Customize highlighting of library items, Edit the properties of a library item – Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 User Manual
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Click elsewhere, or press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).
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Specify whether to update documents that use the item by choosing either Update or Don’t Update.
Delete a library item from a library
When you delete a library item, Dreamweaver removes it from the library but doesn’t change the contents of any
documents that use the item.
1
In the Assets panel, select the Library category
.
2
Select the library item.
3
Either click the Delete button or press the Delete key, then confirm that you want to delete the item.
Important: If you delete a library item, you can’t use Undo to retrieve it. You may be able to recreate it, however.
Recreate a missing or deleted library item
1
Select an instance of the item in one of your documents.
2
Click the Recreate button in the Property inspector (Window > Properties).
Customize highlighting of library items
You can customize the highlight color of library items and show or hide highlighting by setting Highlighting prefer-
ences.
See also
“Use the color picker” on page 223
Change the highlight color of library items
1
Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Preferences (Macintosh).
2
Select the Highlighting category from the list on the left of the Preferences dialog box.
3
Click the Library Items color box, then select a highlight color using the color picker (or enter the hexadecimal
color value in the text box).
4
Select Show to display the highlight color in the Document window.
5
Click OK.
To show or hide highlighting in the Document window
❖
To show highlighting, select View > Visual Aids > Invisible Elements. To hide highlighting, deselect Invisible
Elements.
Edit the properties of a library item
You can use the Property inspector to open a library item for editing, detach a selected library item from its source
file, or overwrite an item with the currently selected library item.
1
Select a library item in a document.
2
Select one of these options in the Property inspector (Window > Properties):
Src
Displays the filename and location of the source file for the library item. You can’t edit this information.
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