Quick Start Guide

32 Dreamweaver Basics

View Options allows you to set options for Code view and Design view,

including which view should appear above the other. Options in the menu

are for the current view: Design view, Code view, or both.

Visual Aids lets you use different visual aids to design your pages.

For more information about using the Document toolbar, see Chapter 1,

“Exploring the Workspace” in Using Dreamweaver.

The status bar

The status bar at the bottom of the Document window provides additional

information about the document you are creating.

The tag selector shows the hierarchy of tags surrounding the current

selection. Click any tag in the hierarchy to select that tag and all its

contents. Click

<body> to select the entire body of the document. To set

the

class or id attributes for a tag in the tag selector, right-click

(Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the tag and select a class or ID

from the context menu. The tag selector is the preferable method for

selecting tags because it ensures that you are always selecting the tag with

accuracy.

The Hand tool lets you click the document and drag it in the Document

window. Click the Select tool to disable the Hand tool.

The Zoom tool and Set Magnification pop-up menu let you set a

magnification level for your document. For more information, see

“Zooming in and out” in Using Dreamweaver.

Document size and

estimated download time

Tag selector

Window Size pop-up menu

Set magnification

Zoom tool

Hand tool

Select tool