Keep in mind that you might need to make image and URL links absolute rather than relative, depending on whether or not they're located on the same server as your QuickPlace.

How to customize the style sheet for the QuickPlace
The style sheet of a QuickPlace controls much of what you see, from how all of the fonts are displayed to what color the action buttons are and more. By modifying the style sheet, you can dramatically change the look and feel of your QuickPlace and even have it match whatever site you want (such as your corporate Web site). Here are step-by-step instructions on how to do this.

First, click on the Customize link on the menu, go to Custom Themes, and then select the theme that you created.

Deselect the Generate checkbox below the style sheet since you're going to make modifications and don't want them to be overwritten.

Double-click on the style sheet file icon. If you already have an editor associated with style sheets, the style sheet will open in that editor. Otherwise, you'll be asked to choose a program to open it up with. My suggestion is to use WordPad since it displays style sheets much nicer than Notepad does. I've also started using TopStyle Pro 2.0 to edit style sheets and have found it to be quite useful as well. You can get more information about it at http://www.bradsoft.com/topstyle.

Modify the style sheet as you wish. You can view a sample style sheet that I have modified on my Web site at http://DanVelasco.com.

Save the file back to the QuickPlace by closing the editor and choosing yes when prompted to save. Click on the Next link, and your changes will be made to the QuickPlace.

How to hide the Calendar and Tasks links
You can hide the Calendar and Tasks links by going to Customize, choosing Basics, and then clicking the Change Basics action button in the upper-right to view the page shown in Figure C. Go to the "Show/Hide" section and deselect both Calendar and Tasks and click Next.

FIGURE C


The Basics page, as its name implies, gives you the ability to control many basic settings. Roll over picture for a larger image.

How to hide the Discussion and Library links
The Discussion and Library menu links actually go to folders, so you can remove them by deleting the folders. Click on the links and then choose the Folder action option. Choose the Delete Folder option and then click Next. Any pages that were in here will be relocated to the Index.

How to hide the Index link
To hide the Index link, open the template form you created for your new QuickPlace theme and search for "name=TOC". You'll see code like that listed below. Modify it to add the "replaceString={Index= }" code, as shown below.