Absolute comes with ready-made template styles for your use. Change fonts, colors, and buttons with a few clicks.

Paragraph/Graphic Styles

You can customize and update Absolute’s predefined paragraph and graphic styles to apply to the entire template.

Click here to learn how to customize Paragraph Styles.

Click here to learn how to customize Graphic Styles.

Click here if your Paragraph/Graphic style isn’t working.

Swatches

Customizing the predefined colors for your site can be easily done using the Swatches Panel.

Step One

Open the Swatches Panel.

Step Two

Right-click on the swatch you want to change and select Swatch Options...

Step Three

Input the color you would like to use.

Step Four

Click OK and the color will be updated throughout the template.

Buttons

State Buttons

State buttons are used throughout the Absolute template. They are used to combine different objects to create a unified hover effect on the text and image.

Step One

Go to the Widgets Library > Buttons > State Button. Drag the state button onto the page.

Step Two

Right-click on the state button and select Clear All Styling. Repeat this and select Clear Widget Contents. Now it’s ready for full customization.

Step Three

Adjust the size of your state button as desired and drag and drop any text, images, or objects that you want to include in the state button.

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Rollover Effects

To customize the rollover effects, select the state button, go to the upper left and select State Button: Normal. Now you can select the state that you want to customize. You can do some of the following:

Change the opacity of individual objects

Change the font color, size, or spacing

Enable a fade transition

Here’s a great video (5 minutes) by Adobe Muse that shows how to use State Buttons with rollover effects.

Forms

Forms are now responsive within Muse. To make sure your forms are appearing properly for every device, double check the pinning and placement of each field and button. Absolute has pre-designed and sized form areas for your use.

Customizing the Contact Form

Select the form group.
Click the blue arrow to open the forms’ options panel.
Customize the form options.
Use the Fill and Stroke panel to customize the colors of your form.

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Styling Form States

You can customize the following states of your forms:

Empty- the Normal state of your form when empty.

Non-Empty- the Normal state of your form when filled in.

Rollover- the state of your form when being hovered over.

Focus- the state of your form when selected.

Error- the state of your form when something has gone wrong.

Select the form field and the state you’d like to change in the States Panel and customize each field’s state using the Fill and Stroke panel.