Dreamweaver CS3 : the missing manual. - Includes index

1022 Pages·2007·22.936 MB·English

by  David Sawyer McFarland

Dreamweaver CS3
THE MISSING MANUAL
The book that
shouldhavebeen
in the box®

Dreamweaver CS3
THE
MISSING
MANUAL
®
David Sawyer McFarland
Beijing • Cambridge • Farnham • Köln • Paris • Sebastopol • Taipei • Tokyo
Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual
by David Sawyer McFarland
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Table of Contents
The Missing Credits.................................................................................xix
Introduction.................................................................................................1
Part One: Building a Web Page
Chapter 1:Dreamweaver CS3 Guided Tour...........................................19
The Dreamweaver CS3 Interface ...........................................................................................................19
The Document Window....................................................................................................................20
The Insert Bar.....................................................................................................................................23
The Property Inspector .....................................................................................................................25
Panel Groups......................................................................................................................................26
Workspace Layouts ...........................................................................................................................27
Setting Up a Site .......................................................................................................................................28
The Site Definition Wizard................................................................................................................29
Defining a Site the Fast Way ............................................................................................................34
Creating a Web Page ...............................................................................................................................35
The Dreamweaver Test Drive.................................................................................................................38
Phase 1: Getting Dreamweaver in Shape.......................................................................................39
Phase 2: Creating a Web Site...........................................................................................................42
Phase 3: Creating and Saving a Web Page ....................................................................................44
Phase 4: Adding Images and Text ...................................................................................................49
Phase 5: Preview Your Work............................................................................................................55
Phase 6: Finishing the Page..............................................................................................................58
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Chapter 2: Adding Text to Your Web Pages...........................................65
Adding Text in Dreamweaver .................................................................................................................65
Adding Special Characters................................................................................................................66
Line Breaks .........................................................................................................................................67
Nonbreaking Spaces..........................................................................................................................68
Multiple Spaces ..................................................................................................................................69
Adding a Date to Your Page .............................................................................................................70
Copying and Pasting Text........................................................................................................................71
Simple Copy and Paste .....................................................................................................................71
Paste Special.......................................................................................................................................72
Pasting Text from Word: The Basic Method...................................................................................73
Pasting Text with Word Formatting.................................................................................................75
Pasting Excel Spreadsheet Information ..........................................................................................75
Importing Word and Excel Documents (Windows) ......................................................................76
Selecting Text ............................................................................................................................................76
Spell Checking ..........................................................................................................................................79
About Dictionaries .............................................................................................................................79
Performing the Check........................................................................................................................80
Undo, Redo, and the History Panel .......................................................................................................81
Undo ....................................................................................................................................................81
History Panel ......................................................................................................................................82
Chapter 3: Text Formatting......................................................................85
Paragraph Formatting..............................................................................................................................85
Paragraphs..........................................................................................................................................87
Headlines ............................................................................................................................................88
Preformatted Text ..............................................................................................................................89
Paragraph Alignment ........................................................................................................................90
Indented Paragraphs .........................................................................................................................91
Creating and Formatting Lists ................................................................................................................92
Bulleted and Numbered Lists...........................................................................................................92
Reformatting Bulleted and Numbered Lists...................................................................................94
Definition Lists....................................................................................................................................98
Removing and Deleting List Items...................................................................................................98
Character Formatting...............................................................................................................................99
Text Styles .........................................................................................................................................100
Fonts ..................................................................................................................................................101
Font Size............................................................................................................................................105
Font Color .........................................................................................................................................108
Character Formatting Behind the Scenes.....................................................................................108
Character Formatting Styles ...........................................................................................................109
Chapter 4: Introducing Cascading Style Sheets...................................113
Cascading Style Sheet Basics ................................................................................................................114
Why Use CSS?...................................................................................................................................114
Internal vs. External Style Sheets ...................................................................................................115
Types of Styles..................................................................................................................................116
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Creating Styles........................................................................................................................................117
Phase 1: Set Up the CSS Type........................................................................................................118
Phase 2: Defining the Style.............................................................................................................119
Using Styles.............................................................................................................................................120
Linking to an External Style Sheet .................................................................................................120
Applying a Class Style .....................................................................................................................122
Un-Applying a Class Style...............................................................................................................124
Manipulating Styles................................................................................................................................124
Editing Styles ....................................................................................................................................124
Deleting a Style ................................................................................................................................126
Renaming a Class Style...................................................................................................................127
Duplicating a Style...........................................................................................................................128
Checking Browser Compatibility..........................................................................................................129
Text Formatting with CSS......................................................................................................................131
Type Properties................................................................................................................................132
Block Properties...............................................................................................................................134
List Properties...................................................................................................................................137
Cascading Style Sheets Tutorial ...........................................................................................................139
Setting Up .........................................................................................................................................139
Creating an External Style Sheet....................................................................................................140
Using CSS Text Properties ..............................................................................................................143
Editing a Style...................................................................................................................................145
Creating a Class Style......................................................................................................................147
Attaching an External Style Sheet..................................................................................................149
Chapter 5:Links......................................................................................153
Understanding Links..............................................................................................................................153
Absolute Links..................................................................................................................................154
Document-Relative Links ................................................................................................................154
Root-Relative Links ..........................................................................................................................155
Link Types in Action ........................................................................................................................157
Executive Summary .........................................................................................................................159
Adding a Link..........................................................................................................................................159
Browsing for a File...........................................................................................................................159
Using the Point-to-File Tool............................................................................................................161
Typing (or Pasting) the URL or Path .............................................................................................163
Using the Hyperlink Object ............................................................................................................164
Adding an Email Link.............................................................................................................................165
Linking Within a Web Page...................................................................................................................167
Phase 1: Creating a Named Anchor..............................................................................................167
Phase 2: Linking to an Anchor.......................................................................................................169
Viewing and Hiding Anchors..........................................................................................................171
Modifying a Link.....................................................................................................................................171
Changing a Link’s Destination .......................................................................................................171
Removing a Link ..............................................................................................................................172
Styling Links ............................................................................................................................................172
CSS and Links...................................................................................................................................173
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Creating a Navigation Menu.................................................................................................................175
Adding a Menu.................................................................................................................................176
Adding, Editing, and Removing Links............................................................................................177
Changing the Look of the Menu....................................................................................................180
Link Tutorial ............................................................................................................................................185
Linking to Other Pages and Web Sites..........................................................................................185
Formatting Links ..............................................................................................................................187
Adding a Navigation Bar.................................................................................................................188
Styling the Menu Bar.......................................................................................................................193
Chapter 6: Images...................................................................................199
Adding Images........................................................................................................................................199
Adding an Image Placeholder........................................................................................................202
Inserting an Image from Photoshop....................................................................................................204
Method 1: Using the Insert Image Object ....................................................................................204
Method 2: Copying and Pasting from Photoshop.......................................................................208
Modifying an Image...............................................................................................................................208
Naming an Image ............................................................................................................................208
Adding a Text Description to an Image ........................................................................................209
Changing the Size of an Image ......................................................................................................210
Some Properties to Avoid...............................................................................................................212
Controlling Images with CSS.................................................................................................................213
Wrapping Text Around an Image ..................................................................................................213
Adding Borders ................................................................................................................................215
Background Images.........................................................................................................................217
Editing Graphics......................................................................................................................................219
The Built-In Editing Tools................................................................................................................219
Setting Up an External Editor .........................................................................................................222
Editing Images with Photoshop .....................................................................................................224
Editing Images with Fireworks .......................................................................................................225
Optimizing an Image .......................................................................................................................226
Image Maps.............................................................................................................................................226
Editing a Hotspot’s Properties........................................................................................................228
Rollover Images ......................................................................................................................................229
Flash Buttons...........................................................................................................................................231
A Warning About Flash ...................................................................................................................231
Adding a Flash Button to a Web Page ..........................................................................................232
Editing Flash Buttons .......................................................................................................................235
Previewing Flash Buttons................................................................................................................235
Flash Text.................................................................................................................................................235
Adding Flash Text to a Web Page ..................................................................................................236
Tutorial: Inserting and Formatting Graphics ......................................................................................238
Adding a Photo.................................................................................................................................239
Inserting a Rollover Image..............................................................................................................241
Using Background Images..............................................................................................................242
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