Menu – CSS Classes (optional)

link to your site?

this is theme specific.

https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_link.asp

I have put my own Menu into WordPress 3.1.2 and under a Menu Item there is a CSS Classes (optional) where I placed a:hover {color:#FF00FF;} -but- when I save the Menu Item it changes the codes to ahover colorFF00FF Whatever, the hover does not change the color. My site is using the default Twenty Ten 1.2 template, although I am thinking about going to the Suffusion Template. The site address is thecountyjail.com Thanks for your help.
Paul

open your stylesheet (style.css) from the Appearance –> editor.

Line 429:

#access li:hover > a, #access ul ul *:hover > a {
    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #333333;
    color: #FFFFFF;
}

Change the #333333 to whatever you want.

Phil

NOW – that’s exactly what I needed.
Thanks,
Paul
(learning – very slowly) ?? ?? ??

Another dumb css question.
I am now trying to work on a Suffusion Theme site that has css:
#nav ul {
list-style: none;
list-style-type:none;
display: block;
margin: 0 0 -1px 0;
padding: 0;
float: left;
vertical-align: bottom;
}

#nav ul li {
margin: 0 4px 0 0;
padding: 0;
float: left;
border: 1px solid #009000;
}
#nav.continuous ul, #nav-top.continuous ul {
margin-left: 10px;
}
#nav.continuous ul ul, #nav-top.continuous ul ul {
margin-left: 0;
}
#nav.continuous ul li {
margin: 0;
border: none;
}

#nav ul li a {
padding: 8px 8px 5px 8px;
text-decoration: none;
color: #222;
display: inline-block;
}

#nav ul ul li,
#nav ul ul li a {
z-index: 100;
}

#nav .current_page_item a,
#nav .current_page_item a:hover,
#nav li a:active {
text-decoration: none;
}

/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
#nav li {
float:left;
position:relative;
z-index: 1;
}

#nav li a:hover,
#nav li:hover,
#nav li.sfHover {
z-index: 100;

I have changed the #nav li a:hover, about ### times and I guess I just don’t have a grasp on css. How can I get the Hover to show the background color of 0051d0 and preferably Bold.
Thanks again for your help,
Paul

Also the Menu has something called
CSS Classes (optional)
and when I put in background yellow color black
-or I also tried background-color Blue
-but- they don’t do anything to the Menu Button
Any (Help / Suggestions) would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul