

Presentation with CSS:

Working with Colours

Working with Fonts

Text Effects

Layouts:

Simple CSS Layout

Three-column Layouts

Fixed-width Layouts