Dreamweaver 4 Bible

Joseph W. Lowery9780470382523, 047038252X

There’s a reason that Macromedia Dreamweaver appears on most Web developers’ resumés: It offers both tremendous productivity and extensibility in a professional development environment. Dreamweaver 4 Bible covers this remarkable product from soup to nuts, guiding you through the basics of the program all the way to implementing sophisticated techniques.Over 1,100 pages in length, Dreamweaver 4 Bible comes with a trial version of Dreamweaver 4, making it a one-purchase training resource for anyone looking to learn and master the product. A good chunk of the first portion of the book is devoted to providing the lay of Dreamweaver land and examining the development interface, configuration options, and effective use of the help system. Although one of Dreamweaver’s strongest claims to fame is its ability to create fully functional Web sites with little or no HTML coding, the book wisely educates you on HTML basics nonetheless.As your knowledge of Dreamweaver grows, the book’s presentation style evolves. Early on, material is presented via discrete tasks, such as adding a navigation bar, adjusting font size, and adding an e-mail link. Later on, general techniques are discussed, such as using rollovers and exploiting cascading style sheets. All of the examples are accompanied by excellent narration, tips, notes, and pointers to examples on the CD-ROM. If you’re diving into Dreamweaver, take the plunge using this fine resource.

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Table of contents :
Foreword……Page 3
What’s New in Dreamweaver 4……Page 5
What Hardware and Software Do You Need?……Page 7
How This Book Is Organized……Page 8
Conventions Used in This Book……Page 13
Navigating Through This Book……Page 14
Further Information……Page 15
Acknowledgments……Page 16
Table of Contents……Page 20
Part I: Getting Started with Dreamweaver……Page 36
The Real World of Dreamweaver……Page 37
The Dreamweaver Interface……Page 40
Up-to-Date HTML Standards……Page 44
Next-Generation Features……Page 47
Program Extensibility……Page 52
Automation Enhancements……Page 53
Site Management Tools……Page 55
Setting up a Site……Page 61
Creating Your Home Page Layout……Page 64
Including Client Text……Page 69
Activating the Page……Page 71
Previewing and Posting the Page……Page 73
Viewing the Document Window……Page 77
Working with the Status Bar……Page 78
Accessing the Toolbar……Page 84
Selecting Items from the Objects Panel……Page 88
Getting the Most out of the Property Inspector……Page 98
Using the Launcher……Page 101
Customizing Your Workspace with Dockable Panels……Page 115
Accessing the Menus……Page 116
Customizing Your Environment……Page 143
Adjusting Advanced Features……Page 160
Making Online Connections……Page 165
Customizing Your Code……Page 169
Navigating the Help Screen……Page 191
Stepping Through the Tutorial……Page 196
Getting the Guided Tour……Page 198
Using the Reference Panel……Page 200
Getting Help Online……Page 203
Planning Your Site……Page 207
Defining a Site……Page 212
Managing Site Info……Page 218
Creating and Saving New Pages……Page 219
Previewing Your Web Pages……Page 223
Putting Your Pages Online……Page 224
Site Management with Dreamweaver……Page 227
Setting Up a New Site……Page 229
Using the Site Window……Page 238
Checking a File In and Out……Page 241
Synchronizing Local and Remote Sites……Page 243
Checking Links……Page 245
Working with the Site Map……Page 247
Part II: Using Basic HTML in Dreamweaver……Page 259
The Structure of an HTML Page……Page 261
Defining Elements……Page 263
Adding to the ……Page 275
Working with the Code View and Code Inspector……Page 277
Rapid Tag Modification with the Quick Tag Editor……Page 281
Inserting Symbols and Special Characters……Page 288
Summary……Page 291
Starting with Headings……Page 293
Working with Paragraphs……Page 295
Importing Word HTML……Page 320
Styling Your Text……Page 324
Using HTML Styles……Page 328
Modifying Text Format……Page 334
Incorporating Dates……Page 344
Commenting Your Code……Page 346
Web Graphic Formats……Page 349
Using Inline Images……Page 353
Putting Pictures in the Background……Page 367
Dividing the Web Page with Horizontal Rules……Page 368
Applying Simple Web Animation……Page 371
Dreamweaver Technique: Including Banner Ads……Page 372
Inserting Rollover Images……Page 374
Adding a Navigation Bar……Page 376
Understanding URLs……Page 383
Surfing the Web with Hypertext……Page 385
Adding an E-Mail Link……Page 391
Navigating with Anchors……Page 392
Targeting Your Links……Page 395
Creating Bulleted Unordered Lists……Page 399
Mastering Numbered Ordered Lists……Page 405
Making Definition Lists……Page 408
Using Nested Lists……Page 409
Accessing Special List Types……Page 411
Dreamweaver Technique: Building Graphical Bullets……Page 413
Part III: Incorporating Advanced HTML……Page 419
Ch13: Setting Up Tables……Page 421
HTML Table Fundamentals……Page 422
Inserting Tables in Dreamweaver……Page 423
Modifying Tables……Page 426
Working with Table Formats……Page 447
Sorting Tables……Page 449
Importing Tabular Data……Page 451
Designing with Layout Mode……Page 453
Client-Side Image Maps……Page 465
Creating Image Hotspots……Page 467
Converting Client-Side Maps to Server-Side Maps……Page 471
Dreamweaver Technique: Building an Image Map Rollover……Page 474
How HTML Forms Work……Page 483
Inserting a Form in Dreamweaver……Page 485
Using Text Boxes……Page 487
Providing Checkboxes and Radio Buttons……Page 491
Creating Form Lists and Menus……Page 494
Navigating with a Jump Menu……Page 498
Activating Your Form with Buttons……Page 502
Using the Hidden Field and the File Field……Page 505
CH16: Using Frames and Framesets……Page 507
Frames and Framesets: The Basics……Page 508
Creating a Frameset and Frames……Page 509
Quick Framesets with the Frames Objects……Page 513
Working with the Frameset Property Inspector……Page 516
Modifying a Frame……Page 519
Targeting Frame Content……Page 526
Handling Frameless Browsers……Page 529
Investigating Iframes……Page 531
Part IV: Extending HTML Through Dreamweaver……Page 535
CH17: Accessing External Programs……Page 537
Using CGI Programs……Page 538
Incorporating Plugins……Page 545
Working with ActiveX Components……Page 551
Adding Java Applets……Page 555
Adding JavaScript and VBScript……Page 557
CH18: Creating and Using Objects……Page 563
Inserting Dreamweaver Objects……Page 564
Modifying the Objects Panel……Page 565
Adding Other Objects……Page 567
Creating Custom Objects……Page 571
Putting JavaScript to Work in Custom Objects……Page 575
Understanding Behaviors, Events, and Actions……Page 591
Attaching a Behavior……Page 592
Managing and Modifying Your Behaviors……Page 633
Creating a Behavior from Scratch……Page 637
Extending Dreamweaver Documentation……Page 648
Useful Common Functions……Page 670
Dreamweaver Behavior Techniques……Page 671
CH21: Customizing Dreamweaver……Page 675
Adding New Commands……Page 676
Managing Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts……Page 691
Working with Custom Tags……Page 701
Customizing Property Inspectors……Page 704
Making Custom Floating panels……Page 710
Developing Translators……Page 712
Extending C-Level Libraries……Page 717
Part V: Adding Multimedia Elements……Page 723
CH22: Fireworks Integration……Page 725
Easy Graphics Modification……Page 726
Inserting Rollovers……Page 732
Controlling Fireworks with Dreamweaver……Page 740
CH23: Inserting Flash and Shockwave Elements……Page 749
Shockwave and Flash: What’s the Difference?……Page 750
Including Flash and Shockwave Movies in Dreamweaver Projects……Page 752
Specifying Shockwave Properties……Page 755
Designating Flash Attributes……Page 758
Creating Flash Buttons and Crafting Templates……Page 761
Working with Flash Text……Page 766
Adding Generator Objects……Page 768
Managing Links in Flash Movies with Dreamweaver……Page 770
Providing User Interaction with Shockwave Movies……Page 771
Dreamweaver Technique: Using the JavaScript Integration Kit for Flash 5……Page 779
Video on the Web……Page 795
The Streaming Media Big Three……Page 796
Working with Video Clips……Page 801
Playing Videos Within Dreamweaver……Page 804
Inserting QuickTime Movies……Page 805
Streaming with RealMedia……Page 814
Digital Audio Fundamentals……Page 823
Music Files……Page 827
MP3 Mini-Primer……Page 828
Linking to Audio Files……Page 830
Embedding Sounds and Music……Page 832
Playing Background Music……Page 833
Targeting Specific Plugins……Page 834
Installing Streaming Audio……Page 839
Sonifying with the Beatnik ActionSet Pro……Page 841
Part VI: Working with Dynamic HTML and Dreamweaver……Page 859
CH26: Defining Dynamic HTML……Page 861
Fundamentals of Dynamic HTML……Page 862
Accessing DHTML in Netscape Communicator……Page 866
Working with DHTML and Internet Explorer……Page 871
CH27: Building Style Sheet Web Pages……Page 877
Understanding Cascading Style Sheets……Page 878
Creating and Applying a Style Sheet in Dreamweaver……Page 882
Styles and Their Attributes……Page 892
CH28: Working with Layers……Page 909
Layers 101……Page 910
Creating Layers with Dreamweaver……Page 911
Modifying a Layer……Page 919
Creating Your Page Design with Layers……Page 935
Activating Layers with Behaviors……Page 941
Dreamweaver Technique: Creating a Loading Layer……Page 947
CH29: Working with Timelines……Page 949
Entering the Fourth Dimension with Timelines……Page 950
Creating Animations with Timelines……Page 952
Adding Layers to the Timelines Panel……Page 953
Modifying a Timeline……Page 955
Triggering Behaviors in Timelines……Page 964
Dreamweaver Technique: Creating a Multiscreen Slideshow……Page 966
Part VII: Creating Next-Generation Code with Dreamweaver……Page 977
Understanding XML……Page 979
Exporting XML……Page 982
Importing XML……Page 985
CH31: Building Active Web Sites……Page 987
Understanding Active Content……Page 988
Understanding E-Commerce……Page 993
Ensuring Dreamweaver Compatibility……Page 997
Part VIII: Enhancing Web Site Management and Workflow in Dreamweaver……Page 1001
Understanding Templates……Page 1003
Creating Your Own Templates……Page 1004
Using Editable Regions……Page 1006
Adding Content to Template Documents……Page 1010
Working with Templates in the Assets Panel……Page 1013
Updating Templates……Page 1017
Changing the Default Document……Page 1018
Dreamweaver Libraries……Page 1021
Using the Library Assets Panel……Page 1022
Editing a Library Item……Page 1028
Updating Your Web Sites with Libraries……Page 1030
Applying Server-Side Includes……Page 1032
CH34: Maximizing Browser Targeting……Page 1039
Converting Pages in Dreamweaver……Page 1040
Ensuring Browser Compatibility……Page 1044
Testing Your Page with a Targeted Browser……Page 1051
Customizing a Browser Profile……Page 1055
CH35: Building Web Sites with a Team……Page 1063
Following Check In/Check Out Procedures……Page 1064
Integrating Dreamweaver with Visual SourceSafe……Page 1070
Communicating with WebDAV……Page 1073
Keeping Track with Design Notes……Page 1075
Browsing File View Columns……Page 1079
Generating Reports……Page 1083
Using the Accompanying CD-ROM……Page 1089
Files and Programs on the CD-ROM……Page 1090
Appendix B: BBEdit 6.0.2 Primer for Macintosh Users……Page 1097
Getting Started……Page 1098
Working with Dreamweaver and BBEdit……Page 1100
HTML Document Basics……Page 1102
Editing Documents……Page 1106
Other Useful BBEdit Features……Page 1119
Appendix C: HomeSite 4.5 Primer for Windows Users……Page 1127
Getting Started……Page 1128
Working with Dreamweaver and HomeSite……Page 1130
Creating Pages: Making HTML Files……Page 1131
Editing and Enhancing Your Pages……Page 1141
Testing Your Pages……Page 1148
Creating Projects……Page 1149
Keyboard Shortcuts……Page 1151
Appendix D: CourseBuilder for Dreamweaver……Page 1155
Understanding the CourseBuilder Interface……Page 1156
Surveying the Interactions……Page 1163
A……Page 1169
B……Page 1172
C……Page 1174
D……Page 1180
E……Page 1182
F……Page 1183
G……Page 1187
H……Page 1188
I……Page 1190
J……Page 1192
L……Page 1193
M……Page 1194
N……Page 1197
O……Page 1198
P……Page 1201
R……Page 1204
S……Page 1205
T……Page 1208
V……Page 1211
W……Page 1212
End-User License Agreement……Page 1213
CD-ROM Installation Instrucions……Page 1216