To apply a new button style format with a gray background and crimson font to a submit button, what is needed?

To apply a new button style format with specific attributes, the ideal course of action involves configuring the submit button within the section rule to utilize the new format. This process ensures that the button adopts the required style, such as the gray background and crimson font specified.

When you configure the button directly in the section rule, you can choose the specific format style intended for that button. This configuration is crucial, as it directly impacts the button's appearance and behavior within that particular context.

Other methods, such as updating a CSS file or dragging a format onto the section, may not work as effectively for applying the desired style. Updating the CSS file is a broader approach that affects all instances where that CSS is applied, which may not be relevant if only one submit button is being customized. Dragging the format would typically be part of a broader design strategy rather than a direct application, possibly lacking the precision needed for that individual button's requirements. Associating the format on the skin's components tab would be more about overall styling rather than targeting a specific instance like the submit button in this context.

Ultimately, configuring the submit button within its section rule provides the most direct, effective means of ensuring it displays with the new style format as intended.