- In this course we'll be focusing
on the fundamentals of CSS,
but we'll also have discussions about HTML
because these two languages work closely together.
HTML was originally created
for sharing research documents.
So the space between paragraphs
and bold headings are examples of default browser styles
which were created to make text easier to read.
Though HTML elements are displayed
with these basic styles,
avoid choosing a particular element
because of the way it looks.
That's what CSS is for.
Instead use HTML to define the structure
of the document and add meaning to the content.
CSS, on the other hand, controls the appearance
of the document and separates presentation from the content.
Throughout this course, we'll be working
with HTML, but it's not the focus.
And as you're following along, if you have any questions
about HTML that we're not covering,
I would encourage you to check out HTML Essential Training
for more details.
We'll also be building
out a real world project, a personal website.
So before getting into the essentials of CSS, we'll start
with an overview of how to set up a development environment
and prepare our course project files.