User Guide

browserhowtodisplaythepageelements.
WithCSS,youcanspecifythepagelayout,fontsize,typeandcolor,bordersandotherdesign
parameters.NotonlydoesCSSprovidemoreoptionsfordesignthanHTML,butitalsoallows
developerstomanagethelookoftheentirewebsitefromacentralfile.Simplychangearuleof
styleandit'sautomaticallyappliedacrossthesite!
OverviewofCSSstyletypes
Thereare3maintypesofstyles.Theyare:
1. Customclasses:Thesearestylesthatcanbeappliedtospecificpageelements,such
asparagraphsandtables.ThesecanbemadeavailabletoContributeusers.
2. RedefinedHTMLtags:Thesearerulesthataredefinedforspecifictags.Theyare
automaticallyappliedtoeveryinstanceofthattag.Forinstance,developerscanspecify
thateverytableonthesitewillhavea2pixel,redborder.Everynewtablethatismade
willautomaticallyhavethatruleapplied.
3. CSSSelectors:Selectorsareusedtospecify stylesforspecialcombinationsoftags.For
instance,selectorsareusedforremovingtheunderlinesfromlinks.LikeredefinedHTML
tags,theseareappliedautomaticallytoeveryinstanceoftheselectorrule.
Asnotedabove,customclassesaretheonlyCSSstylesavailabletoContributeusers.Thisis
becausetheothertypesarealreadyappliedgloballytothetags.WithcustomclassesContribute
userscanselectfromthelistofdefinedclassesandapplythemtowhateverelementtheywish.
ContributeuserscannotcreateCSSfiles,buttheycanusethecustomclassesthathavebeen
linkedtothepagebytheDreamweaverMXadministrator.Oncelinkedtothepagein
Dreamweaver,thecustomclasseswillbeavailableintheStyledropdownmenu.