Modifying Academic Stylesheets Video

This video explains how to modify academic reporting stylesheets in TASS.web Student Admin > Academic Reporting, showing how stylesheets control the appearance of student academic reports and allow schools to customise layouts using Customisable Style Sheets (CSS)without programming assistance. It walks through using online help resources, reviewing a sample academic report and its corresponding stylesheet, identifying report elements, and editing stylesheet properties such as positioning, fonts and borders. The presenter demonstrates copying the standard stylesheet, making changes using simple text editors, and testing updates by regenerating sample reports, reinforcing a practical, repeatable process for refining the look and feel of academic reports.

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00:03 – What stylesheets are and their role in academic reporting
00:59 – Types of academic reports controlled by stylesheets
01:20 – Using online help and sample reports
02:29 – Understanding report elements and reference numbers
03:14 – Exploring the sample stylesheet and editable properties
03:50 – Recommended process for modifying a stylesheet
05:53 – Locating and copying the standard stylesheet
07:27 – Generating a sample report using the default stylesheet
09:14 – Identifying layout changes to make
10:19 – Editing stylesheet elements in a text editor
12:50 – Removing borders and adjusting layout
14:01 – Regenerating reports with the modified stylesheet
15:45 – Reviewing results and best‑practice tips

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