1. What's the line of code for styling cell text red, using the color name?
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The correct code:
color: red;
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2. What's the line of code for doubling the size of cell text?
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The correct code:
font-size: 2em;
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3. What's the line of code for making the background color of cells blue using the color name?
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The correct code:
background-color: blue;
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4. What's the line of code for maximally bolding the text in cells using a number?
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The correct code:
font-weight: 900;
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5. Drag-and-drop: Holding down the left mouse button, drag the pieces of code onto the screen to create a class of table that styles all cell text Arial, Helvetica, or sans-serif.
6. Click in the box and type the next character. I'll autocomplete. Don't type spaces or carriage returns. When the exercise is complete, I'll turn the exercise number green.
Code a class of row named odd_row that colors the cell background cc0000.
tr.odd_row {
background-color: #cc0000;
}
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7. Fail-safe coding. If you type the wrong character, I'll cancel the keystroke. Type spaces. When the exercise is complete, I'll turn the exercise number green.
Code a table ID named standout that doubles the text size of headings and data cells.
table#standout {
font-size: 2em;
}
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8. Code a class of data cell, specifying a text color by name. Use one of the common colors that kids know. Make up the class name.
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Example:
td.bright {
color: purple;
}
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9. Code a class of row, specifying a background color by name. Use one of the common colors that kids know. Make up the class name.
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Example:
tr.bright {
background-color: purple;
}
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10. Create a class of data cell that's italic. Make up the class name.
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Example:
td.emphasized {
font-style: italic;
}
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11. Group headings and data cells and style them with a font-size 3/4 of "normal."
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Example:
th, td {
font-size: .75em;
}
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12. Style one class of rows cells with one background color and another class of rows with a different background color. Use color names that a kid would know.
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Example:
tr.even {
background-color: blue;
}
tr.odd {
background-color: gray;
}
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The next several exercises are timed. If you type slowly or dislike time pressure, feel free to increase the allotted time.
13. Time goal: 40 seconds. Code a table ID named standout that doubles the text size of both headings and data cells.
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The correct code:
table#standout {
font-size: 2em;
}
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14. Time goal: 30 seconds. Code a class of data cell, specifying a text color by name. Use one of the common colors that kids know. Make up the class name.
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Example:
td.bright {
color: purple;
}
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15. Time goal: 45 seconds. Code a class of row, specifying a background color by name. Use one of the common colors that kids know. Make up the class name.
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Example:
tr.bright {
background-color: purple;
}
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16. Time goal: 40 seconds. Create a class of data cell that's italic. Make up the class name.
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Example:
td.emphasized {
font-style: italic;
}
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17. Time goal: 30 seconds. Group headings and data cells and style them with a font-size 3/4 of "normal."
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Example:
th, td {
font-size: .75em;
}
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18. Time goal: 75 seconds. Style one class of row with one background color and another class of row with a different background color. Use color names that a kid would know.
Press Tab or click button to check answer.
Example:
tr.even {
background-color: blue;
}
tr.odd {
background-color: gray;
}
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19. Access this live coding exercise at JS Fiddle. When you've completed the exercise, close the JS Fiddle window, and you'll be returned to this page. (If JS Fiddle displays a warning message saying that your changes will be reset, click Leave this Page.)
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20. Access this live coding exercise at JS Fiddle. When you've completed the exercise, close the JS Fiddle window, and you'll be returned to this page. (If JS Fiddle displays a warning message saying that your changes will be reset, click Leave this Page.)
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