How to apply style to multiple links?

Question

I'm a newbie here, so maybe this is a simplistic question.  I am having trouble applying a color style to multiple links on a webpage at the same time.  I have a page setup with a layout similar to the Drudge Report, which posts href links separated by horizontal rule lines.  I want to apply a color style to these links, but I'm finding I have to select each link individually in design mode to apply the style.  When I select multiple links in design mode, the color doesn't apply to the text.  It's time consuming to select each link individually.  I can do this easily in Microsoft Visual Web.  How can I do it in Dreamweaver?

Answer 1

The best way is to put all related links into a division. 
Let's say you want to have red links in your #header and white links in your #footer which has a black background.
CSS, set up two sets of link styles:
#header a {text-decoration:none}
#header a:link {color:red}     /**unvisited**/
#header a:visited {color:gray} /**visited**/
#header a:hover,               /**on mouse over**/
#header a:active,              /**on click**/
#header a:focus                /**on tab key**/
    {text-decoration:underline}
#footer {background: #000;}
#footer a {text-decoration:none}
#footer a:link {color:white}
#footer a:visited {color:yellow}
#footer a:hover,
#footer a:active,
#footer a:focus 
    {text-decoration:underline}
HTML:
<div id="header">
<a href="some-link.html">Link in the header</a> |
<a href="some-link.html">Link in the header</a> |
<a href="some-link.html">Link in the header</a> |
</div>
<div  id="footer">
<a href="some-link.html">Footer link</a> |
<a href="some-link.html">Footer link</a> |
<a href="some-link.html">Footer link</a> |
</div>
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