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September 10, 2013
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New expanding hotspot character style doesn't get aplied

  • September 10, 2013
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I have created my own .css file and have changed the expanding hotspot character style. When I create the expanding hotspot using DHTML> create expanding hotspot (or something like that, don't have the app in front of me because it doesn't run on a Mac {what's up with that?}) my expanding hot spot character style doesn't get applied. Instead, the normal style gets applied.

I have to use the style drop-down box to get it to apply which doesn't make sense because it's not a paragraph style.

Can't figure out how to say "Expanding hot spot, use the expanding hot spot character style"

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johndaigle
Legend
September 10, 2013

Here's something to try. It might be that an embedded style is overriding your external style sheet.

As an example, when you import a Word document, Word's conversion process creates an Embedded Style for the A:link.

This can defeat or override the character style you create for the expanded hotspot.

In the (X)HTML Editor View look for this right above the closing </head> tag.

<style type="text/css">/*<![CDATA[*/

body {

          background-color: #ffffff;

}

A:visited {

          color: #800080;

}

A:link {

          color: #0000ff;

}

/*]]>*/</style>

</head>

If this is the case, just delete everything from "<style type" all the way down to and including "</style>"

Just a thought.


John Daigle

Adobe Certified RoboHelp and Captivate Instructor

Evergreen, Colorado

www.showmethedemo.com

John DaigleAdobe Certified RoboHelp and Captivate InstructorNewport, Oregon
johndaigle
Legend
September 10, 2013

BTW, if my previous post doesn't work. You might also try Format > Styles to open the Styles and Formatting pod. Then select Character styles from the dropdown. See if that allows you to more cleanly apply the character style.

John DaigleAdobe Certified RoboHelp and Captivate InstructorNewport, Oregon