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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.
Specifies whether the AP elements are initially visible or not. Select from the following options:
Vis
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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.
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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.
Specifies the HTML tag used to define the AP elements.
Tag
Specifies a background image for the AP elements.
Bg Image
Click the folder icon to browse to and select an image file.
Specifies a background color for the AP elements. Leave this option blank to specify a transparent
Bg Color
background.
If you entered a value in a text box, press Tab or Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh) to apply the value.
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AP Elements panel overview
You use the AP Elements panel (Window > AP Elements) to manage the AP elements in your document. Use the AP
Elements panel to prevent overlaps, to change the visibility of AP elements, to nest or stack AP elements, and to select
one or more AP elements.
Note: An AP element in Dreamweaver is an HTML page element—specifically, a
absolute position assigned to it. The AP Elements panel does not display relatively-positioned elements.
AP elements are displayed as a list of names, in order of z-index; by default, the first created AP element (with a
z-index of 1) appears at the bottom of the list, and the most recently created AP element appears at the top. You can,
however, change the z-index of an AP element by changing its place in the stacking order. For example, if you created
eight AP elements and wanted to move the fourth AP element to the top, you could assign it a higher z-index than
the others.
Select AP elements
You can select one or more AP elements to manipulate them or change their properties.
Select an AP element in the AP elements panel
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In the AP elements panel (Window > AP elements), click the name of the AP element.
Select an AP element in the Document window
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Do one of the following:
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Click an AP element's selection handle.
If the selection handle isn't visible, click anywhere inside the AP element to make the handle visible.
• Click an AP element's border.
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