iLab 3 of 6: Create a Web Page Using CSS in Dreamweaver

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iLAB OVERVIEW

Scenario and Summary

This iLab supports the following TCOs.

TCO 3—Given an original source document, convert the document to a web page using HTML and CSS.

TCO 4—Given an older website that requires updating, review the techniques used to create the current site, develop a plan to revise the site using CSS layout techniques, client-side scripts, and other current website design techniques, and convert the web pages based on the plan.

Scenario

Create an index.html file and create an external CSS file based on the specifications given in the assignment.

1. You will need to create an internal and external CSS.
2. You will also need to attach an external CSS file to the original page.

Deliverables

1. index.html with attached external CSS sheet
2. style.css file

Part	Deliverable	Points
A	Create HTML and CSS files (style.css)	3
B	Internal (embedded) CSS	22
C	Tag Selector CSS	22
D	Class CSS (index.html with attached external CSS sheet)	23
Total		70

Required Software

Dreamweaver

Access the software at https://devrydesktop.rkon.com.
Steps: All

iLAB STEPS

Lab Preparation

Download the lab3Content.docx document found in Doc Sharing.

Part A: Create HTML and CSS Files (3 Points)

Step 1: Create a New HTML File (1 point)

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• Open Dreamweaver and create a new HTML page.
• Enter index.html as the web page name.

Step 2: Copy Content From the Word Document (1 point)

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• Open the lab3Content document found in Doc Sharing.
• Paste the content into the index.html page.

Step 3: Create a CSS File (1 point)

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• Create a new CSS page.
• Save the file and name it styles.css.

Note: If your styles.css file does not show when needed in the remaining steps, then click on the attach stylesheet icon, select browse, locate the styles.css file, and then click OK. (The styles.css will automatically be linked to the index.html file in the head section of the code.)

Part B: Internal CSS (22 Points)

Step 1: Create an Internal CSS (10 points)

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• Go to the index.html file and create an internal CSS for the following properties. Use the Page Properties option in the Properties Panel.

Background color for the body	A light tan: #FC6
Font color for all text in the body	A dark blue: #039
Font for all text in the body	Comic Sans MS
Font size for all the text in the body	Body: 14 points
Link color for all links	Dark red: #CC0000
Visited link color for all links	Dark red: #CC0000
Rollover link color for all links	Dark green: #060
Active link color for all links	Dark red: #CC0000
No link should be underlined for all links	Never underline

Step 2: Apply Internal CSS (12 points)

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• Your index.html page should reflect the styles from above.
• Go back to Page Properties if the page did not update with your internal CSS.

Part C: Tag CSS (22 Points)

Step 1: Create Tag CSS (10 Points)

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• For all of the following tags, create the CSS rule from the descriptions below.
• Hint: To create a CSS, you need to click on the New CSS Rule in the CSS panel on the right-hand side. Watch Adobe TV on best practices for creating a style sheet. You will need to enter Style Sheets or CSS in the Adobe TV searchbox (http://help.adobe.com/en_US/dreamweaver/cs/using/WScbb6b82af5544594822510a94ae8d65-7e32a.html).

H2	Text color: #333, bold
H3	Background color: #39f Border on the bottom with the following rules Width: thin Style: solid Color: #003 Centered text Margin on all sides: 35 pixels
p	Font: Georgia Text color: #030 Padding of 15 pixels on all sides
li	Font family: Arial Background color: gray Text color:black, bold Text size: 18 points

Step 2: Apply Tag CSS (12 points)

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• Apply the new tag CSS to the content on the page.

Part D: Class CSS (23 Points)

Step 1: Create a Class CSS (10 points)

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• Create a new CSS rule using a class CSS. You will need to select the option to include the class CSS to the styles.css file.

Navtable: This class will be applied to a navigation table.	Font family: Times Roman Background color: #0ff Text color: bold, center
example1:This class will be applied to Example 1.	Background color: #699 Text color: #033, bold Text size: 10 points Margin on all sides: 25 pixels Padding on all sides: 25 pixels
example2:This class will be applied to Example 2.	Background color: #66c Border on all sides with the following rules Width: 10px Style: solid Color: #06c Text size: 10 pixels Text color: #ccc
header:This class will be applied to the heading "IEBGENER STUDY GUIDE."	Font family: Arial Background color: #6ff Text color: 030 Text size: 36 points Margin on all sides: 50 pixels Padding on all sides: 50 pixels

Step 2: Apply the Class CSS (12 points)

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• Apply the class CSS as done in the class CSS steps above.

Step 3: Upload Zipped File (1 point)

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• Your index.html page should have all inline, tags, and class CSS applied.
• Create a folder called CIS363A_YourLastName_Lab3.
• Put copies of each required deliverable into the new folder.
• Right-click on the folder and select Send To -> Compressed (zipped) Folder. You can also use other tools to compress the files into a single zip folder (e.g., 7-zip).
• Upload the zip file to the weekly iLab Dropbox in eCollege.