Hmmm, another language, different syntax, more attributes to remember.  The good news is that in the long run, Cascading Style Sheets make it easier to create and maintain attractive, consistent-looking web pages.  As I’ve mentioned in class, the W3C has a CSS Validator, which works similarly to the XHTML Validator.  (One warning:  your code must successfully pass XHTML validation before the CSS validator will run.)

There are likely to be times  when the styles are not being applied as you expected, and you’ll feel like banging your head against the wall.  In general, head-banging doesn’t solve coding problems, but there are some tools which might help you.  If you prefer working in Firefox, you’ll want to install the Web Developer and Firebug extensions;  for Opera, install the Web Developer Tools.  You find links to all three on the class Tools page.  The download pages include documentation for using the tools.  Questions?  Bring them to class and we’ll try to answer them together.

Happy coding!