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In the Layout category of the Insert bar, click the Draw AP Div button
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In the Document window's Design view, drag to draw an AP Div inside an existing AP Div.
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If Nesting is disabled in AP Elements preferences, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Macintosh) to nest an AP
Div inside an existing AP Div.
Nested AP Divs may appear differently in different browsers. When you create nested AP Divs, check their
appearance in various browsers frequently during the design process.
Insert a nested AP Div
1 Make sure Prevent overlaps is deselected.
Place the insertion point inside an existing AP Div in the Document window's Design view, then select Insert >
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Layout Objects > AP Div.
Nest an existing AP element inside another using the AP Elements panel
Select Window > AP Elements to open the AP Elements panel.
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2 Select an AP element in the AP Elements panel, then Control-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Macintosh)
the AP element to the target AP element in the AP Elements panel.
Release the mouse button when the name of the target AP element is highlighted.
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Nest AP Divs automatically when you draw an AP Div inside another AP Div
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Select the Nesting option in the AP Elements preferences.
View or set AP element preferences
Use the AP Elements category in the Preferences dialog box to specify the default settings for new AP elements you
create.
1 Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Preferences (Macintosh).
Select AP elements from the Category list on the left and specify any of the following preferences, and then click OK.
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Determines whether AP elements are visible by default. The options are default, inherit, visible, and
Visibility
hidden.
Specify a default width and height (in pixels) for AP elements you create using Insert > Layout
Width and Height
Objects > AP Div.
Specifies a default background color. Select a color from the color picker.
Background Color
Specifies a default background image. Click Browse to locate the image file on your computer.
Background Image
Nesting: Nest When Created Within An AP Div
within the boundaries of an existing AP Div should be a nested AP Div. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option
(Macintosh) to temporarily change this setting while you're drawing an AP Div.
Netscape 4 Compatibility: Add Resize Fix When Inserting AP Element
the document to fix a known problem in Netscape 4 browsers that causes AP elements to lose their positioning
coordinates when a visitor resizes a browser window.
The JavaScript forces the page to reload each time the browser window is resized, re-assigning the AP elements to
the correct position. You can also add or remove the JavaScript code manually, by selecting Commands >
Add/Remove Netscape Resize Fix.
Specifies whether an AP Div that you draw starting from a point
Inserts JavaScript code in the head content of
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