Create Custom Styles

 

 

From an Open Cmap:

You can save the styling used in a Cmap by making a custom styles file. By saving the styling used in a Cmap to a file, the saved style information can be applied to any other Cmap. To begin making a custom style, select one or more Cmap items that contain styling you want to save. When you have finished selecting Cmap items, select Styles... from the Format menu.


From the "Styles" window, click the Object tab. To give a name to the style used by the Cmap items you selected, click the arrow at the bottom of the "Styles" window.


The bottom portion of the "Styles" window, Named Styles will open to reveal a list of currently available styles. The Default style (as shown below) is initially set by the program. To add a new style that is taken from the current selection of Cmap items, click the New Style button at the bottom of the window.


The "New Style" window will open where you can name the new style. You can include any background styling such as background color, for example. Click OK to return to the "Styles" window.


Now, the style's name appears in the list under Named Styles. You can save the style as a separate file in either My Cmaps or Places so that it may be used in other Cmaps. To save the style to a file, select the style's name, then click Save at the bottom of the "Styles" window.


The "Save As..." window appears where you can choose to save the new style in either My Cmaps or Places. To create a style sheet with the file name you have supplied, click Save.


Now, the style sheet appears as a new file in the "Views - CmapTools" window.