Dreamweaver MX weekend crash course

Dreamweaver ® MX Weekend Crash Course™......Page 1
About the Author......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Overview......Page 8
Appendixes......Page 9
Ready, Set . . .......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Contents at a Glance......Page 13
Contents......Page 15
FRIDAY......Page 26
PART I: Friday Evening......Page 28
Session Checklist......Page 29
Using automated features and optimizing your site......Page 30
Understanding HTML......Page 31
Hand Coding versus Visual Editing......Page 32
Understanding the Limits of HTML......Page 33
What’s New in Dreamweaver MX......Page 34
What is a host?......Page 36
Domain names......Page 37
Session Checklist......Page 39
Site panel......Page 40
Document area......Page 41
Touring the Document Area......Page 42
Opening and closing panels......Page 44
Focusing on the Properties Panel......Page 45
Using the Menus......Page 47
Previewing your document in a browser......Page 48
Understanding the Site Panel......Page 51
Touring the Site panel......Page 52
Learning the Site panel menus......Page 53
Defining a new site......Page 54
Defining a Dreamweaver site from existing files......Page 55
Changing a filename......Page 56
Viewing dependent files with a site map......Page 57
Creating HTML Documents......Page 61
Creating a blank document......Page 62
Entering text and checking HTML......Page 63
Choosing your fonts......Page 65
Changing font color and attributes......Page 66
Applying an HTML style......Page 67
Inserting an image......Page 68
Friday Evening Part Review......Page 71
SATURDAY......Page 72
PART II: Saturday Morning......Page 74
What Is FTP?......Page 75
Gathering information for FTP setup......Page 76
Setting up FTP for your site......Page 78
Creating a Folder on Your Remote Site......Page 79
Transferring files to your remote site......Page 80
Transferring an entire site to the remote server......Page 81
Editing Files and Folders on Your Remote Site......Page 83
Tables versus CSS Positioning......Page 85
Creating a Table in Dreamweaver......Page 87
Creating a paper mock-up......Page 88
Aligning a table......Page 89
Editing a table......Page 90
Merging table cells......Page 91
Inserting Content into Tables......Page 92
Inserting images......Page 93
Inserting text......Page 94
Specifying column width......Page 95
Aligning content in tables......Page 96
Session Checklist......Page 99
What does resolution mean for design?......Page 100
Designing for varied resolutions......Page 101
Understanding Liquidity......Page 102
Creating a table using percentage values......Page 104
Combining percentage and fixed-column widths......Page 105
Creating a fixed-width column......Page 106
Using a transparent GIF to control layout......Page 107
Using 100% width for a column......Page 108
Finishing this page......Page 109
Enhancing Tables......Page 111
Adding a cell background color......Page 112
Row background color......Page 113
Removing a background color......Page 114
Cell padding and spacing with background color......Page 115
Inserting Table Background Images......Page 116
Inserting a table cell background......Page 117
Previewing a Dreamweaver Document......Page 118
Table Backgrounds and Browsers......Page 119
Working around browser interpretations of backgrounds......Page 120
Creating a New Page......Page 123
Adding a background image or color......Page 124
Adding a page description......Page 125
Creating Links......Page 126
Adding Alt tags to images......Page 127
Adding links to text......Page 128
Linking to other pages......Page 129
Creating a Text Menu......Page 130
Preparing Your Site......Page 133
Cloaking a folder......Page 134
Using the Find and Replace command......Page 135
Transferring Files......Page 136
Transferring multiple files......Page 137
Finding a file on the local or remote server......Page 138
Editing and Updating Files......Page 139
Saturday Morning Part Review......Page 141
PART III: Saturday Afternoon......Page 144
Working with HTML in Dreamweaver......Page 145
Editing HTML in the Code Inspector window......Page 146
Editing HTML code using the full window......Page 148
Inserting a script......Page 150
Understanding Relative and Absolute Links......Page 155
Relative links......Page 156
Absolute links......Page 157
Named Anchor Links......Page 158
Checking links in a single document......Page 160
Changing links across your site......Page 161
What is JavaScript?......Page 163
Editing JavaScript in Dreamweaver......Page 164
Creating a Simple JavaScript Rollover......Page 165
Creating a Complex JavaScript Rollover......Page 166
Preparing to create a complex rollover......Page 167
Attaching behaviors to the images......Page 168
Session Checklist......Page 171
Building Forms in Dreamweaver......Page 172
Placing a table in a form......Page 173
Adding a single-line text field......Page 174
Adding a multiple-line text box......Page 175
Inserting a form button......Page 176
Creating hidden form fields......Page 177
Editing the CGI script......Page 178
Session Checklist......Page 181
Working with the Assets panel......Page 182
Editing Library items......Page 183
Creating a Library item from scratch......Page 184
Adding a Library item to a document......Page 185
Creating a Library item from existing information......Page 186
Editing a Library item......Page 187
Disconnecting a Library item link......Page 188
Deleting or editing a Library item file......Page 189
Understanding Templates......Page 191
Strategies for using templates......Page 192
Including everything with the template......Page 193
Creating a Template from an Existing Document......Page 194
Creating a Document from a Template......Page 197
Editing a Template......Page 198
Renaming or Deleting a Template......Page 199
Finalizing the Conversion to a Template-Driven Holiday Site......Page 201
Saturday Afternoon Part Review......Page 203
PART IV: Saturday Evening......Page 206
Planning Site Navigation......Page 207
Creating your second site......Page 208
Creating jump menus in Dreamweaver......Page 210
Editing a jump menu......Page 213
Preparing the Graphics for a Navigation Bar......Page 215
Inserting the first menu item......Page 216
Inserting additional menu items......Page 217
Customizing Navigation Bars for each page......Page 218
Understanding Design Notes......Page 219
Creating document Design Notes......Page 220
Viewing and editing your Design Notes......Page 221
Preparing for Site Templates......Page 223
Creating the test page tables......Page 225
Adding content to your tables......Page 226
Formatting and images for the top table......Page 227
Formatting and images for the lower table......Page 228
Completing the main menu......Page 230
Checking code......Page 231
Deciding Between Library Items and Templates......Page 233
Creating a Library item from your jump menu......Page 234
Placing the text menu in your template page......Page 235
Add a page title......Page 236
Creating the Template......Page 237
Creating pages from your templates......Page 238
Saturday Evening Part Review......Page 241
SUNDAY......Page 244
PART V: Sunday Morning......Page 246
Learning More About the Properties Panel......Page 247
Quick Tag Editor......Page 248
Using the Insert panel......Page 249
Adding objects with the Insert bar......Page 250
Using assets......Page 251
Creating and deleting Favorites folders......Page 252
O’Reilly HTML Reference......Page 253
Speeding Up Your Work......Page 254
Computer Graphics File Types......Page 257
Bitmap and vector graphics......Page 258
GIF format images......Page 259
Optimizing Image Files for the Web......Page 260
Optimizing JPG files......Page 261
Web-safe color......Page 262
Understanding CSS Text Styles......Page 265
Creating a new CSS style sheet......Page 266
Linking to a CSS file......Page 268
Editing a CSS file......Page 269
Creating a Class style......Page 270
Editing a custom CSS style......Page 271
Applying styles with the Properties panel......Page 272
Creating styles for your linked style sheet......Page 273
Reviewing the Site Components......Page 277
Creating the text menu......Page 278
Adding a custom CSS style to control your side menu......Page 279
Creating Library items for side menus and placing in documents......Page 281
Completing Navigation Bar Pages......Page 282
Session Checklist......Page 285
Entering text from a text document......Page 286
Embedding images in text......Page 287
Adding Library item content......Page 288
Finalizing the Template......Page 289
Run find and replace......Page 291
Testing Your Site......Page 293
Using External Media......Page 297
Understanding external media and Dreamweaver......Page 298
Adding an animated GIF......Page 299
Placing a sound file......Page 300
Inserting a Flash movie......Page 302
Creating an image map......Page 303
Sunday Morning Part Review......Page 307
PART VI: Sunday Afternoon......Page 310
Understanding Layers......Page 311
Working with Layers......Page 312
Creating a layer......Page 313
Creating a nested layer......Page 314
Adding content to layers......Page 316
Creating a page with layers for tables......Page 317
Converting layers to tables......Page 319
Using Tables or Layers......Page 320
Session Checklist......Page 323
Creating layers for DHTML......Page 324
Understanding Timelines......Page 326
Adding a timeline......Page 328
Adding behaviors to a timeline......Page 329
Testing pages with timelines......Page 330
DHTML at Its Best......Page 331
Creating a framed document......Page 333
Editing frames......Page 334
Touring your frames and frameset......Page 335
Naming your frames......Page 337
Adding content to your frames......Page 338
Creating targeted links......Page 339
Simulating Frames......Page 341
Session Checklist......Page 343
Changing Defaults and Preferences......Page 344
Adding Extensions to Dreamweaver......Page 346
Use templates......Page 347
Learn to read code......Page 348
Work within the limits of HTML......Page 349
Use Dreamweaver to its fullest......Page 350
Sunday Afternoon Part Review......Page 352
Friday Evening Review Answers......Page 353
Saturday Morning Review Answers......Page 354
Saturday Afternoon Review Answers......Page 356
Saturday Evening Review Answers......Page 357
Sunday Morning Review Answers......Page 358
Sunday Afternoon Review Answers......Page 359
System Requirements......Page 361
What’s on the CD......Page 362
Acrobat Reader......Page 363
Photoshop Elements......Page 364
Troubleshooting......Page 365
Jasc Paint Shop Pro......Page 367
Choose Your Graphics Program Based on Your Needs......Page 368
Index......Page 369
Wiley Publishing, Inc. End-User License Agreement......Page 385