Redefining the Heading 3 <h3> Tag

Text formatted with the <h3> tag by default looks like Figure 15.4. You can redefine HTML tags with CSS styles. Redefined HTML tags do not appear in the styles list in the CSS Styles panel. You apply the HTML tags as you normally would. For instance, you apply the <h3> tag by selecting Heading 3 from the format drop-down menu in the Property inspector. After you redefine the <h3> tag, any text with that tag will immediately appear with the new style formatting.

Figure 15.4. The Heading 3 format's default appearance is bold with size 6 text and is left justified. You can redefine the appearance with CSS styles.

Type some text in the Dreamweaver Document window and apply Heading 3, the <h3> tag, to it. Do this ...

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