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The example below walks you through how to color the Validation Message output on the Dashboard.

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First, we need to determine the class name in order to set up the style sheet.

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Determining the Class Name

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Find the class name by right-clicking on the display output of the section you would like to color. Then click on Inspect to bring up the developer mode.

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Display Output

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The line with the class will be already selected.

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Selected Class Line

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Double-click on the line and copy the class name. 

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: Do not copy the data cell, only the name of the data cell.

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Copy the Class Name

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Navigate to the Style Sheet Domain. Administration > List Domains > Style Sheets #480.

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Style Sheet Domain

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Click the New Style Sheets. button.

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New Style Sheet

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There are 3 Sections on the Style Sheet Domain:

  1. Name

  2. Style Sheet

  3. CSS Selector  

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Style Domain Sectors

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Enter the name you would like to use for the Style Sheet in the Name field. This can be any unique name for the style sheet. 

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Style Sheet Name

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Enter the color you would like to use in the Style Sheet field. There are over 140 general names that can be used as a color. A simple style you can use is "Color: Red".

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: You can also use various other methods to color. This method is the simplest. See # 17 for a tip.

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Color Names

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Enter the class name into the CSS Selector. To select elements with a specific class, write a period (.) character, followed by the name of the class. Example: .attribute12345

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Class Name

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Click Save.

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Save Button

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Verify your new style sheet is saved.

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Verify Sheet

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Clear the Cache by navigating to Connect Administration> List Domains> Tools> Cache Management> Clear Configure Cache.

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Clear Cache

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Refresh the page (or use F5). This clears out the residual information.

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Refresh Page

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Verify your color has been changed.

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Verify Color Change

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Inspect the element again to select a color from the color pallet tool in chrome. Since the element style is now a custom CSS. Click on the color.

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Inspect Element to Select Color

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Use the color tool(s) to change the color(s).  

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Color Change Tool

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To set a new color, copy the HEX and modify the Style Sheet you just created. In the Style Sheet section, the HEX can be used instead of the color name. Example Color: #82eee4  

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Set New Colors