Boot Camp

Keep in mind that
Styling Code, Part 1
• Inline styles can only be used inside of a style=”” attribute for another tag, such as
.
• ALL rules need to have the attribute/value paired style shown after style=” and
must close with another “ (quote marks)
• All measurements need a qualifier - px, %, etc.
• You cannot use text, image or link styles for table, table row, or table data cell
tags.
• You cannot use table, table row, and table data cell styles for text, image or link
styles
CS Measurements
• em: The height of the element’s font.
• ex: The height of the letter ‘x’ in the element’s font.
• px: pixel
• mm:millimeter
• cm: centimeter
• pt : point (1/72 inch)
• pc: pica (12 points = 1/6 inch)
• in: inch
• %: percentage
Note that:
• The absolute units mm, cm, pt, pc and in do not work well on screen and cause
problems in many older browsers. It is safest to only use them for print media.
Even in print media they may interact badly with users’ preferences.
• The relative units em, ex and px do not specify a fixed length. Instead they scale
relative to some other quantity. In the case of em and ex they scale relative to the
font size of some element.
• The flexible unit percent lets the page interact gracefully with visitor’s preferences.
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