ptg16476052LESSON 11
Using CSS to Position
Elements on the Page
When web pages display pages, the content normally flows from left to
right and top to bottom. You’ve seen that elements can be floated to
the right or left, but the basic top-to-bottom paradigm still remains. CSS
enables you to position elements anywhere you like on the page, alter-
ing the default layout rules of HTML in any way that you choose. You’ve
already seen how you can use styling to change the appearance of ele-
ments on the page. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use styles to posi-
tion them as well.
These days, it’s not uncommon to visit websites that look more like desk-
top applications than they look like traditional web pages. Such sites are
created using CSS positioning, which you’ll learn about in this lesson.