A Practice Note providing an overview of preliminary issues to consider when appealing a civil case to Florida's District Courts of Appeal. Specifically, this Note explains the types of final and nonfinal orders that are appealable to the district courts, the types of nonfinal orders that are reviewable by petitions for extraordinary writs of certiorari and prohibition, the parties with standing to appeal, and venue considerations. This Note also addresses which issues are appealable (including preservation of error, the two-issue rule, and mootness) and strategic issues to consider before filing an appeal (including the standard of review, the state of the record, and staying enforcement of the underlying order).