HTML Options
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Use this dialog box to specify preferences for editing HTML on the Designer.
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Show grid |
Displays a grid of dots on the Designer to aid in aligning controls. |
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Snap to grid |
Automatically aligns controls on the Designer to the nearest grid line as you move the control. |
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Grid size |
Sets grid spacing in pixels along the x- and y-axis. Specify a higher number increase grid spacing. |
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Render HTML controls using... |
Applies the current Windows theme to HTML controls on the Designer page (if you have Windows XP installed and a theme enabled). This is useful for determining the effect of a theme on controls at design time. At run time, the user's theme settings determines how the controls are displayed. |
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Insert DIV tag... |
Inserts a <DIV> tag to indicate a division or section in the HTML file when you press ENTER. Otherwise, a <P> tag is inserted, indicating a paragraph. |
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Default Page Layout |
Sets the positioning of added components. Flow Layout: When a component is dropped, it is positioned in a top to bottom, left to right fashion, flowing similarly to text in word processing. Grid Layout: Components are positioned using absolute x- and y-coordinates. |
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Highlight Designer element when... |
Highlights the HTML control on the Designer when the corresponding tag is edited in the tag editor. |
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Select highlight color |
Activated when Highlight Designer element when... is checked. Clicking this button displays a color picker for the HTML control highlight color. Default is yellow. |
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HTML |
Similar to Web Forms. Indicates what is displayed in the edit window when creating a Web document. Designer: Displays a WYSIWIG designer. Markup Editor: Displays a code editor for markup, such as HTML or ASP code. |