Replace tables with CSS
Tables have been used on a professional level when creating web sites. Up until recently they have been the most popular method used to create web sites amongst the many others. Although using tables is a bit complicated it would generally suffice until you need to make some changes on the page like size. This is where the nightmare begins.
If you use tables then enlarging the size can be very cumbersome. There are a number of reasons why you or your client may need to enlarge the size of the web page for example you may need to add more content. If your website consists of thirty odd pages you will have to manually change each page until the desired change is put into effect.
Use CSS instead
When you replace tables with CSS however you are bound to wake up from the terrible nightmare of using tables. The term CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. These style sheets are attached to a HTML document. They control the layout as well as the appearance of the HTML document which is basically your webpage.
The good thing about CSS is that you are no longer confined to the tables. Rather you have complete control over all the entire aspects of the web page. By using CSS the whole process of web designing is made much simpler. Unlike tables you will have to create only one style sheet and then attach it to as many web pages as you like.
This has many benefits especially when it comes to editing. If and when you need to make any changes to the styling all you have to do is work on one document and the rest will follow. Imagine the amount of time you will end up saving this way?
CSS has various applications. It can be used to control the color and size of the text along with the scroll bar colors. It is extremely easy to change or rearrange the size and colors on the web pages using CSS. If you had been using tables this process would require you to do a lot of hard work.
The web is rich with many great resources of CSS. You can easily get a wealth of information regarding this topic and learn how to use it your self. Since the whole process is extremely easy it is something that everyone can and should learn.
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- Eddie - 2010-02-01
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