CSS
As we said in the introduction we don't need anymore to specify the attributes of the presentation of a page into the .htm file but we can simply do it in a .css file.

First we need to create a .css file which like .htm files is nothing more than a text file with a .css extension.
In Dreamweaver we can manage style sheet in a very easy way.
Create a new file and save it. Open the 'Design' window, if it is not opened go to Window --> Design.

You can notice that there is no style specified yet. Right click and select 'New CSS Style...'. Now type 'tableStyle' in the name, select 'Make Custom Style (class)' and click ok. Now type 'style' in the file name and save.
You are now prompted to the definitions window.

Select 'Arial' from the font menu, '24' for the size and 'Italic' for the style and white (#FFFFFF) for the colour. Now swhitch to the background section on your left and select red (#FF0000) for the background colour and click ok

You have just created a file called style.css and defined a class called tableclass which you will soon apply to a table.

Create a table like the one from this example or simply copy it from it and copy it again so that you will have two tables. Select the first table cells (all of them!), right click on it and slect CSS Styles --> tableclass.

Now notice the difference between the two tables.

Have a look to this example to see the difference.