What is a developer tool?

It is a feature in Edge that allows developers to test their development work by allowing them to manipulate the DOM, check network options, identify sources, check performance, etc.

There is an abundance of features available in the Elements tool, and with this, developers and designers can learn more about the process of creating web pages. The elements tool contains three primary sections, which are the HTML pane, styles pane, and computed pane.

1. HTML Pane:

The HTML structure of the web page is shown in the HTML pane. It contains a document tree, which allows you to explore and navigate elements to understand their relationships. The HTML pane can be used in the following cases:

1. To find elements in the code, clicking on an element in the HTML pane highlights it on the webpage.
2. To make changes to the content in the pane by double-clicking on it.

2. Style Pane:

This is used to examine and change the CSS rules that are applied to elements. It offers several style options, such as:

1. Applied Styles: You can see the CSS rules that an element is currently subject to.
2. Computed Styles: You can add the styles by computing them from other styles or formulas.
3. Box Model: It shows the padding, borders, and margins of the element.
4. Pseudo-elements and pseudo-classes that are applied to the elements

3. Computed Pane:

This displays an element’s final computed styles, including all CSS rules and inheritance, to understand how styles are resolved.

The Elements tool in Microsoft Edge is accessed from the Developer Tools. It gives you a hierarchical presentation of the HTML structure of a webpage and lets you explore, alter, and test CSS styles as well as the DOM. Web developers and designers require this tool to inspect and manipulate web page HTML, CSS, and the Document Object Model (DOM). In this article, we will look at how to use Microsoft Edge’s Elements tool to manipulate and observe web page structure.