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* This unique book and CD-ROM package collects, for the first time, more than eighty useful and popular Macromedia-approved Dreamweaver add-ons and provides complete instructions on how to use each of them * Readers will learn to simplify many difficult development tasks and add new features to Dreamweaver * Explains how to create dynamic, multilevel navigational systems, both manual and auto scrollers, tooltips, footnotes, floating frames, photo albums, calendars, and clocks * Web development experts Mike Doyle and Dan DeRose also teach readers how to apply different style sheets based on screen resolution, platform, date, time of day, user actions, and events

Mike Doyle is a Web development and training expert who has taught courses on HTML, XML, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, and Adobe PageMill. He is the founder of PUBSNET (www.pubsnet.com), a tools training company, and The Editors (www.theeditors.com), a Web development group. Doyle has been a featured presenter at numerous regional and national conferences on Web technologies, and is a Macromedia Certified Instructor and Developer.

Dan DeRose is the Content Manager for The Editors (www.theeditors.com), a Massachusetts-based web design firm. Over the past few years, Dan has spearheaded the development and launch of over 100 corporate web sites. Known as the “go to” guy for tools and technologies related to the Web, Dan has substantial experience with the Macromedia MX suite of tools, and is a Macromedia Certified Dreamweaver Developer.

The Basics
Becoming a Dreamweaver Power User	p. 3
How to Use This Book	p. 3
The Extensions Checklist	p. 4
PowerPack for Manipulating Text and Tables (Chapter 3)	p. 4
PowerPack for Creating and Verifying Links (Chapter 4)	p. 5
PowerPack for Working with Images (Chapter 5)	p. 5
PowerPack for Adding Multimedia (Chapter 6)	p. 6
PowerPack for Increasing Your Productivity in Dreamweaver (Chapter 7)	p. 6
PowerPack for Designing Your Site (Chapter 8)	p. 7
PowerPack for Controlling the Look and Feel of Browser Windows (Chapter 9)	p. 7
PowerPack for Embedding Controls (Chapter 10)	p. 8
PowerPack for Working with Style Sheets (Chapter 11)	p. 8
PowerPack for Managing Frames (Chapter 12)	p. 9
PowerPack for Creating and Validating Forms (Chapter 13)	p. 9
PowerPack for Designing Navigation Elements and Systems (Chapter 14)	p. 10
PowerPack for Dynamically Controlling Layers (Chapter 15)	p. 11
PowerPack for Dynamically Controlling Layers (Chapter 16)	p. 11
PowerPack for Working with Code (Chapter 17)	p. 12
PowerPack for Custom Behaviors and Objects (Chapter 18)	p. 12
Understanding Dreamweaver Extensions	p. 13
Types of Extensions	p. 13
Behaviors	p. 14
Commands	p. 16
Objects	p. 18
Toolbars	p. 18
Using Extension Manager	p. 18
Installing Extensions	p. 19
Disabling or Removing Extensions	p. 20
Ongoing Support	p. 22
Macromedia Exchange	p. 23
Macromedia Online Forums	p. 23
Web-Graduate.Com Web Site	p. 23
Manipulating Text and Tables	p. 25
Text	p. 25
Insert Subscripts and Superscripts	p. 26
Change Case of Selected Text	p. 27
Add Writer Symbols to Characters Tab	p. 28
Add Left and Right Single Quotes to Characters Tab	p. 29
Insert a Pop-up Footnote	p. 30
Tables	p. 32
Sort Tables Alphabetically in a Browser Window	p. 32
Invert Table Rows and Columns	p. 35
Insert a Sequence of Numbers into a Table Column	p. 37
Calculate the Total, Average, or Cell Count of a Column	p. 39
Insert a Monthly Calendar	p. 41
Creating and Verifying Links	p. 45
Convert Text to Link Automatically	p. 45
Insert E-mail Link with E-mail Fields Automatically Completed	p. 47
Insert Nowhere (Null) Link	p. 49
Verify External Links	p. 51
Link to Named Anchor	p. 53
Working with Images	p. 55
Convert Text to Graphics Instantly	p. 55
Create Banner Ads	p. 59
Create a JustSo Photo Album	p. 61
Create a Photo Album with Thumbnails	p. 65
Adding Multimedia	p. 73
Insert a Sound File onto a Web Page	p. 73
Insert an AVI Video File on a Web Page	p. 75
Increasing Your Productivity in Dreamweaver	p. 79
Automated Tasks	p. 79
Check Spelling Automatically When Saving	p. 79
Change File Extensions Throughout Site	p. 81
Tally the Word Count	p. 85
Close All Open Documents	p. 86
Quick Access	p. 87
Keep List of Favorite Pages for Frequent Editing	p. 87
Modify Multiple Page Titles Without Opening Pages	p. 90
Templates	p. 92
Quickly Choose Specific Templates for Editing	p. 92
Automatically Populate Site Based on Template Links	p. 94
Design and Control
Designing Your Site	p. 101
Selecting a Predesigned Page	p. 101
Converting the Embedded CSS to External CSS	p. 107
Developing Wireframes	p. 110
Controlling the Look and Feel of Browser Windows	p. 115
Opening Browser Windows	p. 115
Chromeless Browser Window	p. 115
Modal Pop-up Window	p. 120
Full Screen (Kiosk Style) Window	p. 123
Picture Window Only Containing Image	p. 126
Closing Browser Windows	p. 128
Close a Browser Window by Clicking Text or Image	p. 129
Automatically Close Browser Window After a Specific Time	p. 131
Positioning and Resizing of Browser Windows	p. 132
Center a Pop-up Window	p. 133
Animated Sizing (or Resizing) of a Browser Window	p. 134
Customizing Look and Use	p. 137
Change Scrollbar Colors	p. 137
Disable Right Click	p. 139
Embedding Controls	p. 143
Print Current Page	p. 143
Save Current Page	p. 144
Add Page to Favorites	p. 146
Designate Current Page as Default Home Page	p. 147
Designating Different Style Sheets for Unique Circumstances	p. 151
By Time of Day	p. 151
By Specific Date	p. 153
By Browser Versions	p. 155
Managing Frames	p. 159
Force Files to Open in a Parent Frameset	p. 159
Selecting from Additional Pre-Designed Framesets	p. 161
Create an IFrame	p. 162
Creating and Validating Forms	p. 165
Insert a Common Contact Form	p. 165
Insert Country and State List Boxes	p. 167
Require Responses	p. 170
Validate Text Fields	p. 174
Create Custom Submit or Reset Buttons	p. 175
Navigation and Dynamic HTML
Designing Navigation Elements and Systems	p. 181
Layered Navigation	p. 181
Automatically Hide/Show Behaviors on a Layered Navigation System	p. 182
Automatically Hide Menus on a Layered Navigation System	p. 185
Insert a Menu with a Sliding Drop-down Effect	p. 186
Create a Sticky Menu with Rollover Effects	p. 189
Buttons	p. 191
Additional Flash Button Styles	p. 191
More Flash Buttons	p. 193
Insert a Beveled Flat Button Image	p. 194
Add a Back or Forward Link	p. 196
Basic Menus	p. 198
Create a Hierarchical Foldout Menu	p. 198
Open Menu Items in New Window	p. 201
Create a Table of Contents for the Current Page	p. 203
Dynamically Controlling Layers	p. 207
Move a Layer	p. 207
Center a Layer	p. 208
Slide a Layer	p. 211
Snap a Layer to an Object	p. 213
Maintain Position Regardless of Browser Scrolling	p. 215
Bring a Layer to the Forefront	p. 218
Set a Layer's z-index	p. 219
Set a Layer's Background Color	p. 220
Managing Dynamic Content and Special Effects	p. 223
Displaying a Random Image Each Time a Page Is Reloaded	p. 223
Fade Effect on Images	p. 227
Pop Up a Text Message on a Mouse Event	p. 228
Insert a User-Controlled Scroller	p. 230
Insert an Automatic Scroller	p. 233
Transition Effects to Layers and IFrames	p. 235
Transition Effects to Pages	p. 236
Add a Customizable Clock	p. 237
Advanced Users
Working with Code	p. 243
Display Context-Sensitive Help	p. 243
Move Embedded JavaScript to Separate File	p. 248
Select and Insert HTML Doctype	p. 253
Custom Behaviors and Objects	p. 257
Create an Object	p. 257
What's on the CD-ROM	p. 259
Catalog of Extensions	p. 265
Index	p. 279
End-User License Agreement	p. 295
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