I'll build this into next week with some examples. Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: Equal Access to Software & Information [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs Sent: February-09-12 3:29 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: A couple questions for Karen from week 2 Could you again clarify the difference between the way the padding and the margin features work? At 10:06 AM 2/9/2012, you wrote: >Norm: > >Great questions. Think of the "margin" as the area around a page, or in >this case around the screen. So you can have a margin that places >content at a margin of 10% from the left, right, top or bottom of the screen. > >Padding is correct, the space between the border and the text inside >the "box" or border. You can - or should be able to - use the padding >inside a table much like you use cell margins in Word to put space >between the gridlines and the text in a cell...but that is for next week. > >Cheers, Karen > >-----Original Message----- >From: Equal Access to Software & Information >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs >Sent: February-09-12 12:22 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: A couple questions for Karen from week 2 > >Hi: > >Because I have zero vision, I am unable to check my understanding of >CSS by trying it and seeing how it looks. Otherwise, I could probably >answer my own questions by trial and error. > >You mentioned padding and margins. In my mind, they sound sort of like >the same thing but I guess not. >Here is my guess and you can straighten me out...... >I can set up a border. Then the padding will be the space between the >border and the edges of the monitor. >I can also set up margins and that will be the space inside the borders >before the actual text. > >It is almost like 2 margins one margin outside the border and the other >inside the border. > >Now what of my understanding is wrong and which is correct??? > >Thanks. > >Norm > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve Norman >Coombs [log in to unmask] > >Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students >with Disabilities by Norman Coombs published by Jossey-Bass Oct 10,2010 >http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470499044.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve Norman Coombs [log in to unmask] Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students with Disabilities by Norman Coombs published by Jossey-Bass Oct 10,2010 http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470499044.html