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D.1. About this Section

The InstantAtlas Style Editor is a tool for changing the styles for an

InstantAtlas dynamic report. The styles controls the way the various

components in a report (map, data table, charts, etc.) look in terms of their

background and border colours, borders widths and text fonts. The styles

for a report are stored in a Cascading Style Sheet (.css) called

‘default.css’. This is located with the other files that make up a dynamic

report.

It is possible to change styles using the InstantAtlas Designer and we

would normally recommend you make your style changes using the

Designer. This is because the Designer will show you the styles that are

used by each component. This makes it easier to know which style you

should edit to achieve the desired effect.

However, you will need to opt for the Style Editor if you wish to do any of

the following:

 View the full list of styles in default.css

 Add or delete CSS classes

 Carry out global style changes

D.2. Starting the Style Editor

The Style Editor can be used as a stand-alone application to edit the style

sheet for a report that has already been published. To open the Style

Editor as a stand-alone application click ‘InstantAtlas Desktop Edition’,

‘InstantAtlas Style Editor’ in the Windows Start menu or click the

‘InstantAtlas Style Editor’ icon on your desktop. If you chose not to create

shortcuts during installation of the software, browse to the

‘InstantAtlasStyleEditor.exe’ file (by default this will have been installed in

‘C:\Program Files\GeoWise\InstantAtlas’) and double click it. The Style

Editor will open but the interface will remain empty until you open a report

style sheet.

You can also right-click on the default.css file for a dynamic report you

have published and choose the ‘Edit with InstantAtlas Style Editor’ option

to start the Style Editor.