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Chapter 1: The Many Ways to Design a Web Page
The Insert panel
The Insert panel, located at the top of the panel section, includes seven sub-
categories, 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 Insert panel: Displays icons for many of the most common fea-
tures, including links, tables, and images.
 Layout Insert panel: Displays div, table, and frame options essential for
creating page layouts.
 Forms Insert panel: Features the most common form elements, such as
radio buttons and boxes.
 Data Insert panel: Displays options for building dynamic Web pages
powered by database material.
 Spry Insert panel: Features a collection of widgets that combines HTML,
CSS, and JavaScript to create interactive page elements, such as drop-
down lists and collapsible panels.
 InContext Editing Insert panel: Displays features that are handy for cre-
ating Repeating and Editable Regions, as well as managing CSS classes,
when working with dynamic content.
 Text Insert panel: Displays common text-formatting features, including
paragraphs, breaks, and lists.
 Favorites Insert panel: 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 are the two options that control the display
of the list of options in the Insert panels. Color Icons restores the color to
the icons. Hide Labels/Show Labels enables you to display the names of the
Insert panel features next to each icon, or to remove the names.
The Property inspector
The Property inspector is docked at the bottom of the workspace in
Dreamweaver. If you prefer, you can click the gray bar at the top of the
inspector and drag it to detach it so that it floats in the workspace. You
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