Datasheet

Customizing the interface
The docking panels, palettes, and bars in Dreamweaver provide easy access
to most of the program’s features, and you can drag these elements around
the screen. You can also close any panels on the right by clicking the tiny
Options icon in the top right of each panel and choosing Close Panel from the
drop-down list. (The Options icon looks like three bullet points with lines
next to them and a little arrow underneath, and it’s really, really small.) You
can also close all the panels at once by choosing Window➪Hide Panels (or by
clicking the arrow in the middle of the row of panels). If you want to open a
panel, select it from the Window menu. For example, to open the CSS Styles
panel, choose Window➪CSS Styles.
The Insert bar
The Insert bar, located at the top of the screen, includes seven subcategories,
each with a different set of icons representing common features. Click the
small arrow to the right of the name to access the drop-down list and
switch from the buttons of one subcategory to the buttons for another.
The options are
 Common bar: Displays icons for many of the most common features,
including links, tables, and images.
 Layout bar: Displays div, table, and frame options essential for creating
page layouts.
 Forms bar: Features the most common form elements, such as radio
buttons and boxes.
 Data bar: Displays options for building dynamic Web pages powered by
database material.
 Spry bar: Features a collection of widgets that combines HTML, CSS,
and JavaScript to create interactive page elements.
 Text bar: Displays common text-formatting features, including para-
graphs, breaks, and lists.
 Favorites bar: Enables you to right-click (Windows) or Control+click
(Mac) to add any of the icons from any of the other Insert bar options to
create your own collection of favorite features.
At the end of the drop-down list is Show as Tabs option, which enables you to
display the names of the Insert bars as tabs across the top of the screen, as
shown in Figure 1-9.
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