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XHTMLandCSS.com is your no nonsense fast track guide to CSS and XHTML. Written in a simple and easy to understand format, the tutorials on this site will help you to have a clear understanding of these two technologies.

Let us have a quick preview of what you will be learning.

  • Chapter 1: XHTML: You will learn XHTML and get to know the difference between HTML and XHTML.
  • Chapter 2: CSS Basics: You will learn about CSS and how to use them in your web pages.
  • Chapter 3: CSS Properties: You will learn the various CSS properties and how they can be used to change the look of your web pages.
  • Chapter 4: Laying out with CSS: You will learn how to create table less web pages using CSS and XHTML.
  • Chapter 5: Getting things done with CSS: You will learn some real world applications of CSS and XHTML.


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XHTML (eXtended Hypertext Markup Language): An Overview
Many Web pages today are poorly written. Syntactically incorrect HTML code may work in most browsers even if it doesn't follow HTML rules. Browsers employ heuristics to deal with these flawed Web pages; however, Web-enabled wireless devices (such as PDAs) can't accommodate these hefty Web browsers. The next step in HTML's evolution comes in the form of XHTML (eXtended Hypertext Markup Language), which is basically a combination of HTML and XML
Creating Tableless Sites - Why and Some Basics
In a time of web developers who just like to say that 'Tables are Evil' and can't (or won't) explain why, this article will attempt to give you some solid reasons that people create tableless designs. Included are six major benefits of creating tableless sites, and how to sell your desire to alter your website to a resistant manager.
Top 12 Benefits of Using CSS for Web Pages
If you are still designing with tables then you are missing out on a lot of the benefits of cascading style sheets (CSS). Tables were not supposed to be used for designing but unfortunately it has been the standard for a long time.
CSS Cursors - How To Use Them
One thing that CSS allows us to use for screen presentation are alternate cursors. This is not the idea of downloading or forcing a download of a cursor, as was done in the past (though that is possible as well), but instead, we use several built in concept cursors.
Creating Tableless Sites - Why and Some Basics
In a time of web developers who just like to say that 'Tables are Evil' and can't (or won't) explain why, this article will attempt to give you some solid reasons that people create tableless designs. Included are six major benefits of creating tableless sites, and how to sell your desire to alter your website to a resistant manager.
HTML And Why You Need It
HTML. What is it, and why do you need to know how to use it?
Making a 3 Column Fluid Layout With CSS
3 Column CSS Layouts always seem to be the most sought-after by web designers. To create a layout with three columns, including two fixed width sidebars and a fluid center and not using tables seems to be, as A List Apart's Matthew Levine put it, The Holy Grail in his article on this.
The Concept Behind CSS
What is The Concept Behind CSS? The concept behind CSS (a.k.a. cascading style sheets or style sheets) is really simple.
Using CSS with Tables
Tables are currently the most common method of laying out/structuring a web page. Although the use of tables for this purpose is considered, by many, to be a misuse, it is by far the easiest way of organising web page content.
Table Less Designs using CSS
Of late, the use of tables in designing webpages has decreased considerably. What is the reason for this phenomenal drop in usage of tables ? The Answer :CSS and DIV Tags