Styles, Formatting and Stylesheets
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Document! X and HelpStudio includes a variety of functionality for the creation, management and application of styles. Built around powerful web standard CSS, you can apply existing styles using the Style Picker, define new style rules or inline styles using the Style Editor and edit your Stylesheets in the built in Stylesheet editor.
Fundamentals
Create a new Style Rule
- In the Style Picker dock window click the New Style
toolbar button.
- In the Create New Style Rule wizard choose where you would like to save the new Style Rule, choose a name for the New Style Rule and set the desired properties.
- Click Finish.
If you wish to apply the newly created Style Rule to some content, follow "Apply a Style Rule to content" below.
Styles can also be created in the Stylesheet Editor, these styles will also then be available in the Style Picker.
Apply one or more Style Rules to content
- Select the content you want to style either by highlighting with the mouse or selecting the element from the Page Map;
- Using the Style Picker window, tick the Style Rule or Style Rules you wish to apply;
- The selected content will have the selected Style Rules applied.
Edit a Style Rule
- Click the
Edit Button beside the Style Rule in the Style Picker window;
- The Edit Style Rule window will be opened in which you can edit the properties of the Style Rule.
- Click OK. The updated Style Rule will be immediately reflected in any open content editors, and in the Style Picker.
Styles can also be edited in the Stylesheet Editor.
Delete a Style Rule
- Click the
Delete Button beside the Style Rule in the Style Picker window;
- Answer Yes to the confirmation prompt;
- The Style Rule will be permanently deleted.
Styles can also be deleted in the Stylesheet Editor.
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