Dreamweaver Code Hints on Hover

Hello,
I'm curious if there is a way to make Dreamweaver display code hints for a particular function by hovering the mouse over it (similar to Visual Studio functionality). For example, given this javascript/jquery line:
$(this).attr('selected');
When I hover over "attr" I'd like to see a popup containing the two code hints for this:
attr(attributeName)
attr(attributeName, value)
If anyone knows how to make this possible that'd be great. I don't even nessecarily need it to work the way I've requested, I'd just like some way to see the code hints that doesn't require deleting everything after the period and retyping the code. Thanks in advance.
-Kennedy

Neither of those suggestions helped.
I have done more experimentation and this is what I have found:
I am using a MacBook Pro with two external monitors - one via the mini display port, ther other a USB Display Link adapter.
I prefer to have the MPB built-in display set as my 'primary' display so that drives and any usb thumb drives appear on this display. Since OSX 10.9 displays a menu bar and dock on all monitors, this works nicely.
When, in the display control panel, the MPB display is aligned with the top of the other two larger displays, Dreamweaver's code hints display correctly in the DW's application frame, regardless of what display it is showing on. However, if the MBP display is arranged so its bottom is well below the bottom of the other two displays (to reflect the actual physical placement of the displays on my desk) code hints display on the MBP display. An interesting issue I noticed while experimenting is when I change the MPB display alignment so its bottom is below the others, the DW application frame will shift downwards on whatever display it is showing on (indicating some sort of tie between DW and the primary display).
Regardless of the arrangment of the dsiplays and their alignments with each other, if DW is on a secondary display, any dialog and information windows (such as those generated when uploading files to a server) will appear on the MBP display (or whatever display is set as primary).
That is even more of a problem than the code hints. Code hints can be ignored, while the dialog and alert windows often need a response, meaning constant head turning and a cursor trip across display real estate.

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