Dreamweaver’s “Apply Source Formatting” does not have a direct setting to automatically insert a line break after every <a > tag.
Instead, you control this behavior through the Tag Library Editor in Preferences, where you can define formatting rules for specific tags.
By default, Dreamweaver treats <a > as inline and won’t break lines unless you change its tag formatting preferences.
Step 1.
Open Tag Library Editor
Go to Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Preferences (Mac).
Select Tag Libraries from the left panel.
Step 2.
Find the <a > Tag
In the Tag Library Editor, locate the HTML tag set.
Step 3.
Adjust Formatting Rules
Each tag has options like:
Step 4.
Apply Source Formatting
Once saved, go back to your code.
Use Edit > Code > Apply Source Formatting (or toolbar shortcut).
Dreamweaver will now insert a line break after each closing </a > tag.
Line breaks before/after start tag
Line breaks before/after end tag
Set “Line break after end tag” for <a > to enabled.
Scroll to find the <a > tag.
