In the Style Element Properties section, select Group By Banner.

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 . 11-24 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal This screen does not display when the page group administrator does not allow users to change styles in the page group.

6. Choose a style from the Choose Style list.

If you cannot find a style with the color and font settings that you want, and you have the appropriate privileges, you can click the Edit link in the Style Properties section to edit an existing style, or the Create New link to create a new style.

7. Click OK to save your changes and return to the page.

If your changes do not display immediately, edit the style; click the Main tab to bring it forward; and click the Clear Cache link under Cache Invalidation. This will clear the previous style from the cache, allowing the newly-selected style to display. For information on how to edit a style, see Section 11.10, Editing a Style .

11.8.2 Applying a Style to a Region

The style you apply to a region governs the colors and fonts used by the region and all the tabs, items, and sub-page links displayed within it. By default, regions use the same style as their parent page. However, you may want to apply a different style to a region to create visual interest. You can apply a style to item, tab, and sub-page links regions. You cannot apply a style to a portlet region. All portlets on a page use the style that is applied to the page. One exception to this is page portlets. With page portlets, you are given the opportunity to use the source page’s style or to use the style of the containing page. Using the style of the containing page works in most cases. The exception is when the source page is provided through the Federated Portal Adapter. In such cases, the setting to use the style of the containing page is ignored. The page portlet uses whatever style is applied to its source. Note: The Choose Style list includes all styles that you have created in this page group, all styles that were created in this page group by others and that you have privileges to use, and all styles in the Shared Objects page group. The initial selection is the page group’s default style. Additionally, this list includes the choice Use Users Default Style. With this selection, the style a user chooses through the Account Info link will be used. The style each user sees will depend on his or her default style. The Current Style field shows which style is currently applied to the page. The Style Properties section includes a preview of the current styles settings. Tip: Click each of the radio buttons in the Style Properties section to preview the colors and fonts provided by the style. The Style Properties section shows the style that is currently selected in the Choose Style list. Note: For more information on styles and portlets, see Section 11.13, Troubleshooting Styles .