Dreamweaver

Use the hints menu in the Quick Tag Editor

The Quick Tag Editor includes an attributes hint menu that lists all the valid attributes of the tag you are editing or inserting.

You can also disable the hints menu or adjust the delay before the menu pops up in the Quick Tag Editor.

To see a hints menu that lists valid attributes for a tag, pause briefly while editing an attribute name in the Quick Tag Editor. A hints menu appears, listing all the valid attributes for the tag you’re editing.

Similarly, to see a hints menu listing valid tag names, pause briefly while entering or editing a tag name in the Quick Tag Editor.

Note: The Quick Tag Editor code hints preferences are controlled by the normal code hints preferences. For more information, see Set the code hints.

Use a hints menu

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Begin to type a tag or attribute name. The selection in the Code Hints menu jumps to the first item that starts with the letters you typed.

    • Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to select an item.

    • Use the scroll bar to find an item.

  2. Press Enter to insert the selected item, or double-click an item to insert it.
  3. To close the hints menu without inserting an item, press Escape or continue typing.

Disable the hints menu or change the delay before it appears

  1. Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Preferences (Macintosh) and select Quick Tag Editor.

    The Quick Tag Editor Preferences dialog box appears.

  2. To disable the hints menu, deselect the Enable Tag Hints option.
  3. To change the delay before the menu appears, adjust the Delay slider, and click OK.