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1.0 How do I use CSS classes?

  1. Place the classes you need in a CSS file as shown below:
    .grayBG{background-color: #CCCCCC;}
    .red{color: #CC0000;}
  2. Call the class using the class attribute in an element, as shown below:
    <p class="red">This text is red.</p>

2.0 What units should I use?

The % and em units should be used whenever possible. The px unit can be used for border, padding and margin CSS properties.