> Is there a resource/tip sheet that gives the default display settings for > standard html tags? > They vary from browser to browser so it wouldnt be that helpfull anyway, a lot of developers concentrate on removing all padding & margins then adding in their prefrred values. here's some further reading - use with caution. http://leftjustified.net/journal/2004/10/19/global-ws-reset/ > Is there CSS editing software or a browser plugin that will list all of > the attributes of a tag/object not just the ones applied by style sheets? Are you using the web devlopers toolbar for firefox? You can at least turn off browser default styles. http://chrispederick.com/work/webdeveloper/ ben