Adobe GoLive CS2 Tips and Tricks

by Pratt, Adam; Grillo, Lynn

• ISBN13: 9780321335418
• ISBN10: 0321335414
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-25
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

GoLive CS2 is more than just a simple Web authoring tool: As part of Adobe's updated Creative Suite 2, it's a key component of an overall Web workflow that lets you work seamlessly among all of your graphics applications to create spectacular Web sites. This info-packed guide lets users get right down to doing by focusing on just the GoLive features they're mostly like to use and showcasing each in stand-alone tips–complete with a relevant hint or two and a graphic example. In this fashion, you learn just what you need to know, exploring the program in a way that makes sense to you. Before you know it, you'll be importing layered Photoshop files into GoLive, creating PDF files from within the GoLive environment, and using the visual layout grid and Cascading Style Sheets to turn out fluid, beautiful Web pages. Also covered are all of GoLive CS2's new features: enhanced live rendering, mobile CSS support, Visual CVG-Tiny authoring and more.

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.They are the authors of Adobe GoLive CS Tips and Tricks.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xviii
Whitney McCleary
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)
Introducing the Toolbar	7	(1)
The Inspector Palette	8	(1)
Managing Palettes	9	(2)
Finding Palettes	11	(1)
Customizing the Workspace	12	(1)
Introducing the Adobe Help Center	13	(1)
Using Bookmarks in the Help Center	14	(1)
Accessing Expert Support from the Help Center	15	(1)
Updating Software Automatically	16	(1)
Working with Sites	17	(22)
Creating New Sites	18	(3)
Starting with Site Samples	21	(1)
Importing Existing Sites	22	(1)
Understanding the Site File Structure	23	(2)
Adding Files to a Site	25	(1)
Moving, Renaming, and Deleting Files	26	(2)
Changing File View Modes	28	(1)
Understanding the Site Window Tabs	29	(2)
Managing the Site Window Tabs	31	(1)
Selecting Multiple Files	32	(1)
Viewing Content in the Inspector	33	(1)
Counting File Usage	34	(1)
Managing URLs and Email Addresses	35	(1)
Adding File Metadata with XMP	36	(1)
Using Quicksearch to Find Files	37	(2)
Working with Pages	39	(62)
Touring the Six Document Modes	40	(1)
Using the Document Window Icons	41	(1)
Customizing the Document Status Bar	42	(2)
Zooming in Layout	44	(1)
Customizing Window Sizes	45	(1)
Navigating the Markup Tree	46	(1)
Viewing Split Source	47	(1)
Understanding the Head and Body of a Web Page	48	(1)
Inserting Objects in a Page	49	(1)
Inserting Objects with Menu Commands	50	(1)
Using Paste Special	51	(1)
Using Meta Tags	52	(2)
Viewing Page Rulers	54	(1)
Creating Links	55	(2)
Autocompleting http and mailto Links	57	(1)
Viewing Link Warnings	58	(1)
Adding Document Encodings to Pages with Errors	59	(1)
Using the Completely Redesigned Layout Grid	60	(2)
Converting Old Layout Grids to CSS	62	(1)
Converting Layout Grids to Tables	63	(1)
Designing with the Layer Tool	64	(3)
Working with CSS Objects	67	(2)
Designing with Tables	69	(3)
Selecting Tables	72	(3)
Importing Data into Tables	75	(1)
Fixing Table Widths	76	(1)
Sorting Table Data	77	(1)
Rearranging Tables	78	(1)
Styling Tables	79	(1)
Zooming in Nested Tables	80	(1)
Selecting Tiny Images in Tables	81	(1)
Designing with Smart Guides	82	(1)
Changing View Profiles	83	(2)
Turning Invisible Elements On and Off	85	(1)
Visual Tag Editor	86	(1)
Calculating Document Statistics	87	(1)
Adding and Changing DOCTYPEs	88	(1)
Managing Color with the Swatches and Color Palettes	89	(2)
Editing Swatches with the Color Picker	91	(1)
Picking Web Safe Colors	92	(1)
Using the Eyedropper Tool	93	(1)
Using Color Shortcut Menus	94	(1)
Remembering Recently Used Colors	95	(2)
Leveraging Common Adobe Color Management	97	(1)
Troubleshooting Pages with Highlights	98	(2)
Using OS X Services	100	(1)
Advanced Page Editing	101	(44)
Designing with Frames	102	(2)
Creating iFrames	104	(1)
Customizing Source Code Formatting (Themes)	105	(1)
Automating Code Completion and Adjusting Settings	106	(2)
Rewriting Your Source Code	108	(1)
Selecting Tags Easily in the Source Editor	109	(1)
Navigating Your Source Code	110	(1)
Creating New Objects in the Source Editor	111	(1)
Keeping Selections in Different Editors	112	(1)
Validating Your Source Code Syntax	113	(2)
Working with the Outline Editor	115	(1)
Working with Elements and Attributes in the Outline Editor	116	(1)
Finding Elusive Page Errors with the Outline Editor	117	(1)
Adding Missing End Tags with the Outline Editor	118	(1)
Viewing Images in the Outline Editor	119	(1)
Expanding and Collapsing the Outline Editor	120	(2)
Showing Name and ID Information in the Outline	122	(1)
Previewing Web Pages in GoLive	123	(1)
Live Rendering with Live Update	124	(2)
Previewing Pages in Web Browsers	126	(1)
Exporting Web Pages to PDF	127	(1)
Customizing PDF Preferences	128	(1)
Saving Time with PDF Presets	129	(2)
Controlling PDF Page Size and Margins	131	(1)
Adding Metadata to a PDF	132	(1)
Hiding Page Backgrounds in a PDF	133	(1)
Handling Page Breaks in PDF Conversion	134	(2)
Creating Secure Adobe PDFs	136	(1)
Working with Links in PDF	137	(3)
Embedding Movies and Multimedia in PDF	140	(1)
Working with PDF Comments	141	(1)
Converting Single Pages	142	(1)
Converting Entire Sites to PDF	143	(2)
Working with Cascading Style Sheets	145	(28)
Exploring the CSS Editor	146	(2)
Enabling the CSS Button Bar	148	(1)
Saving Time with Pull-down Menus	149	(1)
Understanding the CSS Editor Tabs	150	(2)
Using the CSS Editor Properties List	152	(1)
Sorting Styles	153	(1)
Find CSS Rules with Quicksearch	154	(1)
Jumping to CSS Properties	155	(1)
Creating CSS Comments and Folders	156	(1)
Using the CSS Tab in the Site Window	157	(1)
Tracking CSS Usage with In & Out Links	158	(2)
Assigning a Default CSS File for a Web Site	160	(1)
Applying CSS Styles	161	(2)
Previewing CSS Styles	163	(1)
Viewing the Cascaded Style Info	164	(1)
Shortcut to CSS Editor from CSS Palette	165	(1)
Applying External CSS to Multiple Pages	166	(1)
Exporting Internal Styles	167	(1)
Using the CSS Samples	168	(2)
Removing Link Underlines	170	(1)
Creating CSS Text Rollovers	171	(2)
Automating Repetitive Tasks	173	(18)
Navigating the Library Palette	174	(1)
Using Snippets	175	(1)
Using Components	176	(2)
Using Stationery	178	(1)
Creating a Template	179	(2)
Creating Pages from a Template	181	(2)
Creating Nested Templates	183	(1)
Redefining Templates	184	(2)
Detaching Templates	186	(1)
Using Sample Templates	187	(1)
Spellchecking	188	(1)
Changing Documents Site-wide	189	(2)
Creative Suite Integration	191	(26)
Introducing Smart Objects	192	(2)
Optimizing Images with Save for Web	194	(2)
Using Large JPEGs as Smart Objects	196	(1)
Working with Source and Target Files	197	(1)
Sharing Smart Objects Site-wide	198	(1)
Integrating with Photoshop or ImageReady CS2	199	(1)
Optimizing Photoshop Layouts	200	(1)
Customizing Text Variables	201	(1)
Converting Text to Images	202	(2)
Using ImageReady CS2 Output	204	(1)
Customizing ImageReady SWF Variables	205	(2)
Creating Favicons	207	(2)
Creating PDF Thumbnail Galleries	209	(1)
Cropping Smart Objects	210	(1)
Scaling Smart Objects	211	(2)
Matting Smart Objects	213	(1)
Tracing Images	214	(1)
Organizing Smart Objects	215	(1)
Updating Pages Based on Smart Objects	216	(1)
Print to Web Workflow with InDesign and GoLive	217	(24)
From InDesign to GoLive	218	(2)
Selectively Packaging from InDesign	220	(1)
Exporting Pages as HTML	221	(1)
Customizing HTML Export	222	(1)
Finding and Selecting Package Objects	223	(1)
Viewing Thumbnails in the Assets List	224	(1)
Using InDesign Layers to Customize Web Layout	225	(1)
Placing Text, Tables, Images, and Movies from InDesign	226	(2)
Customizing Text Conversion Options	228	(1)
Converting InDesign Text Styles to CSS	229	(1)
Distributing Long Stories Across Multiple Web Pages	230	(2)
Locating Used Assets	232	(1)
Using InDesign XML Tags	233	(2)
Placing Package Text as Images	235	(1)
Repackaging Print Layouts for GoLive	236	(1)
Automatically Converting Just the Text into a Web Page	237	(1)
Detaching Placed Text Components	238	(1)
Creating HTML Conversions with Adobe Acrobat	239	(2)
Adding Interactivity	241	(34)
Creating Rollovers	242	(1)
Saving Time with Automatic Rollover Detection	243	(2)
Using JavaScript Actions	245	(1)
Creating Remote Rollovers	246	(2)
Showing and Hiding Layers	248	(2)
Opening New Windows	250	(1)
Randomizing Images	251	(2)
Targeting Two Frames	253	(1)
Finding and Installing New Actions	254	(1)
Flattening the JavaScript Library	255	(2)
Highlighting Actions	257	(1)
Copying and Pasting Actions	258	(1)
Resetting the Actions Menu	259	(1)
Creating Forms	260	(2)
Creating a Form Inventory	262	(1)
Automating the Creation of Complex Forms	263	(2)
Placing QuickTime and SWF Objects on a Page	265	(1)
Placing Real Objects on a Page	266	(1)
Placing Windows Media on a Page	267	(1)
Placing MP3 Audio on a Page	268	(1)
Creating QuickTime Slideshows	269	(4)
Creating Imagemaps	273	(2)
Advanced Site Management	275	(24)
Diagramming New Sites	276	(6)
Managing Files with the In & Out Links Palette	282	(2)
Fixing Problems in the Errors Tab	284	(3)
Changing References Across a Site	287	(1)
Using Find and Replace in a Document	288	(2)
Using Find and Replace in Multiple Documents	290	(2)
Saving and Loading Searches	292	(1)
Finding Site Assets	293	(1)
Finding File Differences	294	(1)
Running Site Reports with Queries	295	(2)
Exploring Collections	297	(1)
Cleaning Up a Site	298	(1)
Publishing Your Site	299	(18)
Creating and Editing Server Settings	300	(1)
Testing Server Connections	301	(1)
Using Secure FTP	302	(1)
Entering FTP Settings for Web Sites	303	(1)
Connecting to the Publish Server	304	(1)
Connecting to Multiple Servers	305	(1)
Uploading Files	306	(2)
Handling Invisible Files	308	(1)
Synchronizing Modification Times	309	(1)
Synchronizing Files and Deleting Server Extras	310	(2)
Stripping Extra Code	312	(1)
Using the Built-in FTP Client	313	(1)
Troubleshooting with Server Logs	314	(1)
Browsing With the Local File Browser or Adobe Bridge	315	(2)
Versioning Files with Adobe Version Cue	317	(18)
Introducing Version Cue	318	(1)
Creating a Version Cue Project	319	(4)
Mounting a Version Cue Site	323	(1)
Saving a Version of a Page	324	(2)
Reverting a Page to a Previous Version	326	(1)
Comparing Two Different Versions	327	(1)
Using Version Cue Link Management	328	(2)
Synchronizing Files with Version Cue	330	(1)
Working Offline and Publishing	331	(2)
Backing Up Version Cue	333	(2)
Third-Party Actions and Extensions	335	(24)
Installing Extensions	336	(1)
Building DHTML Drop-down Menus	337	(1)
Adding a Secure Shopping Cart	338	(2)
Adding PayPal eCommerce	340	(2)
Cleaning Up Garbage Code	342	(1)
Detecting SWF Plug-in Compatibility	343	(1)
Viewing Server Side Includes in Layout Mode	344	(2)
Adding a Search Engine	346	(1)
Automatically Converting Hyperlinks	347	(1)
Developing Data-driven Sites with OmniPilot Lasso	348	(2)
Adding a Tell a Friend Link	350	(2)
Creating Interactive Slideshows	352	(2)
Adding a Scrollable Area to a Page	354	(1)
Verifying Form Field Entries	355	(2)
DJ Design Actions	357	(2)
Appendix: GoLive Resources on the Web	359	(2)
Index	361