Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 on Demand [1 ed.] 9780789744449, 0789744449

Table of contents :
Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 18
1 Preparing and Planning a Web Site......Page 22
Beginning with a Plan......Page 23
Creating a Visual Mind Map......Page 25
Generating a Timeline......Page 27
Assembling the Site......Page 28
Creating a Marketing Plan......Page 29
Creating a Storyboard......Page 30
Creating a Site Local Root Folder......Page 31
2 Getting Started with Dreamweaver CS5......Page 32
Understanding System Requirements......Page 33
Installing Dreamweaver......Page 34
Getting Started......Page 35
Viewing the Dreamweaver Window......Page 37
Creating a Web Site......Page 39
Opening a Web Site......Page 41
Creating a Blank Web Page......Page 42
Creating a Web Page from a Blank Template......Page 43
Creating a Web Page from a Template......Page 45
Creating a Web Page from a Sample......Page 46
Saving a Web Page......Page 47
Opening an Existing Web Page or File......Page 49
Working with Views......Page 51
Switching Between Pages and Views......Page 52
Previewing Pages in Live View......Page 53
Previewing Pages in Browser......Page 55
Getting Help While You Work......Page 57
Getting Dreamweaver Updates on the Web......Page 59
Closing a Web Page or File......Page 60
Finishing Up......Page 61
3 Working Within the Dreamweaver Environment......Page 62
Examining the Dreamweaver Window......Page 63
Working with Toolbars......Page 65
Resizing Panels......Page 66
Working with Panels......Page 67
Docking and Undocking Panels......Page 69
Grouping and Ungrouping Panels......Page 70
Creating a Workspace......Page 71
Using the Status Bar......Page 73
Changing the View with the Zoom Tool......Page 75
Working with Rulers......Page 76
Working with the Grid and Guides......Page 77
Creating Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 79
Setting General Preferences......Page 81
Setting New Document Preferences......Page 83
Working with Colors......Page 85
Setting Highlighting Color Preferences......Page 87
4 Managing Web Site Files......Page 88
Exploring Web Site Files and Folders......Page 89
Setting Up Site Folders......Page 90
Viewing the Files Panel......Page 91
Opening and Creating Files in the Files Panel......Page 93
Managing Files and Folders in the Files Panel......Page 95
Finding Files in the Files Panel......Page 97
Saving a File with Different Formats......Page 99
Identifying Dreamweaver File Formats......Page 100
Setting the Home Page......Page 101
Preparing to Set Page Properties......Page 102
Setting Appearance Page Properties......Page 103
Setting Link Page Properties......Page 104
Setting Heading Page Properties......Page 105
Changing Title and Encoding Page Properties......Page 106
Changing Page Properties for a Tracing Image......Page 107
Using Visual Aids......Page 108
Working with Invisible Elements......Page 109
Selecting Elements......Page 111
5 Working with Web Page Text......Page 112
Adding Text to Web Pages......Page 113
Importing Tabular Data......Page 114
Importing Content from Microsoft Documents......Page 115
Inserting Special Characters and the Date......Page 117
Selecting Text......Page 119
Copying and Pasting Text......Page 121
Setting Copy/Paste Preferences......Page 123
Modifying Font Combinations......Page 124
Formatting Characters......Page 125
Formatting Paragraph Text......Page 127
Controlling Line Spacing......Page 128
Inserting Horizontal Rules......Page 129
Creating Ordered and Unordered Lists......Page 131
Creating Definition Lists......Page 133
Modifying Lists......Page 134
Applying Text Styles......Page 135
Creating Text Styles......Page 137
Renaming Styles......Page 139
Finding Text......Page 140
Finding and Replacing Text or Code......Page 141
Using the Results Panel......Page 143
Defining Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 144
Checking Spelling......Page 145
Using Undo and Redo......Page 147
Setting Font Preferences......Page 149
6 Working with Web Page Images......Page 150
Using Web Friendly Graphics......Page 151
Defining an Image Folder......Page 153
Inserting Images......Page 155
Inserting Images from Photoshop......Page 157
Updating Images from Photoshop......Page 159
Inserting Images from Fireworks......Page 161
Optimizing Images using Fireworks......Page 163
Using Low Source Images......Page 164
Modifying Images......Page 165
Aligning Images......Page 167
Editing Images......Page 169
Changing Image Brightness and Contrast......Page 173
Changing Image Sharpness......Page 174
Cropping an Image......Page 175
Using an External Editor......Page 176
Setting File Types/Editors Preferences......Page 177
Creating Rollover Images......Page 179
Inserting an Image Placeholder......Page 181
7 Linking Web Pages......Page 184
Understanding Link Types......Page 185
Understanding Paths......Page 186
Setting the Relative Path......Page 187
Adding a Link......Page 189
Adding an Email Link......Page 191
Linking within a Web Page......Page 193
Creating Image Map Hotspots......Page 195
Modifying Image Map Hotspots......Page 197
Creating a Null or Script Link......Page 198
Modifying a Link......Page 199
Removing a Link......Page 200
Updating Links......Page 201
Testing a Link......Page 203
Changing Links Sitewide......Page 205
8 Working with Web Page Tables......Page 206
Working with Tables......Page 207
Switching Between Table Modes......Page 208
Inserting a Table in Standard Mode......Page 209
Modifying a Table......Page 211
Adding Content into a Table......Page 213
Importing and Exporting Table Data......Page 215
Adding Columns or Rows to Tables......Page 217
Resizing Columns and Rows......Page 218
Splitting and Merging Cells......Page 219
Sorting Table Data......Page 220
Changing Table Properties......Page 221
Changing Cell, Row, or Column Properties......Page 223
Using a Tracing Image......Page 225
Creating a Nested Table......Page 227
9 Working with Cascading Style Sheets......Page 228
Introducing Cascading Style Sheets......Page 229
Creating a Web Page with a CSS Layout......Page 231
Creating CSS Styles......Page 233
Applying Internal CSS Styles......Page 235
Applying and Modifying External CSS Styles......Page 237
Removing Internal Styles......Page 239
Using the CSS Styles Panel......Page 240
Editing CSS in the Properties Panel......Page 241
Setting CSS Properties......Page 243
Working with CSS Rules......Page 245
Moving CSS Rules......Page 247
Disabling or Enabling CSS Rules......Page 249
Inspecting CSS Code......Page 250
Using the Relevant CSS Tab......Page 251
Working with ID Selectors......Page 252
Creating and Applying an ID Selector......Page 253
Checking for CSS Browser Compatibility......Page 255
Formatting CSS Code......Page 257
Setting CSS Styles Preferences......Page 259
Using Design-Time Style Sheets......Page 260
Optimizing Web Pages......Page 261
10 Creating Page Layouts Using CSS-P......Page 262
Introducing CSS Layouts and AP Elements......Page 263
Creating AP Elements......Page 264
Nesting AP Elements......Page 265
Setting AP Element Preferences......Page 266
Using CSS Positioning......Page 267
Applying a CSS-P Style......Page 269
Modifying CSS-P Properties......Page 271
Working with AP Elements......Page 273
Creating a Rollover Using AP Elements......Page 275
Converting AP Elements to Tables......Page 277
11 Creating Frames......Page 280
Introducing Frames......Page 281
Creating a New Frame......Page 283
Opening a Web Page in a Frame......Page 285
Providing Information for No Frame Support......Page 286
Selecting Frames and Framesets......Page 287
Adding Frameset Information......Page 288
Saving a Frameset......Page 289
Modifying Frames......Page 291
Changing Frame Properties......Page 293
Changing Frameset Properties......Page 295
Targeting Links......Page 297
Creating Quick and Easy Frame Links......Page 299
12 Working with Multimedia and Online Tools......Page 300
Introducing Flash File Types......Page 301
Inserting a Flash or Shockwave Movie......Page 302
Changing Flash or Shockwave Movie Properties......Page 303
Inserting a Flash Video......Page 305
Linking or Embedding Sound......Page 307
Using Java Applets......Page 309
Using ActiveX Controls......Page 311
Using Plug-ins......Page 313
Checking for Plug-ins......Page 315
Exploring CS Live Services......Page 317
Sharing My Screen......Page 319
13 Creating Forms......Page 320
Understanding Forms......Page 321
Creating a Form......Page 323
Inserting Form Objects......Page 325
Modifying Text Fields and Text Areas......Page 327
Modifying Radio Buttons and Check Boxes......Page 329
Modifying Lists and Menus......Page 330
Modifying Buttons......Page 331
Inserting an Image Button......Page 332
Making Form Objects Dynamic......Page 333
Using Tables to Control Forms......Page 334
Validating Forms......Page 335
Creating and Editing a Jump Menu......Page 337
Viewing Example Code for Forms......Page 339
14 Viewing the HTML Behind the Page......Page 342
Understanding HTML......Page 343
Using the Reference Panel......Page 345
Using Code View......Page 347
Using Code Live View......Page 349
Setting Code View Options......Page 350
Entering HTML Code......Page 351
Using Code Hints......Page 352
Working with HTML Head Tags......Page 353
Inserting HTML Comments......Page 354
Using the Coding Toolbar......Page 355
Using Quick Tag Editor......Page 357
Using the Tag Inspector......Page 359
Using the Tag Chooser......Page 360
Opening Related Files......Page 361
Navigating to Related Code......Page 363
Setting Site Specific Code Hints......Page 364
Setting Code Hint Preferences......Page 365
Setting Code Format Preferences......Page 366
Setting Code Rewriting Preferences......Page 367
Setting Code Color Preferences......Page 369
15 Working with Behaviors......Page 370
Introducing Behaviors......Page 371
Applying Behaviors to Page Elements......Page 373
Applying Behaviors to Entire Page......Page 375
Editing Behaviors......Page 377
Working with Behaviors......Page 379
Adding Behavior Effects......Page 381
Going to Another Web Page......Page 383
Opening Another Browser Window......Page 384
Displaying Text Messages......Page 385
Preloading and Swapping Images......Page 387
Changing Element Properties......Page 389
Dragging an AP Element......Page 391
Showing and Hiding Elements......Page 393
Executing a JavaScript......Page 394
16 Using Spry Widgets and Effects......Page 396
Inserting Spry Widgets......Page 397
Selecting and Editing Spry Widgets......Page 399
Working with Spry Panel Widgets......Page 401
Working with Spry Validation Widgets......Page 403
Working with Spry Menu Bar Widgets......Page 405
Creating a Spry Tooltip......Page 407
Displaying Spry Data Sets......Page 409
Creating a Spry Region......Page 413
Creating a Spry Repeat List......Page 415
Customizing a Spry Widget......Page 416
Adding and Removing Spry Effects......Page 417
Checking Out Spry Samples......Page 419
17 Using Code Snippets and Libraries......Page 420
Introducing Snippets......Page 421
Inserting a Snippet......Page 423
Editing Existing Snippets......Page 425
Creating Snippets......Page 427
Introducing Assets and Libraries......Page 429
Using the Assets Panel......Page 430
Inserting an Asset......Page 431
Working with Site Assets......Page 432
Working with Color and URL Assets......Page 433
Working with Favorite Assets......Page 435
Creating and Inserting Library Items......Page 437
Editing Library Items......Page 439
Working with Library Items......Page 441
Creating an External JavaScript Library......Page 443
Inserting and Editing an External JavaScript......Page 445
Using Server-Side Includes......Page 447
18 Creating Templates......Page 448
Introducing Templates......Page 449
Creating a Template......Page 450
Opening a Template......Page 451
Defining Editable Regions......Page 453
Defining Editable Attributes......Page 454
Creating Repeating Regions......Page 455
Creating Optional Regions......Page 457
Creating InContext Editable Editing Regions......Page 459
Creating InContext Editable Repeating Regions......Page 461
Creating Nested Templates......Page 463
Creating a Web Page from a Nested Template......Page 465
Creating a Web Page from a Custom Template......Page 466
Updating a Template......Page 467
Attaching or Detaching a Template......Page 469
Importing XML into a Template......Page 470
Exporting Template Data as XML......Page 471
19 Testing a Web Site......Page 472
Finding Broken Links......Page 473
Fixing Broken Links......Page 475
Validating Web Pages......Page 477
Checking for HTML Browser Compatibility......Page 479
Checking for Balanced Code......Page 481
Cleaning Up HTML......Page 483
Cleaning UP Word HTML......Page 485
Adding Accessibility......Page 487
Running Reports to Test a Site......Page 489
Viewing and Saving Reports......Page 491
Gathering Download Statistics......Page 493
20 Managing a Web Site......Page 494
Setting Advanced Site Definitions......Page 495
Defining Local Info for a Site......Page 497
Defining Remote Info for a Site......Page 499
Defining the Testing Server......Page 503
Defining Version Control......Page 504
Defining Site Cloaking......Page 505
Setting File View Columns Options......Page 506
Using Design Notes......Page 507
Viewing Design Notes......Page 509
21 Moving Your Site to the Internet......Page 510
Setting Site File Preferences......Page 511
Managing Site Files with the Files Panel......Page 513
Transferring Files......Page 515
Comparing Local and Remote Files......Page 517
Checking Site Files In and Out......Page 519
Managing Site Files Versions with Subversion......Page 521
Working with Business Catalyst Site Files......Page 523
Synchronizing Site Files......Page 525
Cloaking and Uncloaking Files......Page 527
22 Automating Dreamweaver......Page 528
Using the History Panel......Page 529
Undoing and Redoing History Steps......Page 530
Replaying History Steps......Page 531
Copying History Steps Between Documents......Page 532
Saving History Steps as Commands......Page 533
Using and Managing History Commands......Page 535
Recording Commands for Temporary Use......Page 537
Setting History Panel Preferences......Page 538
Using Advanced Find and Replace for Text......Page 539
Using Advanced Find and Replace for Tags......Page 541
Creating and Using a Search Query......Page 543
New Features......Page 544
Adobe Certified Expert......Page 546
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