Web design and SEO training - Web design using CSS (2 days)

This two-day course gives a revision of the main tags and attributes of HTML and XHTML, then goes on to cover in some detail the beauty of cascading style sheets (CSS). The course also includes some hints on search engine optimistation (SEO) from a company with a successful track record in this area. The course is ideal for someone who has an idea of the basics of HTML and wants to learn how to create elegant web sites using style sheets (such as this site!).

Web design using CSS training - Course Contents

The contents of our Web design using CSS course are as follows (any items marked with a * will be covered if time allows). If you aren't sure if this is the right course for you, please call or email us to talk through your options. We want you to be on the right Web design and SEO training course as much as you do!

How web sites work
  • How HTML becomes a web page
  • Common browsers
HTML structure
  • Tags and attributes
  • Differences for XHTML
Common HTML tags
  • Hyperlinks
  • Ordered and unordered lists
  • Images
HTML tables
  • Cell spacing and cell padding
  • Header rows
  • Spanning cells
  • Width attributes
Paragraph and other breaks
  • DIV and SPAN tags
  • Line breaks versus paragraphs
CSS basics
  • Attaching styles to tags
  • Simple style syntax
  • In-line styles
  • Using style sheets
Formatting using CSS
  • Borders
  • Margins and padding
  • Background colours
  • Fonts
Using classes in CSS
  • Simple class styles
  • Using classes within tags
  • ID styles
CSS tricks
  • The box model
  • Inheritance of styles
  • Repeating background images
Search engine optimisation
  • How search engines work
  • What works with Google
  • Ten top tips

To help see if this is the right course for you, you can see and download examples of our HTML, XHTML and CSS courseware.

Web design using CSS training - Pre-requisites

You do not need to know too much about HTML or CSS to attend this course, but it will be most useful if you attend with a specific project in mind. The course will assume that everyone is familiar with browsing websites!

Web design using CSS training - Schedule and Prices

Prices for this Web design and SEO training course are as follows:

There will be a maximum of 6 people on each course, and each person will have their own computer. Please take a moment to see why our Web design and SEO training courses are so different, then use our easy-to-use web-based or telephone booking system to book your course place. Alternatively, call (01457) 858877 or email our training co-ordinator.

Onsite Web design and SEO training

In addition to our standard scheduled Microsoft training courses, we also offer onsite Web design and SEO training. This allows you to create a Web design and SEO training course uniquely tailored to the needs of your staff, covering only those aspects of Web design and SEO which they need to learn.

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