Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2014 v.13 User Manual

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Convert AP elements to a table

1. Select Modify > Convert > AP Divs To Table.

2. Specify any of the following options and click OK:

Most Accurate Creates a cell for every AP element, plus any additional cells that are necessary to preserve the space between AP
elements.

Smallest: Collapse Empty Cells Specifies that the AP elements’ edges should be aligned if they are positioned within the specified number
of pixels.

If you select this option, the resulting table will have fewer empty rows and columns, but may not match your layout precisely.

Use Transparent GIFs Fills the table’s last row with transparent GIFs. This ensures that the table is displayed with the same column widths
in all browsers.

When this option is enabled, you cannot edit the resulting table by dragging its columns. When this option is disabled, the resulting table will
not contain transparent GIFs, but the widths of the columns may vary from browser to browser.

Center On Page Centers the resulting table on the page. If this option is disabled, the table starts at the left edge of the page.

Convert tables to AP Divs

1. Select Modify > Convert > Tables to AP Divs.

2. Specify any of the following options and click OK:

Prevent AP Element Overlaps Constrains the positions of AP elements when they are created, moved, and resized so that they don’t
overlap.

Show AP Elements Panel Displays the AP elements panel.

Show Grid and Snap To Grid Let you use a grid to help position AP elements.

The tables are converted to AP Divs. Empty cells are not converted to AP elements unless they have background colors.

Note: Page elements that were outside of tables are also placed in AP Divs.

Prevent AP element overlaps

Because table cells cannot overlap, Dreamweaver cannot create a table from overlapping AP elements. If you plan to convert the AP elements in a
document to tables, use the Prevent Overlap option to constrain AP element movement and positioning so that AP elements don’t overlap.

When this option is on, an AP element can’t be created in front of, moved or resized over, or nested within an existing AP element. If you activate
this option after creating overlapping AP elements, drag each overlapping AP element to move it away from other AP elements. Dreamweaver
does not automatically fix existing overlapping AP elements in the page when you enable Prevent AP element Overlaps.

When this option and snapping are enabled, an AP element won’t snap to the grid if it would cause two AP elements to overlap. Instead, it will
snap to the edge of the closest AP element.

Note: Certain actions allow you to overlap AP elements even when the Prevent Overlaps option is enabled. If you insert an AP element using the
Insert menu, enter numbers in the Property inspector, or reposition AP elements by editing the HTML source code, you can cause AP elements to
overlap or nest while this option is enabled. If overlaps happen, drag overlapping AP elements in the Design view to separate them.

In the AP Elements panel (Window > AP Elements), select the Prevent Overlaps option.

In the Document window, select Modify > Arrange > Prevent AP Element Overlaps.