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Universal Selector in CSS2
CSS2 had introduced a new selector, the universal selector to match any element in your page. The selector is indicated as an asterisk ‘*’. The universal selector could be used to list every element in your page. For example, * {font-size: 12px} This declaration would set the font size of all the elements used in [...]
Manage Sites List in Microsoft Expression Web 3
The Site Manager allows you to add or remove sites from the Microsoft Expression Web’s Site list when you click on ‘Open Site’ button in the common toolbar. To add a site, follow these steps: In the Site menu, choose Manage Sites List…. In the Managed Sites List dialog box, click Add. Then [...]
Apply Jump Menu Go Behavior in Microsoft Expression Web 2
Jump Menu Go behavior lets you associate a button (Go button) with a jump menu. In that case a jump menu should already exist in the document. Though a jump menu does not need a go button to execute, selecting an item from the jump menu causes a URL to load on its own. But [...]
Element Selectors in CSS
Why is CSS preferred by all the designers? Well that is because of its ability to separate presentation from the content and most importantly its power to edit the document style by changing a single line of code. Don’t believe me? Find it yourself! An element selector is an HTML element. There are other types [...]
Most used values of the 'display' property in CSS
The display property defines how HTML elements should be displayed. display: block The element will generate a block around it with line break before and after the element. display: inline The element will generate an inline box around it, which will be in line with rest of the content. display: inline-block The element [...]
Classification of elements in CSS
A document is structured by it elements. The HTML elements that we commonly know are p, div, table, headings, span and many more. In CSS (2.1) each element has its own box that contains the element’s content. Hence these elements are broadly classified as: Replaced and Non-replaced elements Block-level and Inline elements This classification is [...]
Unitless Line Heights in CSS
One of my fellow designers asked me the other day, what are unitless line-heights and how do they work. And I remembered what Eric Meyer’s post on ‘Unitless line-heights’. I was new to designing then and used the old methods of specifying line height in pixels or percentages. Well that was until I came across [...]
2 Books you must have if you want to develop professional websites using Microsoft Expression Web
Microsoft Expression Web 2 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft)) by Chris Leeds The book has easy steps, hands-on exercises and practice files. It is a step by step guide to beginners and intermediate users. Learn at your own pace and create professional web sites with advanced design techniques and tools to incorporate XML, XHTML, [...]
Create scrollable area using CSS in Microsoft Expression Web 2
A scrollable area is where content can be presented and can be scrolled through. When you have a lot of content to be presented in a particular section, it is beneficial to add a scrollable area, without occupying much space on the page and keeping it organized. You can always add a textarea or use [...]
Define terms in Microsoft Expression Web 2
You may have to add some technical terms and their definition in your pages. So when you have to present such list of terms and definitions, you can add a definition list to your pages. The Definition List <dl> consists of a set of a Defined Term <dt> and its Definition <dd>. These tags help [...]
