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Inserting new HTML tags


While working in Outline view, you can insert HTML tags and define their types and attributes. You can either enter a tag name directly or select one provided in the appropriate pop-up menus of the Outline view. You may want to define tag attributes to fine-tune the appearance of your Web page. Attributes control the way a tag is displayed by the browser. Many tags support special formatting instructions, such as element alignment, color, and directory paths to resource files. Predefined attributes are available.

To insert a tag and define its type and attributes using the Outline toolbar:

1 In Outline view, select an HTML element in the outline.

2 Click the New HTML Tag button () in the Outline toolbar, and insert an untitled HTML tag below the current selection.

3 To name the tag, do one of the following:
  • Enter the desired HTML tag name in the Untitled Tag text box, and press Enter. To enter tags directly, you should be familiar with the capabilities of the targeted browser. Unsupported tags will be ignored.
  • To use a tag from the Web Settings deselect the tag text box, then Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the name, and choose an HTML tag from the list in the pop-up menu.

    • 4 To define an attribute, click the show/hide attributes triangle, and choose an attribute from the attribute pop-up menu.

    5 To assign a value to the attribute, click the triangle to the right of the attribute, and choose a value from the values pop-up menu.

    For information about adding additional attributes, see Inserting attributes.

    A. Click the show/hide attributes triangle control to pop up the attribute list and select the desired attribute. B. Click this triangle control to pop up the values list and select the desired value.

    Note: Adobe GoLive does not check for tag or attribute syntax errors you might enter while working in Outline view. You can search for coding errors in Source view. For more information, see Checking syntax.

    Working in HTML > Editing HTML code in Outline view > Inserting new HTML tags