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Creating New Style Sheets

The first step in using styles in your topics is to create a new style sheet (if necessary), adding it to your project. When you create a style sheet, it is added to the Resources folder in the Content Explorer. If you add a topic style sheet, it is stored in the Stylesheets subfolder. If you add a table style sheet, it is stored in the TableStyles subfolder. For more information see About Styles and Style Sheets.

How to create a new topic style sheet

Select Project>Add Stylesheet.

The Add New Stylesheet dialog opens.
In the Source area select one of the following:
- New from template This lets you choose either a factory template file or one of your own customized template files as a starting point. The new file will take on all of the settings contained in the template. If you want to use a factory template provided by Flare, expand the Factory Templates folder and click on a template file. If you want to use your own customized template file, expand the appropriate folder and click on a file. Click here to find out what templates are all about.
  Note: In some dialogs and wizards you can click the Manage Templates button if you want to open the Template Manager. This lets you manage any of your template files (e.g., add new templates, enter descriptions for templates). See Managing Templates.
- New from existing This lets you choose an existing file of the same type—that you've already created and stored somewhere—as a starting point for your new file. As with template files, your new file will take on all of the settings contained in the file you select. To use this option, click the browse button , use the dialog that opens to find a file, and double-click it.
In the Folder field, leave Resources/Stylesheets as the selection.
In the File Name field, type a new name for the style sheet.
Click Add.

The Copy to Project dialog opens, displaying information about the template file that will be copied to the project.
Click OK.

The style sheet is added to the Content Explorer and opens in its own page in the Stylesheet Editor.

How to create a new table style sheet

Select Project>Add Table Style.

The Add New Table Style dialog opens.
In the Source area select one of the following:
- New from template This lets you choose either a factory template file or one of your own customized template files as a starting point. The new file will take on all of the settings contained in the template. If you want to use a factory template provided by Flare, expand the Factory Templates folder and click on a template file. If you want to use your own customized template file, expand the appropriate folder and click on a file. Click here to find out what templates are all about.
  Note: In some dialogs and wizards you can click the Manage Templates button if you want to open the Template Manager. This lets you manage any of your template files (e.g., add new templates, enter descriptions for templates). See Managing Templates.
- New from existing This lets you choose an existing file of the same type—that you've already created and stored somewhere—as a starting point for your new file. As with template files, your new file will take on all of the settings contained in the file you select. To use this option, click the browse button , use the dialog that opens to find a file, and double-click it.
In the Folder field, leave Resources/TableStyles as the selection.
In the File Name field, type a new name for the style sheet.
Click Add.

The Copy to Project dialog opens, displaying information about the template file that will be copied to the project.
Click OK.

The table style sheet is added to the Content Explorer and opens in its own page in the Table Style Editor.

Note: You can also create a new table style sheet while inserting a table into a topic. In the Insert Table dialog, simply click the Add button and then complete the options in the Select Table Style Template dialog. After you finish inserting the table, the new style sheet is added to your project.

Note: You can also import an existing style sheet from outside your project.

WHAT'S NEXT?

After you create a new style sheet, you edit the style sheet, adding new styles and changing properties of existing styles. See Editing Styles.