In your Squarespace menu, go to Design, then all the way at the bottom choose Custom CSS. To make sure that you grabbed the right code, try inserting the following into your CSS editor making sure to replace my #block-yui with the one you just copied: #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1552742258023_6130 { background-color: #f0f0f0;} The background for our entire block should now turn grey. If that is the case for you, we’re ready to move on!
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What can I change with CSS in Squarespace?
While you can change many elements of your site with CSS, Squarespace says explicitly, "You should only use CSS to change fonts, colors, and backgrounds. Other CSS changes could potentially harm your site."
Does Squarespace allow custom code?
Squarespace does not consider custom code when they update their platform. So, if they change a CSS class in their design and it breaks your code, well, you have to fix it yourself. Custom CSS has a 128,000-character limit.
How do I add a menu block to a page?
To add a menu block: Edit a page or post, click an insert point, and click Menufrom the menu. For help, visit Adding content with blocks. Edit the text in the Contenttab to create your menus, menu sections, and menu items.
How do I style the text areas in the menu block?
How you style these depends on which version of Squarespace your site is on. Version 7.1 Version 7.0 You can set specific fonts and colors for each text area in the menu block: To set the fonts, use the menu block tweaks in Assign Styles
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How to add a menu block in Word?
Add a Menu Block. To add a Menu Block: Edit a page or post, click an insert point, and click Menu from the menu. For help, visit Adding content with blocks. Edit the text in the Menu tab to create your menus, menu sections, and menu items. Use the Design tab to customize the menu design.
What is the formatting help tab?
Formatting help (computer only) The Formatting Help tab has examples of formatted menus, sections, and menu items. Tip: If you don't like the formatting of the menu navigation and sections, you can use Menu Blocks to just add menu items, then add headers with Text Blocks.
Is the menu block aligned?
Menu items aren't aligned. Menu Block alignment depends on many factors: whether there are descriptions, title and description text length, the number of items, and more. Since browsers attempt to create equal columns of content, the text will flow top to bottom, left to right.