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• Control-Shift-click (Windows) or Command-Shift-click (Macintosh) inside an AP element.
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Click inside an AP element and press Control+A (Windows) or Command+A (Macintosh) to select the contents
of the AP element. Press Control+A or Command+A again to select the AP element.
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Click inside an AP element and select its tag in the tag selector.
Select multiple AP elements
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Do one of the following:
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In the AP Elements panel (Window > AP Elements), Shift-click two or more AP element names.
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In the Document window, Shift-click inside or on the border of two or more AP elements.
Change the stacking order of AP elements
Use the Property inspector or the AP Elements panel to change the stacking order of AP elements. The AP element
at the top of the AP Elements panel list is at the top of the stacking order, and appears in front of the other AP
elements.
In HTML code, the stacking order, or z-index, of the AP elements determines the order in which they are drawn in
a browser. The higher the z-index of an AP element, the higher that AP element is in the stacking order. You can
change the z-index for each AP element using the AP Elements panel or Property inspector.
Change the stacking order of AP elements using the AP Elements panel
1 Select Window > AP Elements to open the AP Elements panel.
Drag an AP element up or down to the desired stacking order.
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A line appears as you move the AP element, indicating where the AP element will appear. Release the mouse button
when the placement line appears in the desired place in the stacking order.
Change the stacking order of AP elements using the Property inspector
1 Select Window > AP Elements to open the AP Elements panel to see the current stacking order.
Select an AP element in the AP Elements panel or in the Document window.
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3 In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), type a number in the Z-Index text box.
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Type a higher number to move the AP element up in the stacking order.
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Type a lower number to move the AP element down in the stacking order.
Show and hide AP elements
While working on your document, you can show and hide AP elements manually, using the AP Elements panel, to
see how the page will appear under different conditions.
Note: The currently selected AP element always becomes visible and appears in front of other AP elements while it's
selected.
Change AP element visibility
Select Window > AP Elements to open the AP Elements panel.
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2 Click in the eye icon column for an AP element to change its visibility.
• An open eye means the AP element is visible.
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