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Open the topic style sheet that you want to modify.
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Complete one of the following sets of steps, depending on whether you want to use the Simplified view or Advanced view in the Stylesheet Editor.
- Simplified The Simplified view is better for new users. It provides an easier way to apply properties to styles, with format options available from a toolbar (similar to the way one would use the Text Format toolbar to change the look topic content without a style). In many cases, only the most common property options are available in the Simplified view (e.g., font, letter/word spacing, paragraph alignment/indentation, auto-numbering format, borders, background). One advantage of the Simplified view is that you can apply a property to multiple styles at the same time. You can also click a check box to hide the properties in the editor, allowing you to see only the styles.
- Advanced The Advanced view displays style classes and properties in hierarchical tree structures. It is not as quick as using the Simplified view, but it allows you to edit a great deal more settings than are available in the Simplified view.
Warning: When editing styles, make sure the proper medium is selected in the Stylesheet Editor before you begin (you can do this from the Medium drop-down list). Flare remembers the last medium that you used when working in the style sheet, so it may or may not be the one that you want to use the next time around. If you want all mediums to use the same setting, select the "default" medium and the properties will "trickle down" to the other mediums. If you are not using different mediums, you do not need to worry about selecting one when you edit styles. See About Style Sheet Mediums.
If using the Simplified view:
- In the local toolbar, make sure the first button displays
(which means that the Simplified view is currently shown in the editor). If the button displays 
instead, then click it.
- In the upper-left corner of the editor, click in the Show Styles field
and select Show Image Styles.
- From the area below, select the img tag. If you created classes of the tag, you can click the plus button next to the <img> tag and select the class instead.
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In the local toolbar of the editor, click 
. The Properties dialog opens.
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Select the Borders tab.
- Set the options in the Borders section:
Click in any of the individual fields (Left, Right, Top, Bottom) to specify the settings for the border. If you click the down arrow to the right of all the fields, the settings will be applied to all of the border fields.
When you click that down arrow or in one of the individual fields, a small popup displays.
- Use the lower-left area of the popup to enter a number for the border thickness.
- Use the lower-middle area to select a unit of measurement (e.g., point, pixel, centimeter) for the number you entered. See About Units of Measurement.
- Use the upper-right area to select a color for the border.
- Use the lower-right area to select a line type (e.g., solid, double, dashed) for the border.
- Click OK.
- In the Properties dialog, click OK.
If using the Advanced view:
- In the local toolbar, make sure the first button displays (which means that the Advanced view is currently shown in the editor). If the button displays instead, then click it.
- In the upper-left corner of the editor, click in the Show Styles field and select Show Image Styles.
- From the area below, select the img tag. If you created classes of the tag, you can click the plus button next to the <img> tag and select the class instead.
- From the Show Properties drop-down list
on the upper-right side of the editor, select Show: Property Groups.
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In the Properties section, click the plus button 
next to Border to expand the group.
The property name is shown in the left column. The right column is used for selecting and entering values for the property.
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Locate the border property that you want to change. Each side (bottom, left, right, top) has separate properties that you can set for the color, style, and width (e.g., border-bottom-style). You can set these properties individually, or you can set the main property for each side (e.g., border-bottom), which lets you specify the color, style, and width in one place. Even better, if you plan to have the same settings for all four sides, you can simply use the border property to set the color, style, and width all the way around.
When you click in the cell to the right of one of the broad properties (e.g., border, border-bottom), a small popup displays.
- Use the lower-left area of the popup to enter a number for the border thickness.
- Use the lower-middle area to select a unit of measurement (e.g., point, pixel, centimeter) for the number you entered. See About Units of Measurement.
- Use the upper-right area to select a color for the border.
- Use the lower-right area to select a line type (e.g., solid, double, dashed) for the border.
- Click OK.
- Press CTRL+S or click
to save your work.
How to add a border to pictures using a style
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