Using the hints menu in the Quick Tag Editor

While in the Quick Tag Editor, you can access 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 listing 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.

To 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 dismiss the hints menu without inserting an item, press Escape or simply continue typing.

To 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.

   For more information, see Setting the Script dialog box options.

4. Click OK.

Related topics

• Setting the Quick Tag Editor options
• Editing an HTML tag with the Quick Tag Editor