how add formatting to a video object added using a shortcode

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    alienheartbeat · Member ·

    How do I add borders and a margin around a videopress video added with shortcodes?
    (I have the videopress upgrade)

    I can see how to change the width / height of an embedded video:
    [wpvideo 6nd4Jsq7 w=640 h=350]

    I know how to add borders and margins to images by inserting
    style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:48px;border:3px solid black;"

    but I can’t see how to do this with a videopress video.

    Anyone know how to add formatting to an object added using a shortcode?

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    justpi · Member ·

    You can enclose the shortcode in a div with appropriate style properties and values. But since you have the Custom Design upgrade, it’s better to change the styling in the CSS editor.

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    alienheartbeat · Member ·

    Thanks very much. Hadn’t used div tags before but they worked fine. Didn’t try the css editor as that is a step for which I am not quite ready.

    Marking as solved.

    (note: the adding of borders did not work as expected, but I don’t think that was the fault of the div tags. So will make that a separate topic.)

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    justpi · Member ·

    You’re welcome.
    You can link to the post or page in question, describe exactly how you’d like the borders to look like, and I can show you how to do it, both in the Text editor and the CSS editor.

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    alienheartbeat · Member ·

    I had to test a bit to understand the problem I mention, but I have now described it here:

    https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unexpected-embedded-video-margins

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