Inserting an AP element object
When you want to draw out your AP element quickly, use the object approach. If you come from a traditional
page-designer background and are accustomed to using a program such as QuarkXPress or PageMaker,
you??™re already familiar with drawing out frames or text boxes with the click-and-drag technique.
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4. Save your page.
Your new CSS-based layout is now ready to be filled out with content.
Dreamweaver uses the same method for placing and sizing new AP element objects. To draw out an AP element
as an object, follow these steps:
1. From the Layout category of the Insert bar, click the Draw AP DivAP Div button. Your pointer
becomes a crosshairs cursor. (If you decide not to draw out an AP element, you can press Esc at
this point or just click once without dragging to abort the process.)
2. Click anywhere in your document to position the AP element and drag out a rectangle. Release the
mouse button when you have an approximate size and shape that is satisfactory (see Figure 11-7).
FIGURE 11-7
After selecting the Draw AP Div object in the Insert bar (Layout category), the pointer
becomes crosshairs when you are working on the page. Click and drag to create the AP
element.
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