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the same ID on two sections; t hey will both be affected by the CSS rules for the element with that
ID.
Adding a class or ID to an HTML element
1. Select the element (see "Selecting an element" on page102).
2.
On the Attributes pane, type the ID and/or class. Type the ID without the preceding #
and class names without a dot.
Note
Note: Elements can have multiple classes. Separate the class names with a space
(eg. “red small”).
Alternatively, after selecting an element, you can click the Source tab at the bottom of the
workspace. The selected element will be highlighted in the source. Add the class or classes
and/or the ID to the opening tag of the HTML element, for example: <p class=”intro”>.
How to determine which styles are applied
To see which styles are applied to an element, select the element (see "Selecting an element"
on page102) and take a look at the Styles pane that sits next to the Attributes pane.
The Styles pane shows which CSS style rules apply to the currently selected element.
A link next to a style rule will open the file where that particular style is defined. This can be
either a CSS file or the source file of a section if local formatting was used (see "Styling and
formatting" on page165).
A crossed-out style rule signals that it was overruled by another style rule. This happens when:
l A more specific, and therefore more important rule, is encountered for the same element.
See "Using a more specific CSS rule" on the next page to learn more about the specificity
of style rules.
l A rule with the same importance is read after the first rule. Not only is the order of the rules
in a CSS file important, but also the order in which the style sheets are read. The style
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