link color attributes in tables

[IronKitten]

okay.....here goes.....i have two tables. the body tag that governs the entire page is fine. I have another table with a dark background that i need a lighter link for. When i change the new <table> or <tr> or <td> attributes to the new color within that table only , it will not change.... I want to change the link colors for the entire table with a dark background. What am i doing wrong...... HELP!

P.S. When i change the body tag....it changes the whole page just fine...but i can't use yellow links on a white page.

 

[Wullie]

Why not just use css styles for each seperate link?

Hope this helps Wullie

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[IronKitten]

I haven't learned how do that yet.....besides....even if i code it i still have to have it right to put in the .css file right???

 

[Wullie]

Put the following code in a text file and save it as style.css (Adjust the colours to suit)


.link_1 {COLOR: #336699; TEXT-DECORATION: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;}
a:link.link_1 {color : #336699; text-decoration: underline;}
a:visited.link_1 {color : #336699; text-decoration: underline;}
a:active.link_1 {text-decoration: none;}
a:hover.link_1 {color : #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline overline;}

.link_2 {COLOR: #336699; TEXT-DECORATION: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;}
a:link.link_2 {color : #336699; text-decoration: underline;}
a:visited.link_2 {color : #336699; text-decoration: underline;}
a:active.link_2 {text-decoration: none;}
a:hover.link_2 {color : #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline overline;}

In the head section of the html page put the following code:

<link rel=&quot;StyleSheet&quot; href=&quot;style.css&quot; type=&quot;text/css&quot;>

Change your links to:

<A HREF=&quot;whatever.html&quot; style=&quot;link_1&quot;>

<A HREF=&quot;whatever.html&quot; style=&quot;link_2&quot;>

Wullie

http://www.survivorhelp.co.uk

 

[IronKitten]

thanks Wullie.....the power of CSS is soooo nice...change the head code on every page.....now this is all a breeze....that was easier than changing the teensie tiny spots in like some three hundred pages!!! wow......now i have GOT to learn CSS....where's a good place to start??
thanks again!!