Document! X & HelpStudio Bundle 2022.1
Design the Content / Style Picker
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    The Document! X and HelpStudio Bundle Style Picker allows you to apply or remove existing Style Rules to content in your Project as well as create, edit, and delete Style Rules and Template Style Rule Overrides.

    The Style Picker becomes active when you have a content editor open and active.

    The Style Picker displays Style Rules that are defined in the custom Stylesheets in your Project or the active Custom Template that are applicable to the currently selected content in the active editor.

    An available Style Rule in the Style Picker is displayed as:

    A preview of the Style is displayed in the top section. The name of the Style Rule is shown in the bottom left. The CSS of the Style is also displayed as a tooltip. The Edit and Delete buttons can be used to directly edit or delete the Style Rule.

    A Style Rule can be applied to selected content by selecting the checkbox adjacent to it. If a custom Style Rule is applied to the selected content it is displayed in the Style Picker with a select and a highlight strip:

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    Create a new Style

    1. Click the New Style  toolbar button.
    2. In the Create New Style Rule wizard choose where you would like to save the new Style Rule, choose a name for the New Style Rule and set the desired properties.
    3. Click Finish.

    Apply an existing Style

    1. Select the content you want to style either by highlighting with the mouse or selecting the element from the Page Map.
    2. Select the checkbox adjacent to the Style Rule or Style Rules you wish to apply.
    3. The selected content has the selected Style Rules applied. 

    Remove applied Styles

    1. Place the cursor within content that has a Style Rule applied (or select it on the Page Map).
    2. Deselect the Style Rules you no longer wish applied to the content.

    Edit a Style Rule

    1. Click the  Edit button adjacent to the Style Rule.
    2. The Edit Style Rule window opens. You can now edit the properties of the Style Rule.
    3. Click OK. The updated Style Rule is immediately reflected in any open content editors, and in the Style Picker.

    Delete a Style Rule

    1. Click the  Delete button adjacent to the Style Rule.
    2. Select Yes to the confirmation prompt.
    3. The Style Rule is permanently deleted.

    Change Element Type

    Change Element Type allows you to change the format of a text element, such as changing a paragraph into a Heading or vice versa.
    1. Select an element in the Topic or Content File editor.
    2. Select the Element Type from the Element Type dropdown.
    See Also
    Styles, Formatting and Stylesheets
    Stylesheet Editor

     

     

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