css and normal text

[kelly]

I have a web site that I've been maintaining for several years. I now want to
apply a CSS to simplify changes. I've gotten my headings changed, but I'm
having trouble with the bulk of the text (which is "Normal"). I've made the
changes I want to the CSS, but the text on the pages doesn't update. Is
Normal some kind of default that can't be changed? I can retag all the
paragraphs, but that's A LOT of work, and I hope someone can help me avoid
that.
Also, the old pages have a good deal of formatting: fonts, color, bold, and
so on. Is there a simple way to strip those out since I'll now be applying
that through the CSS? Or do I have to bite the bullet and do it all bit by
bit?
Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Murray]

Can you post a link to one of these pages, please?

 

[Steve Easton]

With a page open, on the toolbar click Format and then click Remove Formatting on the
drop down.

To apply your font using css, apply it to the p tag like this:

p {
font-style: normal;
font-size: 14px;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, serif;
}


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[kelly]

Works like a charm! Thank you.
kelly

With a page open, on the toolbar click Format and then click Remove Formatting on the
drop down.

To apply your font using css, apply it to the p tag like this:

p {
font-style: normal;
font-size: 14px;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, serif;
}


--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

 

[Dan L]

That would require retagging all parargraphs as <p>stuff</p> (if the
paragraph tags aren't there) that the OP said would be 'a LOT of work'.
Can't the OP simply use

body{
font-style: normal;
font-size: 14px;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, serif;
}

to accomplish the same thing without retagging?

 

[Murray]

to accomplish the same thing without retagging?

If the page has a valid and complete doctype, so that it is rendered in
standards mode, yes, that would be sufficient (PROVIDED there is no other
inline styling or use of <font> tags within the content). Seems like those
are big "if" assumptions.....

 

[Bob Lehmann]

No. It may depend on the doctype specified, or browser, but elements such as
<table> may not inherit the body style.

Bob Lehmann