Consider signing up for the Tables class at the same time. This is not an instructional class. You must register for this class, but you can specify a time you will arrive. Many people take this class the same week they take the Creating Web Pages class.
Tables allows the creation of a background grid for the page.
This is not an instructional class. The workshop is designed for people to come and work on their web pages and receive some assitance on particular problems or ask questions. You should bring your web page files to the workshop on disk or know how the to download them. Cascading stylesheets allow you to control design of your pages more easily and keep your page file sizes smaller and faster, and make them easier to maintain. Following these guidelines will also make your web content more available to all users, regardless of disability, environment or technology.