Editing Text Boxes

After a text box is inserted, you can make further modifications in the stylesheet to change the way that it looks.

How to Edit Text Boxes

1. Open the stylesheet you want to modify or create a new one.

2. Complete one of the following sets of steps, depending on whether you want to use the Simplified view or Advanced view in the Stylesheet Editor.

   • Simplified The Simplified view displays styles in a grid view and is often best for brand new users.

     This view provides an easy way to apply properties to styles, with format options available from a toolbar and dialogs (similar to the way one would use an interface such as Microsoft Word). In some cases, only the most common property options are available in the Simplified view (e.g., font, letter/word spacing, paragraph alignment/indentation, autonumbering format, borders, background). One advantage of the Simplified view is that you can apply a property to multiple styles at the same time. You can also click a check box to hide the properties in the editor, allowing you to see only the styles.

   • Advanced The Advanced view displays styles in a tree structure, and despite the name, is user friendly for authors of all levels.

     For the properties, you can toggle between a grouped display and an alphabetical display. The Advanced view of the Stylesheet Editor lets you edit more settings than are available in the Simplified view. In addition, the Advanced view lets you see and apply settings to multiple mediums and media queries at the same time.

   If Using Simplified View

   1. In the local toolbar, make sure the first button displays (which means that the Simplified view is currently shown in the editor). If the button displays instead, then click it.
   2. In the upper-left corner of the Stylesheet Editor, click in the drop-down field and select .

   3. Select the appropriate div style. If you use the default style when inserting the text boxes, then select div. Otherwise, if you have used a class of that style that you created previously, then select it instead.

   4. In the local toolbar of the editor, click . The Properties dialog opens.

   5. Use the tabs in the dialog to set any of the following.
      • Adding Backgrounds to Text Boxes
      • Adding Borders to Text Boxes
      • Setting Hyphenation in Text Boxes
      • Adding Margins to Text Boxes.
      • Adding Padding to Text Boxes
      • Using Floats for Positioning Elements
      • Specifying the Size of Text Boxes

   6. Click OK.

   If Using Advanced View

   1. In the local toolbar, make sure the first button displays . If the button displays instead, then click it.
   2. In the upper-left corner of the Stylesheet Editor, click in the drop-down field and select .

   3. Select the appropriate div style. If you use the default style when inserting the text boxes, then select div. Otherwise, if you have used a class of that style that you created previously, then select it instead.

   4. Use the properties section on the right side of the editor to apply settings for the style.

      • Adding Backgrounds to Text Boxes
      • Adding Borders to Text Boxes
      • Adding Margins to Text Boxes
      • Adding Padding to Text Boxes
      • Using Absolute Positioning on Elements and Positioning Elements
3. Click to save your work.