Use Invisible Elements preferences to show or hide markers that represent elements such as scripts, comments, and named anchors that are not visible in the Document window. Showing invisible elements lets you select and view them and change their properties in the Property inspector.
To change these preferences, choose Edit > Preferences, click Invisible Elements, and then choose elements to make visible or invisible. A check mark next to the name of the element in the dialog box means the element is visible. View > Invisible Elements must be selected for the markers representing invisible elements to appear in the Document window.
Choose from the following options:
Named Anchors Displays an icon that marks the location of named anchors (A NAME =""
) in the document.
Scripts Displays an icon that marks the location of JavaScript or VBScript code in the body of the document. Select the icon to edit the script in the Property inspector or to link to an external script file.
Comments Displays an icon that marks the location of HTML comments. Select the icon to see the comment in the Property inspector.
Line Breaks Displays an icon that marks every line break (BR)
. The default setting for this option is off.
Client-side Image Maps Displays an icon marking the location of client-side image maps in the document.
Embedded Styles Displays an icon showing the location of styles embedded in the body of the document. If styles are placed in the head of a document, they will not appear in the Document window.
Hidden Form Fields Displays an icon that marks the location of form fields where TYPE="hidden."
Form Delimiter Displays a border around a form so you can see where to insert form elements.
Anchor Points for Layers Displays an icon that marks the location of code defining a layer. The layer itself can be anywhere on the page. Selecting the icon selects the layer.
Anchor Points for Aligned Elements Displays an icon showing the location of HTML code for elements that accept the ALIGN
attribute. These include images, tables, ActiveX objects, plugins, and applets. In some cases, the code for the floating element may be separated from the visible object.
Backstage lbObjects Displays an icon that marks the location of Backstage objects. The only way to modify these objects is in the HTML inspector or in another HTML editor.
Cold Fusion Tags Displays the location of Cold Fusion tags whose content cannot be displayed in the document window.
Active Server Page Tags Displays the location of Active Server Page tags whose content cannot be displayed in the document window.