Publisher: Syngress
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 547
SAMS Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 in 24 Hours......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 2
Copyright......Page 8
About the Author......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 12
We Want to Hear from You!......Page 13
Reader Services......Page 14
Introduction......Page 15
What Is Dreamweaver 8?......Page 16
Who Should Use Dreamweaver 8?......Page 17
Who Should Use This Book?......Page 18
How to Use This Book......Page 19
Part I: Getting Started with Dreamweaver 8......Page 20
Hour 1. A World Wide Web of Dreamweaver Possibilities......Page 21
What Can You Do With Dreamweaver?......Page 22
Website Examples......Page 23
Summary......Page 26
Q&A......Page 27
Workshop......Page 28
Exercises......Page 29
Hour 2. A Tour of Dreamweaver......Page 30
Acquainting Yourself with Dreamweaver......Page 31
Installing the Software......Page 32
Exploring the Dreamweaver Work Area......Page 33
Getting Help......Page 36
Summary......Page 37
Q&A......Page 38
Workshop......Page 39
Exercises......Page 40
Hour 3. Getting Started: Adding Text, Lists, and Previewing in the Browser......Page 41
Creating a New Page and Adding Text......Page 42
Setting Page Properties......Page 45
Introducing Cascading Style Sheets......Page 48
Changing Text Attributes in the Property Inspector......Page 51
Aligning Text......Page 54
Creating Lists and Indenting Text......Page 55
Adding a Separator to a Page: The Horizontal Rule......Page 58
Saving Your Work and Previewing in a Browser......Page 59
Summary......Page 62
Q&A......Page 63
Workshop......Page 64
Exercises......Page 65
Hour 4. Organizing: Defining and Configuring a Website......Page 66
Defining a New Website......Page 67
Using the Site Definition Wizard......Page 70
Using the Files Panel......Page 73
Using the Expanded Files Panel......Page 74
Creating New Files in the Files Panel......Page 75
Editing a Site Definition......Page 78
Considering Site Organization......Page 81
Summary......Page 84
Q&A......Page 85
Workshop......Page 86
Exercises......Page 87
Hour 5. Setting Lots o' Links: Hyperlinks, Anchors, and Mailto Links......Page 88
Exploring Relative and Absolute Paths......Page 89
Adding a Hyperlink Within a Website......Page 92
Setting Link Color Preferences......Page 95
Setting Link Color Preferences......Page 98
Using the Point-to-File Icon......Page 101
Adding a Mailto Link......Page 102
Summary......Page 103
Q&A......Page 104
Workshop......Page 105
Exercises......Page 106
Hour 6. Getting Down and Dirty with HTML......Page 107
Exploring Code View......Page 108
Viewing and Editing HTML Tags by Using the Quick Tag Editor......Page 111
Setting Code Preferences......Page 114
Cleaning Up HTML Created with Microsoft Word......Page 117
Exploring References......Page 120
Summary......Page 121
Q&A......Page 122
Workshop......Page 123
Exercises......Page 124
Part II: Adding Images and Multimedia......Page 125
Hour 7. Displaying Images......Page 126
Adding an Image to a Page......Page 127
Exploring Image Flavors: GIF, JPEG, and PNG......Page 130
Editing Images Within Dreamweaver......Page 133
Creating a Rollover Image......Page 135
Summary......Page 136
Q&A......Page 137
Workshop......Page 138
Exercises......Page 139
Hour 8. Optimizing and Creating Images......Page 140
Acquainting Yourself with Fireworks......Page 141
Optimizing Images for Use in a Web Page......Page 142
Creating an Image......Page 145
Creating a Rollover Effect......Page 148
Slicing an Image into Pieces......Page 151
Editing a Fireworks File into Dreamweaver......Page 154
Summary......Page 157
Q&A......Page 158
Workshop......Page 159
Exercises......Page 160
Hour 9. Creating Image Maps and Navigation Bars......Page 161
Adding Links to a Graphic by Using Image Maps......Page 162
Creating an Image Map......Page 163
Aligning Hotspots......Page 166
Targeting a Link to Open in a New Browser Window......Page 169
Creating a Navigation Bar with Rollover Images and Links......Page 171
Summary......Page 174
Q&A......Page 175
Workshop......Page 176
Exercises......Page 177
Hour 10. Adding Flash and Other Multimedia to a Web Page......Page 178
Exploring Multimedia and Bandwidth......Page 179
Understanding Players......Page 180
Adding Flash Files......Page 181
Adding a Link to a PDF File......Page 184
Adding a Sound File to a Web Page......Page 185
Adding a Java Applet to a Web Page......Page 188
Summary......Page 191
Q&A......Page 192
Workshop......Page 193
Exercises......Page 194
Hour 11. Managing Assets Using the Assets Panel......Page 195
What Are Assets?......Page 196
Managing Assets in the Assets Panel......Page 197
Adding Assets to a Web Page......Page 200
Creating Favorite Assets......Page 203
Creating New Assets in the Assets Panel......Page 206
Copying Assets to Another Site......Page 209
Summary......Page 210
Q&A......Page 211
Workshop......Page 212
Exercises......Page 213
Part III: Web Page Layout with Tables and Frames......Page 214
Hour 13. Designing Page Layout Using Tables......Page 215
Using Layout Mode......Page 216
Fine-Tuning Your Design in Table Layout Mode......Page 219
Editing a Table in Standard Mode......Page 222
Adding Color to a Table......Page 225
Nesting a Table Within a Table......Page 226
Using a Tracing Image to Transfer a Design to a Web Page......Page 228
Turning a Table into a Group of Layers......Page 231
Summary......Page 232
Q&A......Page 233
Workshop......Page 234
Exercises......Page 235
Hour 12. Displaying Data In Tables......Page 236
Creating a Table for Data......Page 237
Modifying a Table and Adding Content......Page 240
Exporting Data from a Table......Page 243
Importing Table Data......Page 245
Summary......Page 248
Q&A......Page 249
Workshop......Page 250
Exercises......Page 251
Hour 14. Using Frames to Display Multiple Web Pages......Page 252
Creating a Frameset......Page 255
Using the Frames Panel......Page 258
Nesting Frames......Page 261
Using Existing Web Pages with Frames......Page 264
Setting Frame and Frameset Attributes......Page 267
Using Frames Objects......Page 270
Targeting Linked Pages to Open in a Specific Frame......Page 273
Using the Go to URL Behavior to Load Frames......Page 276
Summary......Page 279
Q&A......Page 280
Workshop......Page 281
Exercises......Page 282
Part IV: Dynamic HTML: Layers, Cascading Style Sheets, Behaviors, and Timelines......Page 283
Hour 15. Using Dynamic HTML and Layers......Page 284
What Is DHTML?......Page 285
Adding a Layer......Page 286
Nesting Layers......Page 289
Animating with Timelines......Page 292
Summary......Page 295
Q&A......Page 296
Workshop......Page 297
Exercises......Page 298
Hour 16. Formatting Web Pages Using Cascading Style Sheets......Page 299
Creating and Applying a Class......Page 302
Exploring Style Settings......Page 305
Redefining an HTML Tag......Page 308
Editing Styles......Page 311
Positioning a Div by Using CSS......Page 312
Creating Advanced CSS Styles......Page 315
Creating an External Style Sheet......Page 318
Summary......Page 321
Q&A......Page 322
Workshop......Page 323
Exercises......Page 324
Hour 17. Adding Interactivity with Behaviors......Page 325
What Is a Dreamweaver Behavior?......Page 326
Showing and Hiding Layers......Page 329
Opening a New Window......Page 332
Popping Up a Message......Page 335
Sending Text to a Layer......Page 338
Adding a Draggable Layer to a Web Page......Page 339
Summary......Page 342
Q&A......Page 343
Workshop......Page 344
Exercises......Page 345
Part V: Collecting User Data by Using Forms......Page 346
Hour 18. Creating a Form and Collecting Data......Page 347
Creating a Form......Page 348
Adding Radio Buttons and Check Boxes to Forms......Page 351
Adding Lists and Menus to Forms......Page 354
Adding Push Buttons and Image Buttons to Forms......Page 357
Creating a Jump Menu to Navigate to Different URLs......Page 360
Summary......Page 363
Q&A......Page 364
Workshop......Page 365
Exercises......Page 366
Hour 19. Introduction to Scripts: Sending and Reacting to Form Data......Page 367
Validating a Form's Data by Using the Validate Form Behavior......Page 368
Receiving Information from a Form......Page 371
Exploring Submission Security......Page 374
Uploading a File from a Form......Page 375
Preparing a Page to Interact with ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, PHP, or CFML......Page 376
Summary......Page 379
Q&A......Page 380
Workshop......Page 381
Exercises......Page 382
Part VI: Organizing and Uploading a Project......Page 383
Hour 20. Uploading and Sharing a Project on the Web......Page 384
Enabling Server Connection......Page 385
Moving a Site onto a Remote Server......Page 388
Understanding Dreamweaver's Website Management Capabilities......Page 391
Transferring Files......Page 394
Importing an Existing Website......Page 397
Summary......Page 398
Q&A......Page 399
Workshop......Page 400
Exercises......Page 401
Hour 21. Managing and Editing a Website......Page 402
Managing the Local and Remote Sites......Page 403
Adding Design Notes to Pages......Page 406
Generating Reports About a Website......Page 409
Summary......Page 412
Q&A......Page 413
Workshop......Page 414
Exercises......Page 415
Hour 22. Customizing Dreamweaver......Page 416
Creating a Custom Snippet......Page 417
Editing the Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 420
Making a Menu Command......Page 423
Adding Favorites to the Insert Bar......Page 426
Extending Dreamweaver by Using Third-Party Extensions......Page 429
Using, Saving, and Sharing Searches......Page 432
Summary......Page 435
Q&A......Page 436
Workshop......Page 437
Exercises......Page 438
Hour 23. Using the Library: Reusing Elements of a Website......Page 439
Creating a Library Item......Page 440
Adding a Library Item to a Page......Page 443
Making Changes to a Library Item......Page 446
Using Styles in Library Items......Page 449
Summary......Page 450
Q&A......Page 451
Workshop......Page 452
Exercise......Page 453
Hour 24. Creating Reusable Web Pages: Using Templates......Page 454
Creating a Template......Page 455
Creating a Web Page from a Template......Page 458
Making Changes to a Template and Updating Pages......Page 461
Using Behaviors and Styles in Templates......Page 463
Summary......Page 464
Q&A......Page 465
Workshop......Page 466
Exercises......Page 467
Part VII: Appendixes......Page 468
Appendix. Resources......Page 469
Dreamweaver Development......Page 470
General Web Development......Page 471
Dynamic HTML (DHTML)......Page 472
Dreamweaver Extensions......Page 473
Cascading Style Sheets......Page 474
Scripting Resources: CGI, JavaScript, and Server-Side Scripting......Page 475
Accessibility......Page 476
Usability......Page 477
Downloads......Page 478
Browsers......Page 479
Organizations......Page 480
Appendix. Glossary......Page 481
Glossary......Page 482
Index......Page 485
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