Selecting, Resizing, And Positioning Layers - Adobe GOLIVE CS2 User Manual

To add a background color or image to a layer
1 Select the layer.
In the Background tab of the Layer Inspector, do one of the following:
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To add an image, select Image, and then select an image file.
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You can set the contents of a layer to be invisible when the page is first loaded into the browser. (See "Hiding and
showing layers in a browser" on page 259.)
To add a color, select Color, click the color field, and select a color from the Color or Swatches palette.
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Note: Avoid using a background image alone in a layer. In Netscape browsers, background images or color may not
display unless there are other objects or text in the box as well. To work around this problem, you can add a transparent
GIF image to the empty box.
See also
"Hiding and showing layers in a browser" on page 259
"To use a transparent GIF image for spacing" on page 272

Selecting, resizing, and positioning layers

To select a layer
Do one of the following:
• Click the layer marker (the small yellow icon).
Move the pointer to the top border of the layer until it changes to a hand, and click.
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• Click the name of the layer in the Layers palette.
See also
"To reposition an object or group of objects" on page 250
To move or resize a layer by dragging
Do one of the following:
• To move the layer freely on the page, move the pointer to the top border of the layer until it changes to a hand, and
drag.
To resize a layer, select the layer and drag one of its handles.
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