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Using Dynamic Layers 421
To change layer visibility:
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Choose Window > Layers to open the Layers panel.
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In the row of the layer you’re affecting, click in the eye-icon column so you can
set the desired visibility.
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An open eye means the layer is visible.
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A closed eye means the layer is invisible.
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If there is no eye icon, the layer inherits visibility from its parent. (When layers
are not nested, the parent is the document body, which is always visible.)
To change the visibility of all layers at once:
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Choose Window > Layers to open the Layers panel.
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Click the header eye icon at the top of the column.
Using tables and layers for layout
Instead of using layout cells and tables in layout view to create your layout (see
“Designing Page Layout” on page 167), some users prefer to work with layers and
tables. Dreamweaver allows you to create your layout using layers, than convert
them into tables, since 3.0 browsers don’t support layers. You can convert back
and forth between layers and tables to tweak the layout and optimize page design.
You can’t convert layers to tables or tables to layers in a template document or in a
document to which a template has been applied. Create your original layout, and
convert it prior to saving it as a template.
A single table or layer cannot be converted. You can only convert layers to tables
and back for the entire page.
If you want to generate 3.0 browser-compatible files from your current file, use
the Convert option in the File menu. See “Converting to 3.0 version
compatibility” on page 424.