Macromedia Dreamweaver MX : Training from the Source

by Page, Khristine Annwn

• ISBN13: 9780201799293
• ISBN10: 0201799294
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Macromedia Press

Summary

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX: Training from the Sourceleads you through a series of 17 project-based lessons in which you learn how to create and maintain Web sites using Macromedia's popular Web design software. The book's step-by-step exercises use the "Lights of the Coast" project Web site to introduce you to Dreamweaver's powerful tools and the best ways to use them. By recreating the sample Web site through the lessons, you'll gather the skills you need to develop sites, working in both visual and code editing environments, that are accessible to a wide audience. The lessons in this easy-to-follow guide provide 18-20 hours of tutorials, which start with the basics of creating a Web page and progressively add in more complex tasks such as working with text, graphics, and tables. You don't need any prior Dreamweaver experience to grasp these easy-to-follow lessons, which, while based on a sample project, provide you with all of the techniques and confidence to build your own full-featured Web sites.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(5)
Dreamweaver MX Basics	6	(54)
Exploring the Tools
Working with Panels
Developing Your Site Structure
Defining a Local Site
Specifying Preview Browsers
Creating and Saving a New Page
Giving Your Page a Title
Specifying a Background Color
Using a Background Graphic
Specifying the Default Font Color
Placing Text on a Page
Importing Text
Creating a Line Break
Centering and Indenting Text
Making Lists
Making Definition Lists
Nesting Lists
Character Formatting
Repeating a Command
Changing the Font
Changing the Font Size
Changing the Font Color
Saving Colors As Favorites
Creating HTML Styles
Applying HTML Styles
Adding Special Characters
Adding Horizontal Rules
Adding a Date Automatically
Adding Flash Text
Modifying Flash Text
Working With Graphics	60	(28)
Placing Graphics on the Page
Resizing and Refreshing Graphics
Positioning Graphics
Adding a Border Around an Image
Assigning Names and <Alt> Tags 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
Aligning an Image Relative to a Single Line of Text
Adding Flash Buttons
Modifying Flash Buttons
Adding Flash Animations
Inserting an Accessible Image
On Your Own: Solar Events
Creating Links	88	(18)
Specifying Link Colors
Inserting Email Links
Creating Hypertext Links
Creating Graphic Links
Targeting Links
Inserting and Linking to Named Anchors
Creating Image Maps
Elements of Page Design	106	(54)
Creating a Table in Layout View
Modifying Table Layout
Cell Formatting
Layout Width and Spacer Images
Creating a Table in Standard View
Importing Data from Spreadsheets
Copying and Pasting Table Cells
Selecting a Table
Selecting and Modifying Table Elements
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
Using a Tracing Image
Inserting Accessible Tables
On Your Own: Exhibit Based Teaching Partnerships (EBTP)
Adding User Interactivity	160	(30)
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
On Your Own: At Home Astronomy
Managing Your Site	190	(44)
Using the Site Window
Integrated File Explorer
Adding New Folders and Files to a Site
Creating a Site Map
Viewing a Subset of the Entire Site
Links in Site Map View
Modifying Pages from the Site Window
Connecting to a Remote Site
Uploading Files
Cloaking
Checking In and Checking Out
Using Design Notes
On Your Own: Life Along the Faultline
Accessibility and Testing	234	(16)
Generate Section 508-Compliant Code
Testing for Accessibility
Checking Browser Compatibility
Checking Links in Your Site
Checking for Orphaned Files
Generating Reports for a Site
On Your Own: S.F. Black & White Gallery
Using Libraries	250	(24)
Creating a Library Item
Placing a Library Item on a Page
Recreating a Library Item
Modifying a Library Item
Updating Library References
Creating a Library Item Containing Behaviors
Modifying a Library Item Containing Behaviors
On Your Own: Origins---The Heart of the Matter
Using Templates	274	(32)
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	306	(28)
Creating a Frameset
Saving a Frameset
Resizing Frames in a Frameset
Specifying Frame Properties
Creating and Editing Frames Content
Creating Other Content Documents
Adding a Navigation Bar
Opening an Existing Page in a Frame
Checking Frame Content
Controlling Frame Content with Links
Creating Noframes Content
On Your Own: South of Market Child Care, Inc.
Creating Forms	334	(30)
Building Your Form
Adding Single-Line Text Fields
Adding Multi-Line Text Fields
Adding Check Boxes
Adding Radio Buttons
Adding List/Menu Items
Adding Buttons
Validating Forms
Testing Your Forms
Creating Jump Menus
On Your Own: The Women's Building
Editing the Code	364	(34)
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
On Your Own: Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting
Using Style Sheets	398	(28)
Creating External Style Sheets
Adding a Style to an Existing External Style Sheet
Editing an Existing Style
Creating Custom Styles
Creating CSS Selector Styles for Links
Creating CSS Selector Styles for Tag Combinations
Linking to an Existing External Style Sheet
Creating Internal Styles
Converting Internal Styles to External Styles
Converting CSS to HTML
On Your Own: Project Discover
Using Find and Replace	426	(24)
Searching Your Document
Removing HTML Tags
Using Find and Replace to Apply a Custom Style
Using Find and Replace to Add External Style Sheets
Saving and Reusing Your Search Criteria
Searching and Replacing with Regular Expressions
Finding Variations in a Name
On Your Own: Revealing Bodies
Creating Layers	450	(30)
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
Converting Layers to Tables
Using the Netscape Resize Layer Fix
Animating with Timelines	480	(30)
Animating Objects
Using Keyframes
Positioning an Object
Changing an Animation with Keyframes
Recording the Path of a Layer
Changing Image Properties
Creating the Animation Layers
Adjusting the Keyframes
Changing the Visibility of Layers
Adding Behaviors to the Timeline
Making the Timeline Play
On Your Own: Interactive Navigation
Extending Dreamweaver	510	(20)
Installing Extensions
Using the M Superscript 2 Extension
Using the Advanced Random Images Extension
Using the fiXMovie Extension
Using the Breadcrumbs Extension
Creating a Simple Object
Advanced Customization
On Your Own: Ideum Media Porfolio
Appendix A Regular Expressions	530	(2)
Appendix B Macintosh Shortcuts	532	(4)
Appendix C Windows Shortcuts	536	(5)
Index	541