Use the Property inspector (PI) to display or edit properties of the currently selected element. There are several ways to open the Property inspector (if it is already open , most of the gestures close it): -
Select Window Properties or Modify Selection Properties. -
Press Ctrl+F3 (Windows) or Cmd+F3 (Macintosh). -
Double-click on an HTML element (this gesture does not open the Property inspector for some element types, such as text, and opens the file selection dialog box for other element types, such as images). -
Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Macintosh) and choose Properties from the contextual pop-up menu. Figure 1-5 shows the Property inspector's appearance when a text object within a table is selected. The upper half of the Property inspector is the same for all text objects, but the lower half may differ . You can show or hide the lower half of the Property inspector using the Expand/Contract button indicated in Figure 1-5, or simply by double-clicking an unoccupied area within the Property inspector. Table 1-3 lists the properties that are most commonly needed and available from the Property inspector at almost all times (and are also available via menu choices). | To create a hyperlink, highlight an item, such as a piece of text, in the Document window and specify the destination document in the Link field of the Property inspector. You can drag-and-drop a file into the Link field or select a file using the Browse icon in the Property inspector. | | Figure 1-5. The Property inspector We'll cover properties that modify images, layers , tables, and frames in later chapters. See Chapter 7 for coverage of the Quick Tag Editor (QTE), which is accessible from the Property inspector. Table 1-3. Property inspector options Menu option | Windows | Macintosh | Description | Window Properties | Ctrl+F3 | Cmd+F3 | Opens or closes the Property inspector | Help Using Dreamweaver | F1 | F1 | Provides context-sensitive help | Text Paragraph Format | Ctrl+Shift+P | Cmd+Shift+P | Sets paragraph formatting | Text Font | Alt-T, N | N/A | Selects font, reverts to default font, or adds a new font to the menu | Text Style | Alt-T, S | N/A | Selects bold, italic, emphasis, or code style | Text Color | Alt-T, R | N/A | Opens the Color dialog box to set text color | Text Style Bold | Ctrl+B | Cmd+B | Bolds selected text | Text Style Italic | Ctrl+I | Cmd+I | Italicizes selected text | Text Align Left | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L | Cmd+Opt+Shift+L | Left-aligns text | Text Align Center | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C | Cmd+Opt+Shift+C | Centers text | Text Align Right | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R | Cmd+Opt+Shift+R | Right-aligns text | Text List Unordered List | Alt-T, I, U | N/A | Formats text as bulleted list | Text List Ordered List | Alt-T, I, O | N/A | Formats text as numbered list | Text Outdent | Ctrl+Alt+[ | Cmd+Opt+[ | Removes any existing indentation | Text Indent | Ctrl+Alt+] | Cmd+Opt+] | Indents text | Modify Quick Tag Editor | Ctrl+T | Cmd+T | Edits tag for current element | Modify Make Link | Ctrl+L | Cmd+L | Creates a hyperlink | Modify Link Target | Alt-M, G | N/A | Changes a link's target. Specify target frame name , or _blank, _parent, _self, or _top | |