Collapsing code – Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2014 v.13 User Manual
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Collapsing code
About collapsing code
Collapse and expand code fragments
Paste and move collapsed code fragments
Note: The user interface has been simplified in Dreamweaver CC and later. As a result, you may not find some of the options described in this
article in Dreamweaver CC and later. For more information, see
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About collapsing code
You can collapse and expand code fragments so that you can view different sections of your document without having to use the scroll bar. For
example, to see all of the CSS rules in the head tag that apply to a div tag farther down the page, you can collapse everything between the head
tag and the div tag so that you can see both sections of code at once. Although you can select code fragments by making selections in Design
view or Code view, you can collapse code only in Code view.
Note: Files created from Dreamweaver templates display all code as fully expanded, even if the template file (.dwt) contains collapsed code
fragments.
Collapse and expand code fragments
When you select code, a set of collapse buttons is displayed next to the selection (Minus symbols in Windows; vertical triangles on the Macintosh).
Click the buttons to collapse and expand the selection. When the code is collapsed, the collapse buttons change to an expand button (a Plus
button in Windows; a horizontal triangle on the Macintosh).
Sometimes, the exact fragment of code that you selected is not collapsed. Dreamweaver uses “smart collapse” to collapse the most common and
visually pleasing selection. For example, if you selected an indented tag and then selected the indented spaces before the tag as well,
Dreamweaver would not collapse the indented spaces, because most users would expect their indentations to be preserved. To disable smart
collapse and force Dreamweaver to collapse exactly what you selected, hold down the Control key before collapsing your code.
Also, a warning icon on collapsed code fragments is displayed if a fragment contains errors or code that is unsupported by certain browsers.
You can also collapse the code by Alt-clicking (Windows) or Option-clicking (Macintosh) one of the collapse buttons, or by clicking the Collapse
Selection button in the Coding toolbar.
1. Select some code.
2. Select Edit > Code Collapse, and select any of options.
Select a collapsed code fragment
In Code view, click the collapsed code fragment.
Note: When you make a selection in Design view that is part of a collapsed code fragment, the fragment is automatically expanded in Code view.
When you make a selection in Design view that is a complete code fragment, the fragment remains collapsed in Code view.
View the code in a collapsed code fragment without expanding it
Hold the mouse pointer over the collapsed code fragment.
Use keyboard shortcuts to collapse and expand code
You can also use the following keyboard shortcuts:
Command
Windows
Macintosh
Collapse Selection
Control+Shift+C
Command+Shift+C
Collapse Outside Selection
Control+Alt+C
Command+Alt+C
Expand Selection
Control+Shift+E
Command+Shift+E
Collapse Full Tag
Control+Shift+J
Command+Shift+J
Collapse Outside Full Tag
Control+Alt+J
Command+Alt+J
Expand All
Control+Alt+E
Command+Alt+E
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