## New CSS Style dialog

This dialog appears when you right-click an object in the design area and select Save Style from the shortcut menu, or click the New button in the CSS Editor dialog. It helps you to create a CSS style for a specified object in a report. See the dialog.

The following are details about options in the dialog:

Selector Name

Specifies the name of the selector.

Selector Type

Specifies the type of the CSS style you want to create.

- Class (can apply to any tag)
  Specifies to create a custom style that can be applied as a class attribute to a range or block of text.

  Note: Class names must begin with a period and can contain any combination of letters and numbers (for example, .myhead1). If you don't enter a beginning period, JReport Designer will automatically enter it for you.

- Tag (redefines the look of a specific tag)
  Specifies to redefine the default formatting of a specific tag.
- Advanced (IDs, contextual selector, and so on)
  Specifies to define the formatting of a particular combination of tags or for all tags that contain a specific ID attribute.

Add Selector to Style

Specifies the location into which the selector will be added.

- New Style Sheet File
  Specifies to save the new style into a new CSS file.
- Other existing CSS files
  Specifies to save the new style into the specified CSS file.

OK

- If New Style Sheet File is selected, clicking this button will bring out the Save CSS As dialog.
- If any of the existing CSS files is selected, clicking this button will bring out the CSS Style Definition dialog.

Cancel

Closes the dialog, leaving any changes unsaved.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

###### Related topics:

- Creating a CSS style