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Modifying a Style Sheet

Below is a table listing a few of the style sheet properties that can be changed. The list includes some of the common properties used to change the look of a style, and the background property used to change the page background.

To Change The:

Look For The Property:

Font used by the style

font-family

Font size used by the style

font-size

Font weight, for example, bold or normal

font-weight

Font style, for example, italic, oblique, or normal

font-style

Font variant, for example, small caps or normal

font-variant

Font color

color

Background image for the page

background-image

While this list will get you started with some of the basics if you're new to working with style sheets, it is only a brief example of the full range of properties that can be modified or included. However, we recommend you have a good knowledge of style sheet properties and values before making any changes.

In This Section

Specifying a Font Family

Specifying a Font Size

Specifying a Font Weight

Specifying a Font Color

Specifying a Background Image

See Also

Style Sheets

Selectors, properties and values

Adding a New Style Sheet

Author-it's Style Sheets

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