Dreamweaver

View or set properties for multiple AP elements

When you select two or more AP elements, the Property inspector displays text properties and a subset of the full AP element properties, allowing you to modify several AP elements at once.

Select multiple AP elements

 Hold down Shift while selecting AP elements.

View and set properties for multiple AP elements

  1. Select multiple AP elements.
  2. In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), click the expander arrow in the lower-right corner, if it isn’t already expanded, to see all properties.
    Property inspector settings for multiple AP elements.

  3. Set any of the following properties for multiple AP elements:
    L and T (left and top)
    Specify the position of the AP elements’ upper-left corners relative to the upper-left corner of the page, or of the parent AP element if nested.

    W and H
    Specify the width and height of the AP elements.
    Note: If the content of any AP element exceeds the specified size, the bottom edge of the AP element (as it appears in the Design view in Dreamweaver) stretches to accommodate the content. (The bottom edge doesn’t stretch when the AP element appears in a browser, unless the Overflow property is set to Visible.)

    The default unit for position and size is pixels (px). You can instead specify the following units: pc (picas), pt (points), in (inches), mm (millimeters), cm (centimeters), or % (percentage of the parent AP element’s corresponding value). The abbreviations must follow the value without a space: for example, 3mm indicates 3 millimeters.

    Vis
    Specifies whether the AP elements are initially visible or not. Select from the following options:

    • Default does not specify a visibility property. When no visibility is specified, most browsers default to Inherit.

    • Inherit uses the visibility property of the AP elements’ parent.

    • Visible displays the AP elements’ contents, regardless of the parent’s value.

    • Hidden hides the AP element contents, regardless of the parent’s value.

      Use a scripting language, such as JavaScript, to control the visibility property and dynamically display AP element contents.

    Tag
    Specifies the HTML tag used to define the AP elements.

    Bg Image
    Specifies a background image for the AP elements.

    Click the folder icon to browse to and select an image file.

    Bg Color
    Specifies a background color for the AP elements. Leave this option blank to specify a transparent background.

  4. If you entered a value in a text box, press Tab or Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh) to apply the value.