Where is the "Outline elements" function in IE11?

Question

I cannot find the "Outline elements" function in developer tools of Internet Explorer 11 (in older versions it was placed in the Outline menu).

Was it removed from the IE11 or is it just hidden somewhere I have not found it?

Answer 1

Looks like it's been redesigned somewhat. The DOM Explorer tab has three icons underneath it. Two of the icons split up the behavior I think you're looking for.

The first is the Select Element icon, which looks like an edit box with a Ouija pointer. When you click it, you'll see selection rectangles around objects in the webpage as you use the mouse to hover over them.

The second icon, a series of boxes, is the DOM element highlighting switch. When it's active, you can click elements in the HTML tree and they'll highlight on-screen.

This is hinted at, but not directly discussed, in the updated documentation.

Hope this helps...

-- Lance