Operation Manual

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USING DREAMWEAVER
Working with page code
Last updated 3/28/2012
Similarly, to see a hints menu listing valid tag names, pause briefly while entering or editing a tag name in the Quick
Tag Editor.
Note: The Quick Tag Editor code hints preferences are controlled by the normal code hints preferences. For more
information, see
“Set code hints preferences” on page 289.
More Help topics
“Quick Tag Editor overview” on page 312
Use a hints menu
1 Do one of the following:
• Begin to type a tag or attribute name. The selection in the Code Hints menu jumps to the first item that starts with
the letters you typed.
• Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to select an item.
• Use the scroll bar to find an item.
2 Press Enter to insert the selected item, or double-click an item to insert it.
3 To close the hints menu without inserting an item, press Escape or continue typing.
Disable the hints menu or change the delay before it appears
1 Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Preferences (Macintosh) and select Code Hints.
The Code Hints Preferences dialog box appears.
2 To disable the hints menu, deselect the Enable Code Hints option.
3 To change the delay before the menu appears, adjust the Delay slider, and click OK.
Edit code with the tag selector
You can use the tag selector to select, edit, or remove tags without leaving Design view. The tag selector is located in
the status bar at the bottom of the Document window and shows a series of tags, as follows:
Edit or delete a tag
1 Click in the document.
The tags that apply at the insertion point appear in the tag selector.
2 Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) a tag in the tag selector.
3 To edit a tag, select Edit Tag from the menu. Make your changes in the Quick Tag Editor. For more information,
see
“Edit code with the Quick Tag Editor” on page 312.
4 To delete a tag, select Remove Tag from the menu.
Select an object corresponding to a tag
1 Click in the document.
The tags that apply at the insertion point appear in the tag selector.
2 Click a tag in the tag selector.