Dreamweaver Mx 2004

by McFarland, David Sawyer

• ISBN13: 9780596006310
• ISBN10: 0596006314
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Macromedia's new Dreamweaver MX 2004 offers a rich environment for building professional web sites, with drag-and-drop simplicity, clean HTML code, and dynamic database-driven web site creation tools. It comes with everything except perhaps the most important feature of all: a printed manual. Enter Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual, the book that enables both first-time and experienced web designers to bring stunning, interactive web sites to life. With over 500 illustrations, a handcrafted index, and the clarity of thought that has made bestsellers of every Missing Manual to date, this new edition is the ultimate atlas for Dreamweaver MX 2004.

Author Biography

David Sawyer McFarland is president of Sawyer McFarland Media, Inc., a Web development and training company in Portland, Oregon. He's been building websites since 1995, when he designed an online magazine for communication professionals. He's served as webmaster at the University of California at Berkeley and the Berkeley Multimedia Research Center, and oversaw a complete CSS-driven redesign of Macworld.com. David is also a writer, trainer, and teaches in the Portland State University multimedia program. He wrote the bestselling Missing Manual titles on Adobe Dreamweaver, CSS, and JavaScript.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(12)
What's New In Dreamweaver MX 2004	1	(1)
HTML, XHTML, and CSS 101	2	(5)
The Very Basics	7	(1)
About This Book	7	(6)
Part One: Building a Web Page
Chapter 1: Dreamweaver MX 2004 Guided Tour	13	(36)
Welcome to Dreamweaver MX 2004	13	(3)
The Dreamweaver MX 2004 Interface	16	(8)
The Dreamweaver Test Drive	24	(25)
Chapter 2: Adding Text to Your Web Pages	49	(16)
Adding Text In Dreamweaver	49	(5)
Copying and Pasting Text	54	(5)
Selecting Text	59	(1)
Spell Checking	60	(2)
Undo, Redo, and the History Panel	62	(3)
Chapter 3: Text Formatting	65	(28)
Paragraph Formatting	65	(7)
Lists	72	(7)
Character Formatting	79	(14)
Chapter 4: Links	93	(18)
Understanding Links	93	(5)
Adding a Link	98	(6)
Adding an Email Link	104	(3)
Linking Within a Web Page	107	(2)
Modifying a Link	109	(2)
Chapter 5: Images	111	(36)
Adding Images	112	(3)
Modifying an Image	115	(8)
Editing Graphics	123	(6)
Image Maps	129	(3)
Rollover Images	132	(2)
Flash Buttons	134	(3)
Flash Text	137	(4)
Tutorial: Adding Rollovers	141	(6)
Part Two: Building a Better Web Page
Chapter 6: Cascading Style Sheets	147	(54)
Cascading Style Sheet Basics	147	(4)
Creating Styles	151	(3)
Using Styles	154	(4)
Manipulating Styles	158	(6)
More About Styles	164	(4)
Advanced Styles	168	(5)
Style Properties	173	(14)
Cascading Style Sheets Tutorial	187	(14)
Chapter 7: Page Layout 101	201	(64)
Table Basics	202	(3)
Layout Mode	205	(13)
Inserting a Table in Standard View	218	(3)
Selecting Parts of a Table in Standard View	221	(1)
Expanded Table Mode	222	(1)
Formatting Tables	222	(4)
Modifying Cell and Row Properties In Standard View	226	(8)
Adding and Removing Rows and Columns	234	(2)
Merging and Splitting Cells	236	(2)
Nesting Tables in Standard View	238	(2)
Tabular Data	240	(4)
Tables Tutorial	244	(21)
Chapter 8: Page Layout 2004	265	(34)
Introducing CSS Layout
The Basics	267	(1)
Creating CSS Styles for Layers	267	(7)
Applying the Layer Style	274	(2)
Drawing with the Layer Tool	276	(2)
The Layers Panel	278	(1)
Modifying Layer Properties	279	(4)
Nesting Layers	283	(2)
CSS Layout Tutorial	285	(14)
Chapter 9: Frames	299	(22)
The Frame Page	299	(4)
Creating Frames	303	(3)
Selecting Frames and Framesets	306	(2)
Saving Framesets and Frames	308	(1)
Frame and Frameset Properties	309	(6)
Targeting Links	315	(1)
Inserting a Navigation Bar	316	(5)
Chapter 10: Under the Hood: HTML	321	(20)
Roundtrip HTML	321	(3)
Code View	324	(8)
Quick Tag Editor	332	(2)
Tag Inspector	334	(1)
Reference Panel	335	(1)
Inserting JavaScript	336	(5)
Part Three: Bringing Your Pages to Life
Chapter 11: Forms	341	(36)
Form Basics	342	(1)
Creating a Form	343	(3)
Adding Form Elements	346	(14)
Validating Forms	360	(3)
Forms Tutorial	363	(14)
Chapter 12: Dreamweaver Behaviors	377	(52)
Understanding Behaviors	377	(3)
Applying Behaviors	380	(5)
Events for 4.0 Browsers	385	(4)
The Actions, One by One	389	(35)
Creating an External JavaScript Library	424	(3)
Adding More Behaviors	427	(2)
Chapter 13: Flash, Shockwave, and Other Multimedia	429	(24)
Flash	430	(7)
Flash Elements	437	(5)
Shockwave	442	(2)
Java Applets	444	(2)
ActiveX Controls	446	(2)
Plug-Ins	448	(5)
Part Four: Building a Web Site
Chapter 14: Introducing Site Management	453	(30)
Structuring a Web Site	454	(17)
Viewing a Site Map	471	(6)
Site Assets	477	(6)
Chapter 15: Testing Your Site	483	(30)
Site Launch Checklist	483	(2)
Check Browser Support	485	(4)
Validating Web Pages	489	(5)
Find and Fix Broken Links	494	(7)
Cleaning Up HTML (and XHTML)	501	(3)
Site Reporting	504	(4)
Accessibility	508	(3)
Download Statistics	511	(2)
Chapter 16: Moving Your Site to the Internet	513	(36)
Defining a Remote Site	513	(9)
Transferring Files	522	(8)
Check In and Check Out	530	(6)
Synchronizing Site Files	536	(3)
Communicating with Design Notes	539	(10)
Part Five: Dreamweaver 2004 Power
Chapter 17: Snippets and Libraries	549	(16)
Snippets Basics	549	(1)
Using Snippets	550	(1)
Creating Snippets	551	(3)
Built-in Snippets	554	(1)
Library Basics	555	(1)
Create and Use Library Items	556	(3)
Edit Library Items	559	(2)
Library Tutorial	561	(4)
Chapter 18: Templates	565	(46)
Template Basics	565	(3)
Create a Template	568	(2)
Define Editable Regions	570	(10)
Adding Optional Regions	580	(7)
Nested Templates	587	(4)
Building Pages Based on a Template	591	(5)
Update a Template	596	(5)
Template Tutorial	601	(10)
Chapter 19: Automating Dreamweaver	611	(24)
The History Panel Revisited	611	(5)
Create Web Photo Album	616	(3)
Find and Replace	619	(16)
Chapter 20: Customizing Dreamweaver	635	(14)
Keyboard Shortcuts	635	(5)
Dreamweaver Extensions	640	(9)
Part Six: Dynamic Dreamweaver 2004
Chapter 21: Getting Started with Dynamic Web Sites	649	(24)
The Dynamic Edge	649	(2)
Pieces of the Puzzle	651	(5)
Setting Up Dreamweaver for Dynamic Web Sites	656	(5)
Databases Explained (in Five Minutes or Less)	661	(3)
Creating a Dynamic Page	664	(1)
Connecting Dreamweaver to a Database	665	(8)
Chapter 22: Adding Dynamic Data to Your Pages	673	(56)
Retrieving Information	673	(17)
Adding Dynamic Information	690	(3)
Displaying Multiple Records	693	(3)
Recordset Navigation	696	(3)
Viewing Live Data Within Dreamweaver	699	(3)
Master Detail Page Set	702	(3)
Passing Information Between Pages	705	(4)
Tutorial: Displaying Database Information	709	(20)
Chapter 23: Web Pages that Manipulate Database Records	729	(46)
Adding Data	729	(7)
Updating Database Records	736	(6)
Dynamic Form Fields	742	(7)
Deleting Records	749	(4)
Tutorial: Inserting and Updating Data	753	(22)
Chapter 24: Advanced Dynamic Site Features	775	(34)
Password-Protecting Web Pages	775	(10)
Additional Data Sources	785	(8)
Advanced Server Behaviors	793	(4)
Tutorial: Authentication	797	(12)
Appendix
Getting Help	809
Getting Help from Dreamweaver	809	(1)
Getting Help from Macromedia	810	(2)
Help from the Real World	812	(1)
Help Creating Your Own Extensions	812