om" class, like so: . You can use the "custom" class to override *any* CSS declarations contained in the style.css file. For example, if you wish to change the default link color to green, you would add the following declarations to this file: .custom a, .custom a:visited { color: #090; } <--- This makes links green .custom a:hover { color: #00f; } <--- This makes links blue when you mouse over them WHY THIS WORKS: By using the "custom" class, you are creating more specific CSS declarations for HTML elements. CSS styling is applied through rules of specificity, and because declarations prepended with .custom are more specific, they get applied when the page is rendered! More information about styling your Thesis installation using this file can be found in the User's Guide: http://diythemes.com/thesis/rtfm/customizing-thesis-with-customcss/ */ .custom .menu .current > a, .menu .current-cat > a{ background:url('images/menubackactive.jpg') repeat-x; border:none; } .custom .menu a:hover { background:url('images/menubackover.jpg') repeat-x; border:none; } .custom .menu .rss a, .menu .rss a:hover { padding-right: 16px; background: url('images/rss.jpg') 100% 50% no-repeat; border: none; } .custom #mc_menu_1{ background:url('images/menubackactivesmall.jpg'); height:34px; } .custom #mc_menu_1 li{ display:inline; } .custom #mc_menu_1 li a{ line-height:34px; font-size:11px; color:#FFF; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px; } .custom #mc_menu_1 li a:hover{ text-decoration:underline; } .custom #custom_box{ background:#fff; border:none; text-align:center; } /* Navigation Bar Search */ .custom ul.menu li.nav_right { float:right; height: auto; overflow:hidden; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform: uppercase; } .custom ul.menu li.search input { height:25px; width:200px; padding:4px 10px 0 10px; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000; font-size:14px; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform: uppercase; } .custom .text_input{ background:none; border:none; } .custom #s { float: right; background:none; background: url("images/bkg_search.png") 0 0 no-repeat; color: #000; padding: 6px 10px 6px 30px; width: 156px; margin-top:-35px; position:relative; z-index:600; margin-right:10px; border:none; } .custom #ser{ display:block; float:right; margin-top:-30px; position:relative; z-index:500; margin-right:220px; line-height:20px; } .custom #ser a{ color:#FFF; } .custom #footer{ background:#444544; color:#dbedf9; } .custom #footer p a, .custom #footer a{ color:#dbedf9 } .custom #header{ background:url('images/header.jpg') top center; height:150px; border:1px solid #ccc; } .custom .menu{ background:url('images/menuback.jpg') repeat-x; height:44px; border:none; } .custom .menu a{ background:url('images/menuback.jpg') repeat-x; border:none; height:30px; font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size:11px; color:#FFF; line-height:30px; } .custom #multimedia_box{ background:none; border:none; padding-left:55px; padding-right:55px; } .custom #custom_box{ background:none; border:none; border:1px solid #CCC; background:#FBDEBF; } #footer2{ text-align:left; width:1020px; margin:0 auto; background:#3d3c3c; border:1px solid #4d4e4d; font-size:16px; line-height:22px; padding:10px; } #footer2 ul li{ display:inline; } #footer2 ul li a{ display:inline-block; text-decoration:none; width:200px; color:#dbedf9; border:none; } table.footer3{ width:1000px; margin:0 auto; border:none; } td.fotcom{ padding-top:10px; } td.fotcom a{ font-size:11px; line-height:16px; text-decoration:none; padding-top:10px; } td.fotcom li{ padding-top:5px; list-style:none; } td.fotcom h4{ padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; } li.widget h3{ background:#444544; color:#FFF; padding:3px; padding-left:5px; } #sidebar_1 li.widget{ background:#fffbcc; border:1px solid #e6db55; padding-bottom:10px; } .fottitle{ width:1000px; margin:0 auto; color:#dbedf9; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:22px; font-weight:900; text-align:left; } .fottitle span{ font-size:15px; color:#23a2d7; } #comments input{ border:1px solid #333; }