New to CSS - where to insert changes

[ayopa 0]

I am a beginner to css, and I am trying to learn how to modify the child theme so i can customize the canvas area. My question is: where do I insert the CSS changes? Do I open the base.css or style.css file (of the child theme), and then where exactly in that file do I start inserting the changes? thanks very much

[kastelic 6]

The best places are either in the Custom Code -> Custom CSS section of your backend settings (recommended for beginners) , or in base.css. CSS rules "cascade" meaning rules affecting an element override rules that are located above them in the file. So if you want to override a rule, place it at the bottom. If you want to change a rule, just change any rule you want. Putting the code in Custom CSS places it effectively below all the other CSS files, so anything you put here will override.

[cmodesign 0]

I am trying to change the font style of the headings in the footer. I want to make them smaller, bold, and blue. I have tried editing the theme.css, base.css, and pasting the code directly into Custom Code > CSS Rules. Non of this seems to work. I used FireBug to find the CSS element. This is the code I am trying to use:

#footer .widget-title {
	    border: 0 none;
	    font-size: 0.75em;
	    margin-bottom: 0.6em;
	    padding-left: 0;
	    color: #0CF;
	    font-weight: bold;
	}

I have PlatformPro 1.3.2 uploaded to my theme directory "platformpro" (all lowercase). This theme is NOT activated. I have PlatformBase 1.3.2 uploaded to my theme directory "platformbase" (all lowercase). The Base theme IS activated.

[Simon 248]

They are a h3, try `#footer .widget-title h3 {}`

[cmodesign 0]

I tried adding the h3 tag but that didn't make any difference either. I used both the Custom Code > CSS Rules and uploading a revised base.css file.

#footer .widget-title h3 {
	font-size: 0.75em;
	color: #0CF;
	font-weight: bold;
	}

[catrina 103]

Try this one instead:

#footer h3.widget-title {
	font-size: 0.75em;
	color: #0CF;
	font-weight: bold;}

[Guest Guest]

Christian, Can we get a link to your site?