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Mac Martin
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March 6, 2023
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CHANGING THE COLOR OF CELLS IN A DW TEMPLATE

  • March 6, 2023
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I am attempting to change the colr of specific cells in a DW Template. So far I am not finding a way to accomplish this - - - Thanks

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    March 6, 2023

    A better question is why are you using TABLES? 

    Tables are for displaying tabular data in columns & rows like charts & spreadsheets.  We don't use them for web page layouts.  That's all done with CSS now.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    Mac MartinAuthor
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    March 9, 2023

    Thank you Nancy - - - 

    You have been kind enough to respond to many previous questions - - 

    If I want convert my web pages  - using CSS - does this mean starting over..?

    Any shortcuts..?   Mac

    Nancy OShea
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    March 9, 2023
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    If I want convert my web pages  - using CSS - does this mean starting over..?

    Any shortcuts..?   Mac


    By @Mac Martin

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    You're welcome.  Yes.

    See my reply above.

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/dreamweaver-discussions/changing-the-color-of-cells-in-a-dw-template/m-p/13639104#M223710

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Jon Fritz
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    Jon FritzCommunity Expert
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    March 6, 2023

    You'll need to create a class in your stylesheet with a background-color of your choosing, for example....

    .blue_bg {
    background-color:blue;
    }

    Then select the element you want to add it to, in Live or Design View, and choose it from the class dropdown menu in the Properties Window...

     

      BenPleysier
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      BenPleysierCommunity Expert
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      March 6, 2023

      I cannot recollect any of the DW Templates having cells, let alone cells with colour. Please enlighten me.

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      Mac MartinAuthor
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      March 9, 2023

      Sorry for the delayed reply - but thanks - Ben - Birnou - Jon and Nancy -- 
      Nancy seemed to figure out that I was using tables to create web-pages and saving some pages as Templates.
      That has been my approach since DW was first intoduced. And now I am trying to catch up and begin to use CSS.
      Short tem - I used CSS styles to add color in the pages tables as originally planned.  Thanks for the help!!  I will not doubt be back - for additonal help!!  Mac

      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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      March 9, 2023

      Despite how you've been doing things for 10+ years, I implore you to find a CSS layout to replace your tables.

       

      Dreamweaver 2021 comes with built-in Starter Pages you can use to jump into responsive web design.  

      • File > New > Starter Templates > Bootstrap Templates...  Pick a layout & hit CREATE button. 
      • SaveAs index.html. 
      • It really is that easy.   🙂

      Please give it a try.  Post back if you have any questions.

       

       

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