Editing CSS tags

[rschonhoff]

I am a newbie to DW. I currently use MS Expression web, one of the features I like is that CSS tags are linked to their style sheet. I can click the tag and it opens the style sheet location of the tag for editing. Does DW allow this feature, if so how?

[osgood_]

rschonhoff wrote:

I am a newbie to DW. I currently use MS Expression web, one of the features I like is that CSS tags are linked to their style sheet. I can click the tag and it opens the style sheet location of the tag for editing. Does DW allow this feature, if so how?

You can do that in a way with 'Quick Edit'

Insert your cursor inside a class name or id name and Control+Click on Mac, not sure what keys on a PC, maybe Command+Click. That will open up a menu where you can choose Quick Edit which will show you the css style selector plus properties and also give you a link to the stylesheet where you can find it - click on the link and it should take you directly to the selector in the stylesheet.

[Nancy OShea]

Right-Cilck on a tag, ID or class in HTML code (Win shortcut Ctrl+E).

Select Quick Edit.

Also see CSS Designer Panels.

How to use the CSS Designer panel in Dreamweaver

Nancy

[rschonhoff]

My mistake. Thank you for the responses. I forgot to mention that I am using DW CS4.0. I dont see these solutions working in that version.

[osgood_ · Accepted solution]

rschonhoff wrote:

My mistake. Thank you for the responses. I forgot to mention that I am using DW CS4.0. I dont see these solutions working in that version.

No unfortunately not in DW CS 4.0.

Sounds like you understand code? If so have you tried Brackets editor its free, has this feature, and really very, very good.

Brackets - A modern, open source code editor that understands web design.

[Nancy OShea]

CS4 is legacy software from 2008 -- no longer sold, supported or updated.

There are many new features you won't see in that version. Its way beyond the sell-by date.

You might want to try the latest version -- CC 2017.

You can try it free for 7 days.   See system requirements below.

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