Easiest way to change font size/color with CSS?

Question

I've never used CSS before; I need to know how to change the font size and color using CSS, since it seems to be the only way to do it now. Sometimes I just need to change the font just for a few words, or a line here and there. Not necessarily page-wide, you understand. Is there a step-by-step process showing the simplest way to accomplish this? I'm not a web developer or professional designer, nor do I want to be. I just use DW to build simple web sites for personal use. I don't build using HTML - I solely use DM's GUI functions. And I'm also trying to teach my nine year-old how to start out page-building. I certainly hope that something as simple as changing font size doesn't require one to buy a book to learn HTML, which seems to be what a lot of people are telling me. Thanks for any assistance.

Answer 1

Easiest is not always the best way.  You must learn the fundamentals. 
CSS
/**this styles all paragraphs in your site**/
p {
font-size: 18px;
color: #000;
/**This is a class.  Classes are re-usable**/
.red {
color:red;
font-weight:bold;
HTML:
<p>This is a normal paragraph</p>
<p class="red">This is a red paragraph</p>
<p>This is a normal paragraph with <span class="red">some red text here</span> but not here.</p>
If you're going to teach your 9yr old how to build web pages, start with the links below.
There's no point in teaching your child bad habits that will have to be unlearned later.
http://www.html.net/
http://w3schools.com/
http://www.csstutorial.net/
http://phrogz.net/css/HowToDevelopWithCSS.html
Nancy O.