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The Page Map provides a highly effective way of understanding and manipulating content by displaying the page contents in a structured, graphical way. The Page Map can be enabled or disabled using the Page Map button on the Content Authoring Ribbon Tab.
The Page Map has 3 main objectives:
- To provide a 'map' of the document structure;
- To identify the currently selected element;
- To make it quick and easy to manipulate elements.
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When made visible by clicking on the Page Map toolbar button , the Page Map runs down the left hand edge of the content edit area.
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Each block element that is currently visible in the content edit area is represented by a block in the page map.
The element in which the caret is positioned is highlighted in orange.
Widgets are highlighted in a light blue color. |
The vertical position and size of the blocks corresponds to the size and position of the block element it represents, thereby providing a 'map' of the content.
Nested elements appear to the right of their parent element. |
Moving Elements using Drag and Drop
Elements can be moved within the Page Map using Drag and Drop.
- Click on the element you wish to move;
- Hold down the mouse button and drag the element to the desired new position;
- The new position will be indicated by a red bar;
- Release the mouse button to complete the move.
Manipulating Elements
Right clicking on an element in the Page Map provides access to a context menu from which you can:
- Cut or Copy the element to the clipboard;
- Paste an element previously cut or copied to the clipboard;
- Insert a Paragraph before or after the element;
- Clear the element from the content.