Item 

Description 

Show grid 

Displays a grid of dots on the Designer to aid in aligning controls.  

Snap to grid 

Automatically aligns controls on the Designer to the nearest grid line as you move the control.  

Grid size 

Sets grid spacing in pixels along the x- and y-axis. Specify a higher number increase grid spacing.  

Render HTML controls using... 

Applies the current Windows theme to HTML controls on the Designer page (if you have Windows XP installed and a theme enabled). This is useful for determining the effect of a theme on controls at design time. At run time, the user's theme settings determines how the controls are displayed.  

Insert DIV tag... 

Inserts a <DIV> tag to indicate a division or section in the HTML file when you press ENTER. Otherwise, a <P> tag is inserted, indicating a paragraph.  

Default Page Layout 

Sets the positioning of added components. Flow Layout: When a component is dropped, it is positioned in a top to bottom, left to right fashion, flowing similarly to text in word processing. Grid Layout: Components are positioned using absolute x- and y-coordinates.  

Auto show Smart Tasks when... 

If true, a Smart Task window displays after a control is dropped on a Web Form.  

Highlight Designer element when... 

Highlights the HTML control on the Designer when the corresponding tag is edited in the tag editor.  

Select highlight color 

Activated when Highlight Designer element when.. is checked. Clicking this button displays a color picker for the HTML control highlight color. Default is yellow.  

Web Forms 

Used only for ASP.NET. Indicates what is displayed in the edit window when creating a Web document. Designer: Displays a WYSIWIG designer. Markup Editor: Displays a code editor for markup, such as HTML or ASP code. Code Editor: Displays a code editor for programming languages, such as C#, C++, or Delphi.  

HTML 

Similar to Web Forms. Indicates what is displayed in the edit window when creating a Web document. Designer: Displays a WYSIWIG designer. Markup Editor: Displays a code editor for markup, such as HTML or ASP code.