Adobe GoLive CS Tips and Tricks

by Pratt, Adam; Grillo, Lynn

• ISBN13: 9780321278777
• ISBN10: 0321278771
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-06
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

Easy-to-scan guide makes quick work of this Web authoring tool's most useful features!

Author Biography

Adam Pratt and Lynn Grillo are both Application Engineers at Adobe and have extensive experience using, teaching, supporting, and documenting Adobe GoLive and all of Adobe's Creative Suite Products. Their work involves speaking at conferences such as Seybold and Comdex and they are Adobe Certified Experts in GoLive and many other Adobe applications.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiv
George Arriola
Getting Started	1	(16)
Getting Started with the Welcome Screen	2	(1)
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts	3	(1)
Setting Preferences	4	(1)
Using the Objects Palette	5	(2)
Inspector Palette	7	(1)
Managing Palettes	8	(2)
Finding Palettes	10	(2)
Customizing the Workspace	12	(1)
Helping Yourself	13	(2)
Updating Software Automatically	15	(2)
Working with Sites	17	(18)
Creating New Sites with the Site Wizard	18	(2)
Understanding the Site File Structure	20	(2)
Adding Files to a Site	22	(2)
Moving, Renaming, and Deleting Files	24	(2)
Changing File View Modes	26	(1)
Understanding the Site Window Tabs	27	(2)
Managing the Site Window Tabs	29	(1)
Selecting Multiple Files	30	(1)
Viewing Content in the Inspector	31	(1)
Counting File Usage	32	(1)
Managing URLs and Email Addresses	33	(2)
Working with Pages	35	(60)
Touring the Six Document Modes	36	(2)
Using the Document Window Icons	38	(1)
Understanding the Head and Body of a Web Page	39	(1)
Inserting Objects in a Page	40	(1)
Using Metatags	41	(2)
Viewing Page Rulers	43	(1)
Viewing Split Source	44	(1)
Creating Links	45	(2)
Autocompleting http and mailto Links	47	(1)
Viewing Link Warnings	48	(1)
Adding Document Encodings to Pages with Errors	49	(2)
Designing with Layout Grids and Layout Text Boxes	51	(1)
Converting Layout Grids to Tables	52	(1)
Designing with Layers	53	(3)
Designing with Tables	56	(3)
Selecting Tables	59	(2)
Importing Data into Tables	61	(1)
Fixing Table Widths	62	(1)
Sorting Table Data	63	(1)
Rearranging Tables	64	(1)
Styling Tables	65	(2)
Zooming in Nested Tables	67	(1)
Selecting Tiny Images in Tables	68	(1)
Zooming in Layout	69	(1)
Customizing Window Sizes	70	(2)
Panning with the Hand Tool	72	(1)
Designing with Smart Guides	73	(1)
Changing View Profiles	74	(2)
Turning Invisible Elements On and Off	76	(1)
Visual Tag Editor	77	(1)
Navigating the Markup Tree	78	(1)
Calculating Document Statistics	79	(1)
Adding and Changing DOCTYPEs	80	(1)
Managing Color with the Swatches and Color Palettes	81	(2)
Picking Web-Safe Colors	83	(1)
Using the Eyedropper Tool	84	(1)
Using Color Shortcut Menus	85	(1)
Remembering Recently Used Colors	86	(2)
Leveraging Common Adobe Color Management	88	(1)
Troubleshooting Pages with the Highlight Palette	89	(2)
Using OS X Services	91	(1)
Customizing the Document Status Bar	92	(3)
Advanced Page Editing	95	(42)
Designing with Frames	96	(3)
Creating iFrames	99	(1)
Customizing Source Code Formatting (Themes)	100	(2)
Automating Code Completion and Adjusting Settings	102	(2)
Rewriting Your Source Code	104	(1)
Selecting Tags Easily in the Source Editor	105	(1)
Navigating Your Source Code	106	(1)
Creating New Objects in the Source Editor	107	(1)
Keeping Selections in Different Editors	108	(2)
Validating Your Source Code Syntax	110	(3)
Working with the Outline Editor	113	(1)
Working with Elements and Attributes in the Outline Editor	114	(1)
Finding Elusive Page Errors with the Outline Editor	115	(1)
Adding Missing End Tags with the Outline Editor	116	(1)
Viewing Images in the Outline Editor	117	(1)
Expanding and Collapsing the Outline Editor	118	(2)
Showing Name and ID Information in the Outline	120	(1)
Previewing Web Pages in GoLive	121	(1)
Live Rendering with Live Update	122	(2)
Previewing Pages in Web Browsers	124	(1)
Exporting Web Pages to PDF	125	(1)
Customizing PDF Creation Settings	126	(1)
Controlling PDF Page Size and Margins	127	(1)
Adding Description and Metadata to a PDF	128	(1)
Hiding Page Backgrounds in PDF	129	(1)
Working with Links in PDF	130	(3)
Embedding Movies and Multimedia in PDF	133	(1)
Working with PDF Comments	134	(1)
Customizing PDF Preferences	135	(2)
Working with Cascading Style Sheets	137	(20)
Exploring the CSS Editor	138	(2)
Saving Time with Pull-down Menus	140	(1)
Understanding the CSS Editor Tabs	141	(2)
Using the CSS Editor Properties List	143	(1)
Applying CSS Styles	144	(2)
Previewing CSS Styles	146	(1)
Viewing the Cascaded Style Info	147	(1)
Shortcut to CSS Editor from CSS Palette	148	(1)
Applying External CSS to Multiple Pages	149	(1)
Exporting Internal Styles	150	(1)
Using the CSS Samples in the Library Palette	151	(2)
Creating CSS Comments and Folders	153	(1)
Removing Link Underlines	154	(1)
Creating CSS Text Rollovers	155	(2)
Automating Repetitive Tasks	157	(20)
Navigating the Library Palette	158	(2)
Using Snippets	160	(1)
Using Components	161	(2)
Using Stationery	163	(2)
Creating a Template	165	(2)
Creating Pages from a Template	167	(2)
Redefining Templates	169	(2)
Detaching Templates	171	(1)
Using Sample Templates	172	(1)
Spell-checking	173	(2)
Changing Documents Site-wide	175	(2)
Creative Suite Integration	177	(36)
Introducing Smart Objects	178	(2)
Optimizing Images with Save For Web	180	(2)
Working with Source and Target Files	182	(1)
Integrating with Photoshop CS	183	(1)
Optimizing Photoshop Layouts	184	(2)
Customizing Text Variables	186	(1)
Converting Text to Images	187	(2)
Using ImageReady CS Output	189	(1)
Customizing ImageReady SWF Variables	190	(2)
Integrating with Illustrator CS	192	(1)
Creating PDF Thumbnail Galleries	193	(1)
Cropping Smart Objects	194	(1)
Scaling Smart Objects	195	(2)
Matting Smart Objects	197	(1)
Tracing Images	198	(1)
Organizing Smart Objects	199	(1)
Updating Pages Based on the Library	200	(1)
Integrating with Version Cue	201	(2)
Understanding the Print to Web Workflow	203	(2)
Finding and Selecting Package Objects	205	(1)
Placing Text, Tables, Images, and Movies from InDesign	206	(2)
Customizing Package Options	208	(1)
Converting InDesign Print Styles to CSS	209	(1)
Placing Package Text as Images	210	(1)
Repackaging Print Layouts for GoLive	211	(1)
Detaching Placed Text Components	212	(1)
Adding Interactivity	213	(26)
Creating Rollovers	214	(1)
Saving Time with Automatic Rollover Detection	215	(2)
Finding and Installing New Actions	217	(1)
Using JavaScript Actions	218	(1)
Creating Remote Rollovers	219	(1)
Flattening the JavaScript Library	220	(1)
Highlighting Actions	221	(1)
Copying and Pasting Actions	222	(1)
Showing and Hiding Layers	223	(1)
Opening New Windows	224	(1)
Randomizing Images	225	(2)
Targeting Two Frames	227	(1)
Creating Forms	228	(3)
Placing QuickTime and SWF Objects	231	(1)
Creating QuickTime Slideshows	232	(4)
Creating Image Maps	236	(3)
Advanced Site Management	239	(24)
Using Find and Replace in a Document	240	(2)
Using Find and Replace in Multiple Documents	242	(2)
Saving and Loading Searches	244	(1)
Exploring Collections	245	(1)
Diagramming New Sites	246	(5)
Managing Files with the In & Out Links Palette	251	(2)
Using the Errors Tab to Fix Problems	253	(3)
Changing References Across a Site	256	(1)
Finding Site Assets	257	(1)
Cleaning Up a Site	258	(1)
Finding File Differences	259	(1)
Running Site Reports with Queries	260	(3)
Publishing Your Site	263	(14)
Managing Publish Server Settings	264	(1)
Entering FTP Settings for Web Sites	265	(1)
Connecting to the Publish Server	266	(1)
Connecting to Multiple Servers	267	(1)
Uploading Files	268	(1)
Synchronizing Modification Times	269	(1)
Synchronizing Files and Deleting Server Extras	270	(2)
Stripping Extra Code	272	(1)
Using the Built-in FTP Client	273	(1)
Browsing Local Files	274	(1)
Troubleshooting Server Connections with the Server Log	275	(2)
Third-Party Actions and Extensions	277	(28)
Installing Extensions	278	(1)
Building DHTML Drop-down Menus	279	(1)
Importing Text and Styling Tables	280	(1)
Adding a Secure Shopping Cart	281	(1)
Cleaning Up Garbage Code	282	(1)
Adding PayPal eCommerce	283	(2)
Using Common Form Elements	285	(2)
Detecting SWF Plug-in Compatibility	287	(1)
Finding Source Code Help	288	(2)
Adding a Search Engine	290	(1)
Automatically Converting Hyperlinks	291	(1)
Developing Data-Driven Web Apps with Blue World Lasso	292	(2)
Running Search Engine Optimization Reports	294	(2)
Adding a Tell a Friend Link	296	(2)
Creating Interactive Slideshows	298	(2)
Adding a Scrollable Area to a Page	300	(1)
Verifying Form Field Entries	301	(2)
DJ Design Actions	303	(2)
Appendix A: Hidden Keyboard Shortcuts	305	(10)
Appendix B: Objects Palette Descriptions	315	(8)
Appendix C: GoLive Resources on the Web	323	(2)
Index	325