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October 1, 2002

Easily Working With Tag Sets

As you edit documents (in either code or design views) Dreamweaver builds a breadcrumb type trail beneath the editor window showing tags and how they are nested. Click on any tag in the list to highlight all the code within it, including any child tags. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)

September 30, 2002

Locating Image References

Need to find where an image (or other asset) is used? Open the Files panel and click on the Assets tab, and then right click on the asset to search for and select Locate in Site. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)

September 29, 2002

Your Favorite Assets

As site assets grow it gets harder and harder to manage them. If there are assets that you use regularly you can flag then as favorites by clicking on the Assets tab in the Files panel, right clicking on an asset, and selecting Add to Favorites. The asset will then show up in the Favorites list for...

September 28, 2002

Using Extensions

Dreamweaver is a highly extensible development environment, and extensions are easy to install and use. Within Dreamweaver, go to Commands > Manage Extensions to launch the Extensions Manager which will download and install extensions for you. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)

September 27, 2002

Surround with Pound Signs

Looking for a way to simply surround text with pound signs? There is no standard shortcut for this, but you can create one yourself. Go to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts to display the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog. Then make a copy of the current shortcut set using the Duplicate Set button. Then expand...

September 26, 2002

Using IIS and Multihomed Web Servers

If you are using ColdFusion MX in conjunction with IIS and have multiple virtual Web servers defined, you may end up with files showing up in the wrong Web server. To fix this you must modify the jrun.xml file (in the SERVER-INF directory) and set the entry to FALSE (and then restart ColdFusion)....

September 24, 2002

Excluding File Types on Upload

If you are uploading files to your Web site and want to exclude specific file types (graphics, ZIP files, or anything else) you may use cloaking to exclude all files with specific extensions. To do this go to the Site Definition dialog, select the Advanced tab, click on Cloaking, and specify the...

September 23, 2002

Saving Searches

Dreamweaver features a powerful Find and Replace function, so powerful that you'll want to save complex searches for future use. You can do this right inside of the Find and replace dialog using the Save and Load buttons. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)

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