Operation Manual

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USING DREAMWEAVER
Working with page code
Last updated 3/28/2012
You can also edit the Coding toolbar to display more buttons (such as Word Wrap, Hidden Characters, and Auto
Indent) or hide buttons that you don’t want to use. To do this, however, you must edit the XML file that generates the
toolbar. For more information, see Extending Dreamweaver.
Note: The option to view hidden characters, which is not a default button in the Coding toolbar, is available from the
View menu (View
> Code View Options > Hidden Characters).
More Help topics
“Verify tags and braces are balanced” on page 306
“Coding toolbar overview” on page 11
“Display toolbars” on page 20
Insert code with the Insert panel
1 Position the insertion point in the code.
2 Select an appropriate category in the Insert panel.
3 Click a button in the Insert panel or select an item from a pop-up menu in the Insert panel.
When you click an icon, the code may appear in your page immediately, or a dialog box may appear requesting more
information to complete the code.
To find out what each button does, position the pointer over it until a tooltip appears. The number and type of buttons
available in the Insert panel varies depending on the current document type. It also depends on whether you’re using
Code view or Design view.
Although the Insert panel provides a collection of frequently used tags, it is not comprehensive. To choose from a more
comprehensive selection of tags, use the Tag Chooser.
More Help topics
“Use the Insert panel” on page 195
Insert tags with the Tag Chooser
Use the Tag Chooser to insert in your page any tag in the Dreamweaver tag libraries (which include ColdFusion and
ASP.NET tag libraries).
1 Position the insertion point in the code, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and select Insert Tag.
The Tag Chooser appears. The left pane contains a list of supported tag libraries, and the right pane shows the
individual tags in the selected tag library folder.
2 Select a category of tags from the tag library, or expand the category and select a subcategory.
3 Select a tag from the right pane.
4 To view syntax and usage information for the tag in the Tag Chooser, click the Tag Info button. If available,
information about the tag appears.
5 To view the same information about the tag in the Reference panel, click the <?> icon. If available, information
about the tag appears.
6 To insert the selected tag into your code, click Insert.