Understand what element boundaries are and how to show/hide element boundaries and tags in the authoring view of Adobe FrameMaker.
Element boundaries shown in the document window mark the beginning and end of each element. Working with visible boundaries helps you see how the document content is divided into elements. Viewing the boundaries also makes it easier to place an insertion point properly or to make the right selection.
For most elements, the boundaries appear as opening and closing brackets [ ] or as two boxes with an element tag. For some elements (graphics, footnotes, markers, tables, and equations), the element location is marked only by one box with a tag.
When elements are inside other elements, their brackets or tags nest to show the hierarchy.
To show or hide element boundaries, do the following:
To surround each element with brackets, choose .
To surround each element with a text label, choose .
To hide element boundaries, choose .
If you are viewing element boundaries as tags in the document window, you can perform the following operations:
Collapse all elements, even in the document view.
Collapse a parent element to hide the child elements, without collapsing them.
Collapse child elements, when collapsing the parent element.
Collapse all elements to the same level, when collapsing an element.
Select the element, by clicking the element tag.
Toggle the collapsed state of an element, by double-clicking the element tag.
View expanded element structure, when any operation (for example, Find/Change) results in a selection, within a collapsed element structure.
Have the document view and Structure View synchronized with respect to the collapsed state of the elements.