In the Style Element Type section, select Common.

Working with Colors and Fonts 11-23 ■ When page group administrators select the option, the page group’s default style, specified in page group properties, is used for newly created sub-pages. ■ When page group administrators select the Use Default Properties When Creating Page option, and the page group’s default style is set to None, then the system default style is applied. ■ An individual user’s default style is specified in each user’s Account Info settings. Users go into their personal portal accounts and select a preferred page style. This selection is applied when a page designer explicitly selects the page style Use User’s Default Style. User default styles are useful where the page designer creates complimentary styles and configures all of the pages to use the current user’s default style. In this example, users make updates to their Account Info style settings, and their entire portal changes to match that color scheme. Many popular Internet Service Providers follow this example, allowing users to select from a series of color schemes for their personal view of the home page. A hierarchy also controls what default style to use when the user’s default is set to None: – If the user’s Account Info default style is set to None, then the style defined by the user’s default group is used. A user’s default group is selected in the Account Info settings. The default group’s default style is selected through the Portal Group Profile portlet. – If the group default style is set to None or the user has not selected a default group, the page group default style is used. – If the page group default style is set to None, then the system default style is used. All of this becomes irrelevant when you explicitly apply a style to a page.

11.8.1.2 Applying a Style Explicitly

To apply a style to a page:

1. Log in to Oracle Portal.

2. Click the Build tab to bring it forward.

3. From the Page Groups portlet Work In drop-down list, select the page group that

owns the relevant page. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

4. Under Pages in the Layout Appearance section, click the page to be edited.

This opens the page in Edit mode.

5. In the page toolbar at the top of the page, click the Style link.

Note: To apply a style to a page, you must have at least the page privilege Manage Style on the page and the page group option Allow Privileged Users To Manage Page Style must be enabled. For more information, see Section 4.3.2, Controlling Who Can Apply a Different Style to a Page .