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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 through the Show Page Map option on the Content Authoring tab.
The Page Map has three 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 Show Page Map option , 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 is 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.