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Macromedia Dreamweaver MX: Training from the Source
SubjectDreamweaver
ISBN/SKU0201799294
AuthorKhristine Ann Page
PublisherPeachpit Press
Publish DateAugust 2002
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Summary
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX: Training from the Source leads you through a series of 17 project-based lessons in which you learn how to create and maintain Web sites using Macromedia's popular Web design software. The book's step-by-step exercises use the "Lights of the Coast" project Web site to introduce you to Dreamweaver's powerful tools and the best ways to use them. By recreating the sample Web site through the lessons, you'll gather the skills you need to develop sites, working in both visual and code editing environments, that are accessible to a wide audience. The lessons in this easy-to-follow guide provide 18-20 hours of tutorials, which start with the basics of creating a Web page and progressively add in more complex tasks such as working with text, graphics, and tables. You don't need any prior Dreamweaver experience to grasp these easy-to-follow lessons, which, while based on a sample project, provide you with all of the techniques and confidence to build your own full-featured Web sites.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Lesson 1: Dreamweaver MX Basics.
Exploring the Tools. Working with Panels. Developing Your Site Structure. Defining a Local Site. Specifying Preview Browsers. Creating and Saving a New Page. Giving Your Page a Title. Specifying a Background Color. Using a Background Graphic. Specifying the Default Font Color. Placing Text on a Page. Importing Text. Creating a Line Break. Centering and Indenting Text. Making Lists. Making Definition Lists. Nesting Lists. Character Formatting. Repeating a Command. Changing the Font. Changing the Font Size. Changing the Font Color. Saving Colors as Favorites. Creating HTML Styles. Applying HTML Styles. Adding Special Characters. Adding Horizontal Rules. Adding a Date Automatically. Adding Flash Text. Modifying Flash Text.

Lesson 2: Working with Graphics.
Placing Graphics on the Page. Resizing and Refreshing Graphics. Positioning Graphics. Adding a Border Around and Image. Assigning Names and Tags to Images. Inserting an Image from the Assets Panel. Managing Images with the Favorites List. Wrapping Text around Images. Adjusting the Space around an Image. Inserting an Image Placeholder. Replacing an Image Placeholder. Aligning an Image Relative to a Single Line of Text. Adding Flash Buttons. Modifying Flash Buttons. Adding Flash Animations. Inserting an Accessible Image. On Your Own: Solar Events.

Lesson 3: Creating Links.
Specifying Link Colors. Inserting Email Links. Creating Hypertext Links. Creating Graphic Links. Targeting Links. Insetting and Linking to Named Anchors. Creating Image Maps.

Lesson 4: Designing with Tables.
Creating a Table in Layout View. Modifying Table Layout. Cell Formatting. Layout Width and Spacer Images. Creating a Table in Standard View. Importing Data from Spreadsheets. Copying and Pasting Table Cells. Selecting a Table. Selecting and Modifying Table Elements. Sorting a Table. Modifying a Table. Exporting a Table. Using Images in Tables. Nesting Tables. Outlining a Table. Designing For Computer Screens. Using Window Size to Check Layout. Using a Tracing Image. Inserting Accessible Tables. On Your Own: Exhibit Based Teaching Partnerships. (EBTP)

Lesson 5: Adding User Interactivity.
Inserting a Rollover Image. Adding Behaviors. Swapping Multiple Images with One Event. Adding Behaviors to Image Maps. Editing Actions and Events. Creating a Status-Bar Message. Checking the Browser. Opening a New Browser Window. Creating a Pop-Up Menu. On Your Own: At Home Astronomy.

Lesson 6: Managing Your Site.
Using the Site Window. Integrated File Explorer. Adding New Folders and Files to a Site. Creating a Site Map. Viewing a Subset of the Entire Site. Links in Site Map View. Modifying Pages from the Site Window. Connecting to a Remote Site. Uploading Files. Cloaking. Checking In and Checking Out. Using Design Notes. On Your Own: Along the Faultline.

Lesson 7: Accessibility and Testing.
Generate Section 508—Compliant Code. Testing for Accessibility. Checking Browser Compatibility. Checking Links in Your Site. Checking for Orphaned Files. Generating Reports for a Site. On Your Own: S.F. Black & White Gallery.

Lesson 8: Using Libraries.
Creating a Library Item. Placing a Library Item on a Page. Recreating a Library Item. Modifying a Library Item. Updating Library References. Creating a Library Item Containing Behaviors. Modifying a Library Item Containing Behaviors. On Your Own: Origins—The Heart of the Matter.

Lesson 9: Using Templates.
Creating Templates. Adding Editable Areas to a Template. Removing Editable Regions. Creating Optional Content. Inserting Repeating Regions. Building Pages Based on a Template. Controlling Optional Content. Adding Repeating Entries. Modifying a Template. Creating Editable Tag Attributes. Modifying an Editable Tag Attribute. Creating Nested Templates.

Lesson 10: Creating Frames.
Creating a Frameset. Saving a Frameset. Resizing Frames in a Frameset. Specifying Frame Properties. Creating and Editing Frames Content. Creating Other Content Documents. Adding a Navigation Bar. Opening an Existing Page in a Frame. Checking Frame Content. Controlling Frame Content with Links. Creating Noframes Content. On Your Own: South of Market Child Care, Inc.

Lesson 11: Creating Forms.
Building Your Form. Adding Single-Line Text Fields. Adding Multi-Line Text Fields. Adding Check Boxes. Adding Radio Buttons. Adding List/Menu Items. Adding Buttons. Validating Forms. Testing your Forms. Creating Jump Menus. On Your Own: The Women's Building.

Lesson 12: Editing the Code.
Switching Document Views. Editing HTML in Code View. Adjusting New Window Placement. Meta Tags and Comments. Using the Tag Selector. Editing Code with Quick Tags. Making Use of Code Hints. Using Snippets. Using Clean Up HTML. Printing from Code View. On Your Own: Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting.

Lesson 13: Using Style Sheets.
Creating External Style Sheets. Adding a Style to an Existing External Style Sheet. Editing an Existing Style. Creating Custom Styles. Creating CSS Selector Styles for Links. Creating CSS Selector Styles for Tag Combinations. Linking to an Existing External Style Sheet. Creating Internal Styles. Converting Internal Styles to External Styles. Converting CSS to HTML. On Your Own: Project Discover.

Lesson 14: Using Find and Replace.
Searching Your Document. Removing HTML Tags. Using Find and Replace to Apply a Custom Style. Using Find and Replace to Add External Style Sheets. Saving and Reusing Your Search Criteria. Searching and Replacing with Regular Expressions. Finding Variations in a Name. On Your Own: Revealing Bodies.

Lesson 15: Creating Layers.
Creating Layers. Naming Layers. Modifying Layers. Changing the Stacking Order of Layer. Nesting and Unnesting Layers. Changing Layer Visibility. Setting Grid and Ruler Options. Using the Drag Layer Behavior. Converting Layers to Tables. Using the Netscape Resize Layer Fix.

Lesson 16: Animating with Timelines.
Animating Objects. Using Keyframes. Positioning and Object. Changing an Animation with Keyframes. Recording the Path of a Layer. Changing Image Properties. Creating the Animation Layers. Adjusting the Keyframes. Changing the Visibility of Layers. Adding Behaviors to the Timeline. Making the Timeline Play. On Your Own: Interactive Navigation.

Lesson 17: Extending Dreamweaver.
Installing Extensions. Using the M Superscript 2 Extension. Using the Advanced Random Images Extension. Using the fiXMovie Extension. Using the Breadcrumbs Extension. Creating a Simple Object. Advanced Customization. On Your Own: Ideum Media Porfolio.

Appendix A: Regular Expressions.
Appendix B: Macintosh Shortcuts.
Appendix C: Windows Shortcuts.
Index.

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