External CSS

ConceptualMind · 11-10-2003

Alright is it possible to save it in NotePad. Just using the .css file extension.

Exactly how do I set up an external css? Do I just upload it to my server? Then put the css script in the header?

Like how does it work? I need some clarification. My first time using external css.

r4z0r · 11-11-2003

I'd recommend notepad if you're comfortable with CSS, if you don't know too much about CSS then I'd use Dreamweaver as it has most of the CSS definitions built.

In the <head> of your HTML page add the following line of code
<link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

Obviously changing "style.css" to whatever you've called your stylesheet and linking correctly to it, the above code assumes it is in the same directory as your HTML page.

If you need any more help PM me or I'll keep replying to this post, I don't mind

ConceptualMind · 11-11-2003

All I really want to know is whether I can save it in NotePad. Could I save it as example.css and have it work?

I saved an external css document and tried to preview a page in IE (I was offline) but it didn't work.

I'm wondering what I did wrong.

r4z0r · 11-11-2003

Can you post the code that was in the file here? Also make sure thaty it had .css as the extension

S12 · 11-14-2003

well if you want to save lets say example.css in notepad just put quotes wen saving it.

"example.css"

Order · 11-14-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by S12
well if you want to save lets say example.css in notepad just put quotes wen saving it.

"example.css"

Whenever you need to save a file that does not have txt ext, you need to quote it, that is one thing that I dont like about notepad.. one day MS will actually look at its code again.. maybe..

r4z0r · 11-14-2003

I've never used quotes, I always just change the file type to all in the drop down and it doesn't have a problem