How does <div> work?

[XZminX]

Could someone explain to me how the heck div tag works?
I want to drop tables from my code, so I'd like to know how to make separated parts on my page. I've seen such stuff but I don't understand how does the browser know where should each div go?

 

[SiKing]

CSS:

.element { attribute:selector ;}

 

[XZminX]

CSS:

.element { attribute:selector ;}

OK. And what's that?
I'm also new to CSS.

 

[LeetPCUser]

XZMinX, I can help you out. I can work with you one on one through pms to change your site over. Eventually my site, in my sig, will have CSS tutorials. I just got it up so they won't be there for awhile. Please PM me and I can teach you.

 

[paaaaaaaaaa]

look here.

 

[DOTK]

I never been good at CSS anyways so that tutorial might help me.

 

[Kate]

an interesting example here:
www.csszengarden.com