Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 : Training from the Source

by Page, Khristine Annwn

• ISBN13: 9780321219190
• ISBN10: 0321219198
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Macromedia Press

Summary

Learning is doing--which means you're guaranteed to expand your skill set exponentially as you work your way through the 18 project-based tutorials that form the core of this volume on Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX 2004. With its powerful combination of visual layout tools, application development features, and code editing support, Dreamweaver MX 2004 really is a Web designer's dream, and Macromedia's official guide shows you how to transform your dream projects into real-life success stories by creating and maintaining Web sites in an environment that integrates both visual editing and code editing. By re-creating the book's sample Web site, you'll learn the skills and techniques necessary to create your own widely accessible sites. In addition to the basics of creating a Web page that incorporates text, graphics and tables, you'll learn about all that's new in Dreamweaver MX 2004: dynamic cross-browser validation, improved CSS support, built-in graphics editing, and more. The companion CD-ROM contains all of the lesson files as well as a free trial version of Dreamweaver MX 2004.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Dreamweaver MX 2004 Basics	p. 6
Exploring the Workspace
Start Page
Preparing to Develop Your Site
Defining a Local Site
Creating and Saving a New Page
Exploring the Tools
Working with Panels
Giving Your Page a Title
Specifying a Background Color
Specifying Preview Browsers
Adding Content to a Page	p. 36
Basic Text Formatting
Creating a Line Break
Setting Text Preferences
Importing Text
Inserting a Non-Breaking Space
Aligning and Indenting Text
Making Lists
Making Definition Lists
Nesting Lists
Character Formatting
Changing the Font
Changing the Font Size
Specifying Font Color
Adding Special Characters
Adding Horizontal Rules
Adding a Date Automatically
Adding Flash Text
Modifying Flash Text
What You Have Learned
Working with Graphics	p. 68
Using a Background Graphic
Placing Graphics on the Page
Resizing and Refreshing Graphics
Positioning Graphics
Adding a Border Around an Image
Assigning Names and Alt Text 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
Setting Image Editing Preferences
Basic Image Editing
Aligning an Image Relative to a Single Line of Text
Adding Flash Buttons
Modifying Flash Buttons
Adding Flash Animations
Inserting an Accessible Image
Using the Image Viewer
Using the Web Photo Album
Embedding Quicktime Movies
Creating Links	p. 120
Specifying Link Color and Format
Creating Hypertext Links
Understanding Links and File Structure
Creating Graphic Links
Targeting Links
Inserting and Linking to Named Anchors
Creating Image Maps
Inserting Email Links
Designing with Tables	p. 142
What You Will Learn
Creating a Table
Importing Data from Spreadsheets
Copying and Pasting Table Cells
Selecting a Table
Selecting and Formatting Table Cells
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
Creating a Table in Layout View
Modifying Table Layout
Applying Cell Formatting
Specifying Layout Width
Using a Tracing Image
Developing Style Sheets	p. 194
What You Will Learn
Understanding Styles
Creating Internal Styles
Converting Internal Styles to External Styles
Linking to an Existing External Style Sheet
Creating External Styles
Creating Styles For Tag Combinations
Editing an Existing Style
Working with Style Precedence
Setting Backgrounds with Css
Creating a Basic CSS Layout
Using Library Items	p. 240
What You Will Learn
Creating a Library Item
Placing a Library Item on a Page
Recreating a Library Item
Modifying a Library Item
Updating Library References
Using Templates	p. 256
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
Creating Frames	p. 290
Creating a Frameset
Saving a Frameset
Resizing Frames in a Frameset
Specifying Frame Properties
Creating and Editing Frames Content
Creating Other Content Documents
Opening an Existing Page in a Frame
Checking Frame Content
Controlling Frame Content with Links
Creating NoFrames Content
Creating Forms	p. 316
Building Your Form
Grouping Form Content
Adding Single-Line Text Fields
Adding Multi-Line Text Fields
Adding Checkboxes
Adding Radio Buttons
Adding List and Menu Items
Adding Buttons
Creating Hidden Fields
Formatting Forms
Processing Forms
Testing Your Forms
Creating Jump Menus
What You Have Learned
Adding User Interactivity	p. 352
What You Will Learn
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
Validating Forms
Managing Your Site	p. 386
Using the Files Panel
Accessing Files Outside a Dreamweaver Site on Your Computer
Adding New Folders and Files to a Site
Creating a Site Map
Viewing a Subset of the Entire Site
Working with Links in Site Map View
Modifying Pages from the Files Panel
Connecting to a Remote Site
Uploading Files
Cloaking Files and Folders
Checking In and Checking Out
Using Design Notes
Exporting Site Definitions
Enabling Contribute Compatibility
Creating Server Connections
What You Have Learned
Accessibility and Testing	p. 430
What You Will Learn
Generating Section 508-Compliant Code
Testing for Accessibility
Checking Browser Compatibility
Checking Links in Your Site
Checking for Orphaned Files
Generating Reports for a Site
Checking Spelling
Editing the Code	p. 448
What You Will Learn
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
Working with Microsoft Word HTML
Printing from Code View
Using Find and Replace	p. 478
Searching Your Document
Removing HTML Tags
Using Find and Replace to Attach External Style Sheets
Applying Custom Styles with Find and Replace
Saving and Reusing Your Search Criteria
Searching and Replacing with Regular Expressions
Finding Variations in a Name
Creating Layers	p. 502
Creating Layers
Naming Layers
Modifying Layers
Changing the Stacking Order of Layers
Nesting and Unnesting Layers
Changing Layer Visibility
Setting Grid and Ruler Options
Using the Drag Layer Behavior
Using the Show-Hide Layers Behavior
Converting Layers to Tables
Using the Netscape Resize Layer Fix
Extending Dreamweaver	p. 536
Installing Extensions
Using the Calendar Extension
Using the Superscript Extension
Using the Toggle Checkboxes Extension
Using the Lorem and More Extension
Creating a Simple Object
Advanced Customization
Regular Expressions	p. 554
Macintosh Shortcuts	p. 556
Windows Shortcuts	p. 562
Index	p. 568
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