Before the rise of style sheets, not many choices were available when using HTML in terms of visual design. Everybody wanted a high degree of control over the layout of their Web pages. This required the use of tables, HTML tricks and images for layout, or even embedding a binary form such as Acrobat, in a page. These solutions were generally unsatisfactory. A better solution is coming into use.
Style sheets offer more control over layout.
Style sheets are probably the best approach for creating attractive pages. Style sheets are relatively new, but they are likely to become more popular in the near future. The newest style sheet specification is CSS2, which lays the groundwork for expanded media possibilities for Web pages. CSS2 will soon be supported by most browsers.