Create a New Style Sheet

After completing this topic, you will be able to create a new style sheet.

Steps:

1. Create a new style sheet in the Style Sheets folder.

    

   Click the File menu.

   Step 1

2. Point to the New menu.

   Step 2

3. Click the Style Sheet command.

   Step 3

4. Save the new style sheet in the Style Sheets folder.

    

   Click the Save button.

   Step 4

5. The Save As dialog box opens to the Style Sheets folder because that was the selected folder when you created the style sheet.

   Step 5

6. Name the style sheet.

    

   Enter the desired information into the Name field. Enter

    a valid value
    e.g.
    "MyStyles"
   .
   Step 6

7. Click the Save button.

   Step 7

8. After creating a new style sheet, you can assign it to web pages.

    

   You can also assign the style sheet to modules, sections, and topics so that new web pages that link to those documents inherit the style sheet assignment.

    

   You can assign a style sheet to an existing document using the Properties toolpane from the Library, Outline Editor, and Web Page Editor.

   Step 8

9. Open a concept from the WordPad Training outline in the Web Page Editor.

    

   Click the WordPad Training tab.

   Step 9

10. Edit the concept for the Work with Views section.

     

    Click the Edit web page button.

    Step 10

11. We have opened the Properties toolpane in the Web Page Editor.

     

    Notice that the web page links to the Standard style sheet.

    Step 11

12. Assign the MyStyles style sheet to the web page.

     

    Click the Style Sheet property.

    Step 12

13. Click the Browse button.

    Step 13

14. Click the MyStyles style sheet.

    Step 14

15. Click the Open button.

    Step 15

16. The web page now uses the styles from the MyStyles style sheet.

    Step 16

17. Save the web page and its style sheet assignment.

     

    Click the Save button.

    Step 17

18. Close the web page.

     

    Click the Close button.

    Step 18

19. Display the outline in the Outline Editor.

     

    Click the WordPad Training tab.

    Step 19

20. View the concept for the Hiding and Displaying the Ruler topic.

     

    Click the Hiding and Displaying the Ruler topic.

    Step 20

21. From the appearance of the web page in the Concept pane, you can tell that the web page links to the Standard style sheet.

     

    You can change the style sheet property for a web page from the Outline Editor.

    Step 21

22. The Properties toolpane has two views; Document and Concept. The default view is Document, which displays the properties for the document selected in the outline pane, in this case, the Hiding and Displaying the Ruler topic.

     

    You can change the view in the Properties toolpane to view and modify the properties for the concept linked to a document.

    Step 22

23. View concept properties in the Properties toolpane.

     

    Click the Document and concept list at the top of the Properties toolpane.

    Step 23

24. You can select either the Concept or Web Page item to view the properties for the web page.

     

    Click the Web Page list item.

    Step 24

25. The properties appear for the Ruler web page, which is the concept linked to the document selected in the outline.

     

    Assign the MyStyles style sheet to the Ruler web page.

     

    Click the Style Sheet property.

    Step 25

26. Browse to the style sheet.

     

    Click the Browse button.

    Step 26

27. The MyStyles style sheet is selected.

     

    Click the Open button.

    Step 27

28. The Concept pane shows the Ruler web page using the formatting from the MyStyles style sheet.

    Step 28

29. You can also assign a style sheet to a new module in the New Module dialog box.

     

    The New Module dialog box opens when you create a new module in the Library or when you link a new module to an outline in the Outline Editor.

    Step 29

30. Link a new module to the outline.

     

    Click the Link New Module button.

    Step 30

31. Change the style sheet for the new module.

     

    Click the Browse button.

    Step 31

32. Click the MyStyles style sheet.

    Step 32

33. Click the Open button.

    Step 33

34. Click the OK button.

    Step 34

35. The Working with Images module links to the MyStyles style sheet.

    Step 35

After completing this topic, you are able to create a new style sheet.

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