Key Terms for Chapter 6 in Web Design Textbook
Ø !important lets the user override the author’s style setting for a particular element.
Ø The term cascade means that multiple style sheets and style rules can apply to the same document.
Ø Parent elements contain nested elements called child elements.
Ø The core attributes are id, class, style, and title, and they apply to all HTML elements.
Ø A declaration details the exact property values.
Ø By default, most CSS properties inherit from parent elements to child elements.
Ø Property is a quality or characteristic, such as color, font size, or margin, followed by a colon (:).
Ø Pseudo-classes select elements based on characteristics other than their element name.
Ø Pseudo-elements let you change other aspects of a document that are not classified by elements.
Ø A selector determines the element to which the rule is applied.
Ø Style rules express the style characteristics for an HTML element.
Ø A set of style rules is called a style sheet.
Ø Type selector applies a rule to every instance of the element in the document.
Ø The universal selector lets you quickly select groups of elements and apply a style rule.
Ø Value is the precise specification of the property.
Web Design - Chapter 6 - Cascading Sheets (Pages 159-186)
Week 7 Day 1
1. Building a Basic Style Sheet (Pages 162-164)
a. Complete Steps 1 through 8
b. You will open the basic.htm file, make changes to it, and resave it as basic.htm.
2. Using the Basic Selection Techniques (Pages 169-172)
a. Complete Steps 1 through 9
b. You will open the oz.htm file, make changes to it, and resave it as oz.htm.
3. Send one email with your completed two files (basic.htm and oz.htm) to Stewart.Braswell@iat.ac.ae
Submit your completed hardcopies of Classwork 7 and Homework 5.
Week 7 Day 2
Practical Exam
Tuesday…Period 1 and 2…11.03 and 11.04
Thursday…Period 1 and 2…11.01 and 11.02.
