To Use or Not to Use Many instructors may have a tendency to skip the CSS chapter since it comes at the end of the text and students can post credible Web pages without it. Moreover, once you're used to them, style sheets are much easier to use than the older style tags that have to be constantly re-entered. The CSS code I've included in the book deals mainly with text, and that's what I'd suggest you start with.
Some studies indicate that sans serif type is easier to read on a computer screen.
There are still some problems with browser compliance as far as CSS is concerned, particularly with browsers earlier than version 4.x. You can check some of the links provided at the end of the Chapter 9 page to see which properties are currently supported by which browsers, but you should also check CSS pages in a browser. In fact, you should have your students check their pages in more than one browser to see which browser is currently up to date. But don't let compliance issues keep you from trying style sheets. Send me an e-mail .