August 2006
Beginner to intermediate
496 pages
17h 36m
English
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CSS Software
There are lots of different ways to create Cascading Style Sheets. Keeping it simple, you can stick with the free text editors that come with Windows and Macintosh like Notepad or TextEdit. There are also CSS-only editors, as well as full-fledged Web page development programs like Dreamweaver that include CSS creation tools.
CSS-Discuss list of CSS Editors: http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=CssEditors. A long list of many different programs available for editing CSS.
Windows and Mac
Style Master: http://www.westciv.com/style_master/product_info/. This is a powerful CSS editor with a long history which includes many tools, including simple wizards to get you started, sample templates, tutorials, and a complete CSS guide.
Dreamweaver 8: http://www.adobe.com/dreamweaver/. Definitely not just for CSS, this premium Web development tool includes everything you need to build complete Web sites. Visual editing tools make it easier to see the effect of CSS on your Web pages as you work.
Windows Only
Top Style: http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=TopStyle. The venerable CSS editor that also lets you edit your HTML documents—a one-stop shop for Web page building. Includes many tools to increase your productivity. There's also a free "lite" version.
Mac Only
CSSEdit: http://www.macrabbit.com/cssedit/. Simple, inexpensive CSS editor.
BBEdit: http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/. Not a CSS-editor per se, BBEdit is a complete Web-page editing program. A slimmed-down ...
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