Visual InterDev
Use this tab to set the visible portions of an element and the position and z-order of elements, as well as how element content is displayed. For more information, see and .
Note The CSS Editor allows you to modify HTML tags supported by Microsoft® Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later. HTML tags not supported by Internet Explorer will be converted to UNKNOWN when you save the .css file. For more information, see HTML References.
Options
Positioning
By default, elements are positioned based on the order they appear in the HTML source. These following options allow you to specify specific coordinates for elements that will override their placement based on the order in the source.
Type
Select to set the position of the element on the page. Choose from Static, Absolute, or Relative. To position an element irrespective of the layout of the surrounding elements, choose Absolute. If another element already occupies the coordinates you entered in the Top and Left options, the elements will overlap. Use the Z-order option below to specify the stacking order of the elements on the page. To position an element with respect to the preceding content on the page, choose Relative.
Note An absolutely positioned element is always relative to either the next positioned parent or, if there isn't one, the <BODY> tag by default. Values for the left and top options are relative to the upper-left corner of the next positioned element in the hierarchy.
Placement
Select to specify whether or not text flows around the object. Choose from Do not float, Float on left, or Float on right.
Top
Select to specify the position of the element relative to the top of the document. Top accepts negative values. Select a unit of measurement from the drop-down list.
Left
Select to specify the position of the element relative to the left of the document. Left accepts negative values. Select a unit of measure from the drop-down list.
Clipping rectangle
Select to specify the visible portions of positioned elements. Portions of the element outside of the clipped area are transparent. Use this option with the Overflow option to create scrollable elements on your pages. You must select Absolute in the Type option above to set this option.
Top
Select to specify the top portion of the element visible on the page.
Bottom
Select to specify the bottom portion of the element visible on the page.
Left
Select to specify the left portion of the element visible on the page.
Right
Select to specify the right portion of the element visible on the page.
Do not display or take up space
Select to set whether the element is visible and has space reserved for the element on the screen.
Visibility
Select to set whether the content of a positioned element is visible.
Z-order
Select to specify the stacking order of the positioned element if the element's position overlaps with another element.
Overflow
Select to determine how to handle the content of a positioned element if the content exceeds the height and width of the element. To make content overflow accessible by scroll bars, choose Scroll. To display only the content that fits into the height and width of the element, choose Hidden. To display all of the content of the element and to disregard the height and width settings for the element, choose Visible.
Clear space on
Left
Select to set whether an element allows floating elements, such as images, to the left of the element. If checked, the element would then appear below floating elements on the left.
Right
Select to set whether an element allows floating elements, such as images, to the right of the element. If checked, the element would then appear above floating elements on the right.