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Hi,
I worked with CFv4 and CFv5 since years and managed to get things work with hardly understanding code languages.
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Now I purchased a full version of v& and find myself helpless in front of the screen: What is a "block"? What is its purpose? What makes its difference from a "form"?
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v6 seems very different from the older versions and I am missing a documentation explaining from the scratch how to work with it. Although I read all the detail FAQs for v6 including the one about migrating v5 to v6, I am not understanding how to start my work with it. Eg. the "include css" in v5 had two fields, one for code itself, the other for including a css file - in v6 it's only one field left for coding. The FAQ explains how to include JS files but not how to include css files. Do I have to use the forum for any single detail question? Please provide a basic instruction.
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Thx, Herbert

https://www.chronoengine.com/chronoforms/download and select "Manual" under "File"
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It's a little out of date though, but gives you an idea still.
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There are also demo forms - click "New" and it'll be right there as an option.
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And yes maybe the CSS block SHOULD include the ability to load an external CSS file. Until then you can just do

<linkrel="stylesheet"href="styles.css">

in HTML, or better use PHP (under the "events" tab, in your load event) and do

JFactory::getDocument()->addStyleSheet("www.mystylesheeturl.com");

Thank you so much, that's exactly what I needed.