Coloring Tags

 

Mini-tutorial

Changing the color of different tags is very useful because it helps you pick out the information you need to find from a jumble of HTML. It is particularly useful when you are trying to study other people’s HTML. For instance, you may want to see how an image has been aligned. The link around the image would simply be a distraction.

To Set the Color of Your Tags:

  1. In the Edit menu, select Preferences.

  2. In the Preferences dialog, open the Editing Window directory and select Tag Coloring.

  3. In the Tag Coloring window, click to create a new tag category.

  4. Enter into the field the name you wish to call the tag category and click OK.

  5. In the Unassigned Tags list, select a tag you wish to be included in this category.

  6. Click to add the tag to the Current Tags list.

  7. Repeat step 6. and 7. for any other tags you wish to add to the current tag category.

  8. Click if you wish to remove any tags from the Current Tags list and place them back into the Unassigned Tags list.

  9. Use the Text Color drop-down list to select the text color of the tags in the current category.

  10. Use the Background Color drop-down list to select the background color of the tags in the current category.

I would recommend that the following tags should have their own color: tables, images and hypertext links. Generally, these three tag types make up important content in a webpage. Having them clearly colored will aid the efficiency of your editing.

Example - Making All the Tags Associated with Tables Red:

  1. In the Edit menu, select Preferences.

  2. In the Preferences dialog, open the Editing Window directory and select Tag Coloring.

  3. In the Tag Coloring window, click to create a table tags category.

  4. Enter Table Tags into the field and clik OK.

  5. Scroll through the Unassigned Tags list and select the table tag .

  6. Click to add the table tag to the Current Tags list.

  7. Repeat step 6. and 7. for both the td and tr tags.

  8. Use the Text Color drop-down list and select red (255,0,0).

Now when you insert a table into your document, the tags appear as red text, clearly defining your table.

To Remove a Tag Category:

  1. In the Edit menu, select Preferences.

  2. In the Preferences dialog, open the Editing Window directory and select Tag Coloring.

  3. In the Tag Categories list, select the category you wish to remove and click .