#### 30.4.1 Understanding where to specify format property overrides

In prior versions of DITA2Go, you could specify overrides to both character (inline) formats and paragraph (block) format properties in section [HTMLStyles]. That section is now deprecated, in favor of two new sections:

[HTMLParaStyles] for paragraph overrides

[HTMLCharStyles] for character overrides.

Some former [HTMLStyles] format properties can be assigned either to paragraph formats or to character formats, and so can be used in either of the new sections. Table 30-1 lists all the properties alphabetically, and shows the sections in which they are valid: Para for [HTMLParaStyles] and Char for [HTMLCharStyles].

Table 30-1 HTML properties for paragraph and character formats

Format property | Purpose | Para | Char | Ref.
    Abbr
| Gets value for abbr attribute from [StyleCellAbbr] |
    X
|  | 35.2.2.2
    AbbrVal
| Make content into abbr for table cell |
    X
|  | 35.2.3
    ALink
| Uses content for ALink Name property of ALink object |
    X
|  | 16.6.4.2
    Alt
| Makes content into alt attribute for next <img> |
    X
|  | 34.2.2
    Anum
| Includes autonumber in format |
    X
|  | 30.2.2
    Axis
| Gets value for axis attribute from [StyleCellAxis] |
    X
|  | 35.2.2.2
    AxisVal
| Makes content into axis for table cell |
    X
|  | 35.2.3
    Bold
| Encloses text in this format in <b>...</b> |
    X
    X
| 30.4.3
    CellAttribute
| Applies attributes in [StyleCellAttribute] to enclosing cell |
    X
|  | 33.4.6
    Center
| Centers text between left and right margins |
    X
|  | 30.4.2
    CodeAfter
| Puts code from [ParaStyleCodeAfter] or [CharStyleCodeAfter] after closing tag |
    X
    X
| 37.9.3
    CodeAfterAnum
| Puts code from [AnumCodeAfter] after autonumber |
    X
|  | 37.9.3
    CodeBefore
| Puts code from [ParaStyleCodeBefore] or [CharStyleCodeBefore] before opening tag |
    X
    X
| 37.9.3
    CodeBeforeAnum
| Puts code from [AnumCodeBefore] before autonumber |
    X
|  | 37.9.3
    CodeEnd
| Puts code from [ParaStyleCodeEnd] or [CharStyleCodeEnd] before closing tag |
    X
    X
| 37.9.3
    CodeReplace
| Replaces content with code from [ParaStyleCodeReplace] or [CharStyleCodeReplace] |
    X
    X
| 37.9.3
    CodeStart
| Puts code from [ParaStyleCodeStart] or [CharStyleCodeStart] after opening tag |
    X
    X
| 37.9.3
    CodeStore
| Stores content in macro variable named in [StyleCodeStore] |
    X
|  | 37.3.5.2
    ColGroup
| Marks enclosing cell as a header cell that starts a column group |
    X
|  | 35.2.2.2
    ColorN
| Makes text color N, where N is in the range 1 - 254 |
    X
    X
| 30.4.4
    Comment
| Makes paragraph a comment, replacing tags |
    X
    X
| 30.2.4
    Config
| Makes content act as a configuration override for all outputs |
    X
|  | 42.3
    Contents
| Includes content in this format in the TOC |
    X
|  | 16.4.2
    CSSReplace
| Gets code for CSS from [ParaStyleCSS] or [CharStyleCSS] |
    X
    X
| 31.8.3
    Delete
| Omits content from text output |
    X
    X
| 30.2.6
    DListDD
| Uses dd instead of dt for items in dl lists |
    X
|  | 30.11.2.1
    DropDown
| Content is a block to be expanded; bracket with macros |
    X
|  | 16.9.3.1
    DropDownBlock
| Content is a block to be expanded |
    X
|  | 16.9.3.1
    DropDownEnd
| Content is last paragraph in expandable block |
    X
|  | 16.9.3.1
    DropDownLink
| Content is a link to expandable text |
    X
    X
| 16.9.3.1
    DropDownStart
| Content is a link, next content is an expandable block |
    X
|  | 16.9.3.1
    ExtrDisable
| Turns off extract processing |
    X
|  | 27.4.1
    ExtrEnable
| Turns on extract processing |
    X
|  | 27.4.1
    ExtrEnd
| Paragraph ends an extract, but is not part of the extract |
    X
|  | 27.4.2.1
    ExtrFinish
| Paragraph is the last item in an extract |
    X
|  | 27.4.2.1
    ExtrStart
| Paragraph begins an extract |
    X
|  | 27.4.2.1
    Figure
| Uses paragraph for anchor tag to ensure wrapping image in <fig> |
    X
|  | 24.7.2
    FileName
| Uses content to name split files |
    X
|  | 43.3.3.1
    GlossTerm
| Uses content for a glossary term in JavaHelp |
    X
|  | 20.7.2
    HTMConfig
| Makes content act as a configuration override for HTML output |
    X
|  | 42.3
    Ital
| Italics: encloses text in this format in <i>...</i> |
    X
    X
| 30.4.3
    Left
| Aligns text with left margin |
    X
|  | 30.4.2
    LEnd
| Non-list format that ends any prior lists |
    X
|  | 30.11.2.1
    LFirst
| Content in this format starts a list |
    X
|  | 30.11.2.1
    LinkClass
| Makes content into CSS class attribute value |
    X
|  | 34.3.2
    LinkSrc
| Puts code from [StyleLinkSrc] in href attribute |
    X
    X
| 37.9.3
    LinkTitle
| Makes content into title attribute value |
    X
|  | 34.3.2
    ListN
| List1 - List12 specify different list styles |
    X
|  | 30.11.2.1
    LLevelN
| LLevel1 - LLevel30 specify nesting levels |
    X
|  | 30.11.2.1
    LNest
| Nests in an enclosing list |
    X
|  | 30.11.2.1
    Longdesc
| Makes content into longdesc attribute value |
    X
|  | 34.2.2
    Meta
| Makes content a <meta content=...> attribute value |
    X
|  | 27.5.3
    NoAnum
| Excludes autonumber from non-list formats |
    X
|  | 30.2.2
    NoColID
| Prevents assignment of id for ColIDs (enabled in [Tables]) |
    X
|  | 35.2.2.2
    NoColor
| Omits <font color=...> for this format |
    X
    X
| 30.4.4
    NoContLink
| Suppresses linkage for the corresponding TOC item in HTML Help |
    X
|  | 18.9.5
    NoCSS
| Omits any CSS entry for this format |
    X
    X
| 31.8.3
    NoFig
| Uses paragraph for anchor tag to prevent wrapping image in <fig> |
    X
    X
| 24.7.2
    NoPara
| Eliminates only paragraph tags, for use in macros |
    X
    X
| 30.2.4
    NoRef
| Forces links to top of page by suppressing part of link after file name |
    X
    X
| 28.3.1
    NoSize
| Omits size attribute from <font> tags for this format |
    X
    X
| 30.4.4
    NoSplit
| Prevents format from interfering with SmartSplit |
    X
|  | 27.3.2.2
    NoTags
| Suppresses attributes and omits any tags between <p> and </p> |
    X
    X
| 30.2.4
    NoWrap
| Suppresses \n line breaks and preserves leading spaces |
    X
|  | 30.2.4
    Plain
| Turns off Bold, Ital, Uline, and Strike format properties |
    X
    X
| 30.4.3
    ParaLinkClass
| Links have a class assigned in [StyleParaLinkClass] |
    X
|  | 28.2.2.2
    Raw
| Suppresses all tags to allow macro inclusions between document elements |
    X
    X
| 30.2.4
    Right
| Aligns text with right margin |
    X
|  | 30.4.2
    RowAttribute
| Attributes in [StyleRowAttribute] are applied to enclosing row |
    X
|  | 33.4.5
    RowGroup
| Marks enclosing cell as a header cell that starts a row group |
    X
|  | 35.2.2.2
    Scope
| Gets value for scope attribute from [StyleCellScope] |
    X
|  | 35.2.2.2
    SizeN
| Size1 - Size7 sets font size attribute to 1 through 7, corresponding to maximum point sizes 8, 10, 14, 20, 28, or 36 |
    X
|  | 30.4.2
    Span
| Causes assignment of ColSpanID or RowSpanID, as enabled in [Tables] |
    X
|  | 35.2.2.2
    Split
| Starts a new HTML page |
    X
|  | 27.3.1
    Strike
| Strikethrough: enclose text in this format in <strike>...</strike> |
    X
    X
| 30.4.3
    Summary
| Makes content into summary for table tag |
    X
|  | 34.4.3.2
    TableBody
| Forces containing cell tag to td instead of th |
    X
|  | 35.2.2.4
    TableHead
| Forces containing cell tag to th instead of td |
    X
|  | 35.2.2.4
    TableTitle
| Makes content into title attribute for table |
    X
|  | 34.4.3.2
    TextStore
| Stores content in macro variable named in [StyleTextStore] |
    X
|  | 37.3.5.1
    Title
| Content in this format becomes HTML page title |
    X
|  | 22.4.5
    Trail
| Includes content in breadcrumb trail of links |
    X
|  | 29.2.3
    ULine
| Underline: encloses text in this format in <u>...</u> |
    X
    X
| 30.4.3
    Window
| Opens topic in window named in [StyleWindow] for HTML Help |
    X
|  | 18.8.3.1

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