Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4 Bible

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Accessing the Code Directly

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You can view the attributes in one of two ways: by category or alphabetically. Two buttons at the top

of the panel control the view; click the one on the left to see a breakdown of attributes by categories

(General, Browser Specific, CSS/Accessibility, Language, and Uncategorized). The A-to-Z button on

the right lists the attributes alphabetically.

Attributes that Dreamweaver is unaware of can be added by entering them into the last row

of the Tag inspector. To remove an existing attribute, select it and press Backspace (Delete).

Rapid Tag Modification

with the Quick Tag Editor

I tend to build Web pages in two phases. Generally, I first lay out my text and images to create the

overall design, and then I add details and make alterations to get the page just right. The second

phase of Web page design often requires that I make a small adjustment to the HTML code, typically

through the Property inspector, but occasionally I need to go right to the source—the code.

Dreamweaver offers a feature for making minor, but essential alterations to the code: the Quick Tag

Editor. The Quick Tag Editor is a small pop-up window that appears in the Document window and

enables you to edit an existing tag, add a new tag, or wrap the current selection in a tag. One other

feature makes the Quick Tag Editor even quicker to use: A handy list of tags or attributes cuts dow ...