| Modifying Fonts In Dreamweaver Using HTML & CSS | | | | The code that created the above text might look |
| Like most WYSWYG (What You See Is What You | | | | like: |
| Get) HTML editors, Dreamweaver has the ability to | | | | Like this |
| simply highlight text and change the font, color etc... | | | | So which one should you use and how should you |
| But there are two distinct ways that you can alter | | | | choose whether to use HTML or CSS? |
| text: HTML and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). | | | | CSS is wonderful does have it's uses, and some |
| In Dreamweaver, these 2 methods get mixed | | | | people may prefer to use it all the time, but I prefer |
| together sometimes, and it can be a bit confusing as | | | | to use it in select instances where it is decidedly the |
| to which method you are using. | | | | best option. |
| On the one hand, if you choose the CSS option, | | | | To change your HTML/CSS preferences, go to: |
| Dreamweaver will create some CSS definitions at the | | | | Edit > Preferences in Dreamweaver |
| top of your webpage. The CSS definition at the top | | | | And then check or uncheck the use CSS instead of |
| of the page might look like: | | | | HTML tags box depending on which option you want. |
| And the text that you highlight in the page might | | | | I also recommend using external CSS style sheets on |
| have code that looks like:light blue text | | | | your websites. Dreamweaver makes it easy, and |
| There is also the option to use tradtional HTML to | | | | using an external sheet, you can update the style of |
| change fonts and colors: | | | | thousands of webpages in seconds. |