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Styling CSS Elements in a pre-made Form

I asked this question yesterday, but I don't think I phrased it correctly.

I have a form at http://azwm.com/arizona-mortgage-application/

VERY IMPORTANT: I do not have access to the form code or the HTML. All I can do is manipulate the style sheet. In order to manipulate the style sheet, I need to "view source" to try and figure out which element I should target.

I am trying to position the progress bar flush against the top of the form. I think I should / can move it around using this:

body #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body .gfield_html .gfield_no_follows_desc
      {
      padding-top:0px;
      margin-top:-10px !important;
      position:relative;
      top:0px;
      left:0px;
      }

However, I can't make it flush against the top of the form. Or at least, I can't figure it out.

Also, I want to position the CONTINUE button. I think I should be doing something like this:

body #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body .gform_footer .gform_next_button_3

      {
            position:relative;
            left:50px;
            padding-left:50px;
}

But that doesn't do anything at all.

I will post all of the code here. I am sorry that it is so messy. I'll fix it later, when I learn what the heck I am doing.

Thank you in advance!

*----------- STYLING FOR LONG MORTGAGE APP BEGINS HERE ----------------*/

 
/*---------background and container of the form---------*/

body #gform_wrapper_3 

	{	
	padding-top:0px !important;
	padding-right:0px;
	padding-bottom:0px;
	background-color: gray;
	border-radius:1.6em;
	position: relative;
	left:5px;
	top:-5px;
	}

body #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body 

	{
	border:1px solid red; 
	background-color:#ccc;
	position: relative; 
	width: 620px; 
	left:0px;
	border-radius:1.6em;

	}

	

/*----- position progress bar (a.k.a. HTML field) -------*/

body  #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body .gfield_html .gfield_no_follows_desc
    	{ 
	padding-top:0px;
	margin-top:-10px !important; 
	position:relative;
	top:0px;
	left:0px;  	
    	}


/*------------ continue button ------------*/

body #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body .gform_footer .gform_next_button_3

	{	
		position:relative; 		
		left:50px; 
		padding-left:50px;
         }


/*------------------standard field label---------------*/

body #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body .gform_fields .gfield .gfield_label 

	{
	padding-left:50px;	
	color:#476977;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-family: helvetica, arial;
	font-weight: bold;
	position:relative;
	}




/*-----------drop down menus---------------------*/

body #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body .gform_fields .gfield select 
	{	

	border:1px;
	font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial;
	color: #17454d;	
	font-size: 12px;
	position:relative;
	left:50px;
	width:200px;
	
	}
			



/*------------------text fields--------*/

body #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body .gform_fields .gfield input[type=text] 

	{	
	padding-left:50px;
	border:2px solid #476977;
	width:200px;
	font: 12px Trebuchet MS, verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
	/*--------margin-right: relative-------*/
	position: right top;		
	}


/*-----------------Radio List Items------------*/

body #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body .gform_fields .gfield .gfield_radio li 

	{
	position:relative;
	left:50px;
	font-size:14px;
	color:#476977; 
	font-family:verdana, sans-serif;

	}

/*----------------Radio Buttons---------------*/

body #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body .gform_fields .gfield .gfield_radio 

	{
	color:white;
	position:relative;
	left:50px;
	}


/*--------- description for input fields --------------*/

body #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body .gform_fields .gfield .gfield_description {
position:relative;
	left:50px;

}





/*---------------previous Buttons---------------*/

body #gform_wrapper_3 .gform_body .gform_page_footer .gform_previous_button {display:none; }

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SSupreme

Could you please sketch so we can see how do you want it to look?

mikegeorge2

ASKER

I just want the button that says "continue" to be lined up with the form labels and input boxes.

So... I want the continue button (which is an image) to be styled 50px from the left.

And I want the progress bar to stay right where it's at, from the left, but moved up about 10 pixels so that it is flush with the top of the form.

Thanks!

Jason C. Levine

I think it might be over-defining the CSS declaration and that's why it doesn't work as you expected. Try adding a simpler declaration:

.gform_image_button {
margin-left: 50px;
}

mikegeorge2

ASKER

That wasn't it Jason1178. Thank you for trying. It didn't do anything though.

SSupreme

Create this rule for "continue":
#gform_next_button_3_47 {
margin-left: 40px;
}

and remove this one:
.gform_wrapper .gfield_html.gfield_no_follows_desc {
margin-top: 10px;
}
from: forms.....RC3.10 (line 339)

mikegeorge2

ASKER

Thank you! That fixed the continue button, which is great...

http://azwm.com/arizona-mortgage-application/

But I still can't get the "progress bar" or "steps" to be flush against the top of the form. That hasn't moved. I need to specifically style the progress bar. It will be something like:

#gform ??? field_3_50

I am so confused!

Thank you again.

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mikegeorge2

ASKER

Thank you!

mikegeorge2

ASKER

I very much appreciate it.