Working With Content Blocks For Layout - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual

Working with content blocks for layout

After you insert a
manipulate the content block or you can add content to it.
Note: Content block
For information about working with these div tags, skip this section and see
preferences and properties" on page
on page 157.
Content block
div
but when you move the pointer over a content block, Dreamweaver highlights the block (as long
as it has a
class
highlighting off, see
When you select a content block that is not absolutely or relatively positioned, you can view and
edit rules for it in the Tag Inspector. You can add content to the block by simply placing your
insertion point in the block, then adding content just as you would add content to a page.
To view and edit rules applied to a content block:
Do one of the following to select the
1
Click the border of the block.
Tip: Look for the highlighting to see the border.
Click inside the block's borders, then select the
of the Document window.
Select Window > Tag Inspector to open the Tag Inspector if it is not already open; then click
2
the CSS tab if it is not already open.
Rules applied to the
Make edits as necessary.
3
To place the insertion point in a block to add content:
•
Click anywhere inside the block's borders.
To change the placeholder text in a content block:
•
Select the text, then type over it or press the Delete key.
Note: You can add content to the block just as you would add content to a page.
Related topics
•
"Inserting content blocks for layout" on page 147
tag (see "Inserting content blocks for layout" on page
div
tags that are absolutely or relatively positioned act like Dreamweaver layers.
div
152,
tags that are not absolutely or relatively positioned do not have visible borders,
, , or associated with it). To change the highlight color or turn
id style
"Changing highlight color for content blocks" on page
tag appear in the panel.
div
"Managing layers" on page
tag:
div
tag from the tag selector at the bottom
div

Working with content blocks for layout

147), you can
"Setting layer
153, or "Manipulating layers"
148.
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