Dreamweaver 'HTML Styles'

(CSS on the cheap)

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by Don Herion

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Dreamweaver has the ability to stylize text quickly without having to resort to CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). As you probably know CSS will only function in 4.0 and above browsers. 'HTML Styles' is one way of applying specific font styling that will function across all browsers. I will demonstrate how to use 'HTML Styles' with the sample text below.

Gaius Julius Caesar

(100 - 44 B.C.)

The most famous Roman general and statesman, conqueror of Gaul who brought about the end of the Republic. In 49 B.C. Caesar marched against the Senate and defeated his rival Pompey at the battle of Pharsalus. As dictator of Rome, he launched a series of political and social reforms before he was assasinated on the Ides of March.

My goal will be to create a unique font style for the Emperor's name, his reign of power, and the simple bio. Although CSS is the preferred method for accomplishing this there are still millions of browsers out there that still don't support CSS. Using 'HTML Styles' can be your bridge to older browsers.

Step 1
First bring up the 'HTML Styles' palette (Ctrl-F7). A number of default styles are already listed.

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