Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2014 v.13 - Manual (Page 318)

Set text properties in the Property inspector
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About formatting text (CSS versus HTML)
Edit CSS rules in the Property inspector
Set HTML formatting in the Property inspector
Rename a class from the HTML Property inspector
You can use the text Property inspector to apply HTML formatting or Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) formatting. When you apply HTML formatting,
Dreamweaver adds properties to the HTML code in the body of your page. When you apply CSS formatting, Dreamweaver writes properties to the
head of the document or to a separate style sheet.
When you create CSS inline styles, Dreamweaver adds style attribute code directly to the body of the page.
About formatting text (CSS versus HTML)
Formatting text in Dreamweaver is similar to using a standard word processor. You can set default formatting styles (Paragraph, Heading 1,
Heading 2, and so on) for a block of text, change the font, size, color, and alignment of selected text, or apply text styles such as bold, italic, code
(monospace), and underline.
Dreamweaver has two Property inspectors, integrated into one: the CSS Property inspector and the HTML Property inspector. When you use the
CSS Property inspector, Dreamweaver formats text using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). CSS gives web designers and developers greater control
over web page design, while providing improved features for accessibility and reduced file size. The CSS Property inspector lets you access
existing styles, as well as create new ones.
Using CSS is a way to control the style of a web page without compromising its structure. By separating visual design elements (fonts, colors,
margins, and so on) from the structural logic of a web page, CSS gives web designers visual and typographic control without sacrificing the
integrity of the content. In addition, defining typographic design and page layout from within a single, distinct block of code—without having to
resort to image maps, font tags, tables, and spacer GIFs—allows for faster downloads, streamlined site maintenance, and a central point from
which to control design attributes across multiple web pages.
You can store styles created with CSS directly in the document, or for more power and flexibility, you can store styles in an external style sheet. If
you attach an external style sheet to several web pages, all the pages automatically reflect any changes you make to the style sheet. To access
all CSS rules for a page, use the CSS Styles panel (Window > CSS Styles). To access rules that apply to a current selection, use the CSS Styles
panel (Current mode) or the Targeted Rule pop-up menu in the CSS Property inspector.
If you prefer, you can use HTML markup tags to format text in your web pages. To use HTML tags instead of CSS, format your text using the
HTML Property inspector.
You can combine CSS and HTML 3.2 formatting within the same page. Formatting is applied in a hierarchical manner: HTML 3.2 formatting
overrides formatting applied by external CSS style sheets, and CSS embedded in a document overrides external CSS.
Edit CSS rules in the Property inspector
1. Open the Property inspector (Window > Properties), if it isn’t already open and click the CSS button.
2. Do one of the following:
Place the insertion point inside a block of text that’s been formatted by a rule you want to edit. The rule appears in the Targeted Rule
pop-up menu.
Select a rule from the Targeted Rule pop-up menu.
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