Formatting Text Using Html
Assigning other styles
You can assign other styling elements using CSS styling. This
works by using the style attribute of the tag you are styling.
There are two tags you can use depending on whether you need to style a whole
“block” of text or just a bit of text inside a paragraph (“inline”).
Block elements – the <div> tag
To assign styles to a block of text, surround the text with <div>
and </div> tags. Then place your styling information inside the start
tag, e.g.
<div style="padding:4px;">...</div>
Inline elements – the <span> tag
You can use the span tag to style words within a block, e.g.
Special offers for August – <span
style="color:red;">BOOK NOW</span>
Style values
The values of the style attribute can include the following:
| Border-width* | Enter a numeric value AND the units, usually px for pixels. 1px is recommended for most orders. |
| Border-color* | Enter a hex value preceded by a # sign. For more info on hex colours, see the Customisation guide, available for download on the Style settings page |
| Border-style | Solid or dashed are generally the values supported by most browsers. |
| Margin* | Enter a numeric value AND the units, usually px for pixels. |
| Padding* | Enter a numeric value AND the units, usually px for pixels. |
| Color | The colour of text within the element. Enter a hex value preceded by a # sign. For more info on hex colours, see the Customisation guide, available for download on the Style settings page |
| Font-weight | The weight of text within the element. Use "Bold" or "normal". |
| Font-size | The size of text within the element. Try to use a percentage value, such as 110%. |
*Margin, border-width and padding can take 1, 2 or 4 values. These allow you to specify the same value for all sides, the values for horizontal and vertical, or the values for top, right, bottom, and left respectively (like the points of a compass).
| E.g. | border-width:1px; |
A one pixel border. |
border-width:0 0 4px 0; |
A four pixel border UNDER the element only. | |
margin:4px 0; |
Four pixel margin above and below an element. |
Separate multiple values with a semi-colon, e.g.
style="margin:4px 0; padding:2px;color:#333333;"