All Entries Tagged With: "XHTML"
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Float an image and wrap text around it in Microsoft Expression Web
CSS property float is used to position (float) a block level element within another element. You can float block level elements like divisions <div>, paragraphs <p>, images <img /> and lists <ul> to left or right of the page. Float is widely used to align image and wrap text around it in a same container. [...]
Difference between 'em' and 'ex' units
‘em’ and ‘ex’ units are both relative units; viz. they are measured in relation to other values. In CSS, one ‘em’ is defined to be the value of font-size of a given element. For example, if the font-size of a paragraph element is 12 pixels then 1em = 12 px. But as I already mentioned [...]
What’s on the status bar of Microsoft Expression Web 2?
The Expression Web 2 status bar displays information about your current editing modes like visual aids mode, Style Application mode, Rendering mode and Page size mode along with some information about the file your are working with such as file size, HTML and CSS Schema. To view status bar, go to Tools > Application Options [...]
What is Incremental Search in Microsoft Expression Web 2
Incremental search is a user interface interaction method to progressively search for and filter through text. In Expression Web, Incremental Search, searches the text as you type, and as soon as a match is found it immediately presents it to you. Incremental Search gives you an advantage, to stop short of typing the entire word [...]
Quick Tag Editor Tool in Microsoft Expression Web 2
The Quick Tag Editor enables you to quickly add, modify or wrap a set of tags around other tag or set of tags while working in Design view or Code view of a web page. You also have access to IntelliSense in Quick Tag Editor. To access Quick Tag Editor: 1. Switch to Design or [...]
How can I use Visual Aids in Microsoft Expression Web 2?
Visual Aids in Microsoft Expression Web 2 help you with these 1. See elements that are empty, invisible or with hidden border and styles. 2. ASP.NET non-visual controls and errors. 3. Size of margins and padding around your tags. 4. Determine which tags are written around specific content in your page. To show or hide [...]
