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Remove local formatting from text
Layout buttons and options on the Format menu add inline style tags to the text. Style tags can
look like this: <b>...</b> or like this: <p style= "color: red;" >.
Inline style tags have priority over styles defined in a CSS file. For example, when a formatting
rule in a style sheet colors all paragraphs green, a paragraph with an inline style tag to color it
red would still stay red. So, when a rule in a style sheet doesn’t seem to work, an inline style
tag can be the culprit. In that case you might want to remove the local formatting.
To remove local formatting:
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Select the formatted text and click the toolbar button Remove Formatting. Doing this
removes inline style tags from the selection.
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Alternatively, click the Source tab at the bottom of the workspace (or select View >
Source View) to manually remove style tags.
Tip
When you select an element in the template, the Styles pane will show which
styles are applied to that element. The link behind the style will take you to the
place (the Source tab, or a CSS file) where that style is defined.
How to position elements
To position elements in relation to each other in a template, wrap those elements in a Table or
Box (see "Table" on page177 and "Boxes" on page164) and/or use the Spacing property of
the elements. The Spacing property can also be used to indent elements or create a hanging
paragraph or image; see "Spacing" on page217. Guides help to align elements as well; see
below.
Where to use Tables and Boxes
Tables, Positioned Boxes and Inline Boxes can help position elements in relation to other
elements. It depends on the context which element is best to use.
In the Email context, Tables are the most reliable way to position text and images; see
"Designing an Email template" on page97 and "Table" on page177.
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