Using the Tag Chooser


If you're beginning to think that there are a lot of different ways to insert elements into a Dreamweaver page, you'd be rightexcept that you haven't even seen many of them yet. Here's a tool you might not have run across yetDreamweaver's Tag Chooser.

To use the Tag Chooser to insert tags:

1.
With your page in Code view, put the cursor into the section of the document that you want to add to or edit.

2.
Right-click, and a pop-up menu of the available options appears. Choose Insert Tag (Figure 15.19). The Tag Chooser dialog appears ( Figure 15.20 ).

Figure 15.20. The Tag Chooser lets you insert tags.


3.
Click any of the icons or tag categories on the left side, and the matching tags will appear on the right.

4.
Select one of the tags on the right, and click Insert. If the tag you chose contains angle brackets ( < or > ), it will be inserted into the page. Otherwise, a Tag Editor dialog appears, allowing you to enter the required information. For more about the Tag Editor dialog, see "Using the Tag Editor" earlier in this chapter.

5.
When you are done with the Tag Chooser dialog, click Close.

To use the Tag Chooser to get tag information:

1.
With the Tag Chooser open (Figure 15.20), select a tag on the right side.

2.
Click the Tag Info button that's just above the Help button on the bottom left. The Tag Info reference area appears, along with useful information about the tag you selected ( Figure 15.21 ).

Figure 15.21. Select a tag, click the Tag Info button, and Dreamweaver displays a reference guide to that tag.


or

Click the <?> button directly to the right of the Tag Info button. The same information appears, but in the Code Reference panel. For more information about the Code Reference panel, see "Using the Code Reference" later in this chapter.

Tips

  • If you're wondering where this option came from, it's one of the many options that was brought over from Macromedia HomeSite.

  • You can also open the Tag Chooser by clicking on the right-most icon on the Insert Bar when you're in the Common category. If you do this when you're in Design view, Dreamweaver automatically switches you to Split view.





Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 for Windows & Macintosh Visual QuickStart Guide
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 for Windows & Macintosh
ISBN: 0321350278
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 239

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