Chapter 12
Using Layers to Build a Web Page

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Chapter 12 Overview

When you're designing pages for version 4.0 and higher Web browsers, layers offer a great solution for precise layout and interactive functionality. Layers, which can be used instead of HTML tables, support features that HTML tables don't, such as the ability quickly place elements in a precise location and the ability to be hidden or shown based on events instantiated by the user. In this chapter, you'll learn about layers while rebuilding the Shelley Biotechnologies home page. Below is a more detailed overview of what's covered in this chapter:

• Layers
• Creating Layers
• Naming and Renaming Layers
• Positioning and Resizing Layers
• Deleting Layers
• Inserting Content into Layers
• Setting a Layer's Initial Visibility Status
• Hidden Layers
• Converting Layers to Tables, and Vice Versa
• The "Z-Index"