View Options

 allows you to set options for Code view and Design view, 

including which view should appear above the other. Options in the menu 

are for the current view: Design view, Code view, or both.

Visual Aids 

lets you use different visual aids to design your pages.

For more information about using the Document toolbar, see Chapter 1, 

 Exploring the Workspace  in Using Dreamweaver.

The status bar

The status bar at the bottom of the Document window provides additional 

information about the document you are creating.

Document size and 

estimated download time

Window Size pop up menu

Tag selector

Set magnification

Zoom tool

Hand tool

Select tool

The tag selector shows the hierarchy of tags surrounding the current 

selection. Click any tag in the hierarchy to select that tag and all its 

contents. Click 

 to select the entire body of the document. To set 

the 

class

 or 

id

 attributes for a tag in the tag selector, right click 

(Windows) or Control click (Macintosh) the tag and select a class or ID 

from the context menu. The tag selector is the preferable method for 

selecting tags because it ensures that you are always selecting the tag with 

accuracy.

The Hand tool lets you click the document and drag it in the Document 

window. Click the Select tool to disable the Hand tool.

The Zoom tool and Set Magnification pop up menu let you set a 

magnification level for your document. For more information, see 

 Zooming in and out  in Using Dreamweaver.

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