Styles set here apply to links.   For the following formats, you can specify  the  style of the link text (Normal Text) and the  style of the link text when the mouse pointer hovers over it (Hover Text):
    
      
        - Standard
        — Default format  applied to  links
- Simple
- Strong
You can also create custom link formats.
      
        A preview of the currently selected format displays to the right. To preview all Link formats, click
        Preview All.
      
      
        You can also preview formats by selecting
      Actions > Launch
      in the toolbar and then choosing one of the following preview options:
        Run Process,
        Open Portal,
        Harness Preview,
        UI Gallery Preview,
        Skin Preview.
      
      
        
        Use the same formatting
      
      
            
              | Use the same formatting for Normal and Hover Text | Applies the same settings to normal and hover text styles. Hover text styles apply when the user hovers the mouse pointer over a link. Clear this check box if you want define different styles for normal and hover. Additional fields appear. | 
          
        
        Normal Text
      
      Specify the  style of the link text.
      
            
              | Use mixin | 
   
    Mixin overridesClick Add mixin override to override a style that is set by the
     mixin:
     
      
       FontSelect the font family. The font family defaults to (use overall), which
        is the font that you specified in the Overall Font field at the top
        of the Mixins tab.Font SizeSelect the font size in pixels (px), points (pts),em(the current font size), or percentage (%).ColorEnter a hexadecimal value (such as #3d3d3d), or click the box next to
        the field to choose a color.Font WeightSelect a font weight from the list.Text DecorationSelect a text decoration option from the list. For example:
         Underline. A blank selection indicates that no additional attributes
        are applied.Transform TextSelect a text transformation option from the list. Ffor example:
         Lowercase. A blank selection indicates that no additional attributes
        are applied.Additional stylesYou can apply additional styles, specific to styling the text for this
     element, by specifying a CSS attribute and value. You must specify a CSS attribute that is
     related to text styles. Click Add additional styles to define another
     CSS attribute-value pair. | 
            
              | Specify styles | Select this check box to define a custom text format: 
   
    FontSelect the font family. The font family defaults to  (use overall) , which
     is the font that you specified in the Overall Font field at the top of the  Mixins
      tab.Font SizeSelect the font size in pixels (px), points (pts),em(the current font size), or percentage (%).ColorEnter a hexadecimal value (such as #3d3d3d), or click the box next to the
     field to choose a color.Font WeightSelect a font weight from the list.Text DecorationSelect a text decoration option from the list, for example,
     Underline. The blank selection is the default selection for backward
     compatibility and indicates that no additional attributes are applied.Transform TextSelect a text transformation option from the list, for example,
      Lowercase. The blank selection is the default selection for backward
     compatibility and indicates that no additional attributes are applied. 
   Additional styles — Apply additional styles, specific to styling the text for this element,
    by specifying a CSS attribute and value. You must specify a CSS attribute that is related to
    text styles. Click  Add additional styles  to define another CSS
    attribute-value pair. | 
          
        
        Link states
      
      
        Use the options in this section to style the control based on its state. You can style the control differently when it is in one of the following states:
        
          - 
            :hover
            – State of the control when a user points to the control or rests the pointer on the control.
          
- 
            :focus
            – State of the control when the field is in focus, for example, the state of a text field when it is ready to accept inputs.
          
- 
            :active
            – State of the control when the field is ready to be activated, for example, when a user has clicked the control but has not yet released the mouse button.
          
        You can apply different styles for different states by using one of the following styles. To use the same style for all states, select the
        
Use same styles for hover, focus and active
        check box.
        
          - 
            Auto
            – Select this option to apply auto-generated styles for the control in this state. These styles are generated based on the applied control format and the mixins defined within the format.
          
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            Default
            – Select this option to apply the default browser styles for the states instead of generating the styles based on a skin or defined CSS in the application.
          
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            Custom
            – Select this option to define your own styles for the element in this state.
          
        You can delete styles that you create; click the
        Delete
        icon.
      
      
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