Dreamweaver MX 2004 in 10 simple steps or less

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Dreamweaver® MX 2004

in 10 Simple Steps or Less

Joyce J. Evans

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Dreamweaver® MX 2004

in 10 Simple Steps or Less

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Dreamweaver® MX 2004

in 10 Simple Steps or Less

Joyce J. Evans

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Dreamweaver® MX 2004 in 10 Simple Steps or Less

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To my loving family for all their support and care.

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Credits

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Chris Webb Ryan Steffen

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Sharon Nash Beth Brooks

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About the Author

Joyce J. Evans is a training veteran with over 10 years of experience in educational teaching, tutorial

development, and Web design. She has spoken at conferences such as Macromedia MAX 2003 and

TODCON. Joyce has received Editor’s Choice Awards for her book Fireworks 4 F/X and Design and

has authored numerous computer books, including Dreamweaver MX (and MX 2004) Complete Course,

Web Design Complete Course, and Fireworks MX (and MX 2004): Zero to Hero.

Joyce is a Team Macromedia Volunteer and her work is also be featured in the Macromedia Design/Developer

center and the MX Developers Journal magazine. She can be reached at [email protected]. Her

personal Web site is www.JoyceJEvans.com, and her design business, Idea Design (www.je-ideadesign.com),

has clients such as a Century 21 and prominent colleges in Florida and is a subcontractor for a local ser￾vice provider. Joyce also actively teaches new students how to use the Macromedia Studio products.

Joyce lives with her husband, teenage son, dog, and cat in the Tampa Bay area in Florida. When Joyce

isn’t doing Web design, she can be found at the beach or managing her Real Estate investment company.

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About the Contributors

Murray R. Summers wrote Part 10, on templates and Library items.

Paul Vachier wrote Part 9 on using CSS styles and Part 11 on working with code.

Brad Halstead contributed to Parts 1, 3, and 4.

Caleb John Clark contributed to Part 2.

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Acknowledgments

T he task of writing these long computer books is a daunting one, and it is a process that requires sig￾nificant contributions from many people who help these projects see their way to completion. For

this project, I need to thank the entire team at Wiley, including Sharon Nash and Chris Webb, as well

as all the myriad others involved in preparing, designing, and producing the books there.

I also need to thank my family for their patience during the writing of the book. In particular, my husband,

Martin, and son, Derek, deserve credit for tolerating the time I had to devote to the preparation of this

book. They took up much of the housework and meal preparations.

I’d also like to thank each of the contributors who wrote a portion of the book or contributed to a

specific part.

I’d also like to thank the crew at Macromedia who work so diligently to produce such a superb applica￾tion. Special thanks go to Heather Hollaender, who always made sure I had the resources I needed, and

to Scott Unterberg for the privilege of being included in the beta testing.

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Contents

Credits vi

About the Author vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xix

Part 1: Building the Foundation 1

Task 1: Changing the Workspace 2

Task 2: Using the Start Page 4

Task 3: Moving Panels into Different Groups 6

Task 4: Opening, Creating, Saving, and Closing a Document 8

Task 5: Setting Accessibility Preferences 10

Task 6: Setting Up External Editors 12

Task 7: Setting Up Testing Browsers 14

Task 8: Adding or Removing Keyboard Shortcuts 16

Task 9: Dreamweaver’s Various Workspace Views 18

Task 10: Defining a Site Using the Site Wizard 20

Task 11: Defining a Site Using the Advanced Tab 22

Task 12: Adding Files and Folders in the Files Panel 24

Task 13: Setting the Page Properties 26

Task 14: Adding and Changing Colors 28

Task 15: Using the Insert Bar to Add Common Objects 30

Task 16: Adding Favorites to the Insert Bar 32

Task 17: Selecting Invisible Elements 34

Task 18: Modifying Meta Data Content 36

Task 19: Configuring Design Notes 38

Task 20 Assigning Design Notes 40

Task 21: Configuring File Check In and Check Out 42

Task 22: Using Check In and Check Out 44

Task 23: Setting the Home Page 46

Task 24: Configuring the Site Map Layout 48

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Task 25: Sharing and Retrieving Site Definitions 50

Task 26: Testing the Page Using Different Monitor Resolutions 52

Task 27: Using the Reference Panel 54

Part 2: Using Text and Images 57

Task 28: Adding Text 58

Task 29: Formatting a Paragraph 60

Task 30: Changing the Font, Size, and Color of Text 62

Task 31: Understanding How Dreamweaver Adds Styles

Using the Property Inspector and Page Properties 64

Task 32: Changing Text Alignment, Formatting Lists, and Indenting 66

Task 33: Changing and Renaming Styles 68

Task 34: Making a Definition List 70

Task 35: Changing Page Font and Margins 72

Task 36: Changing Background Colors and Images 74

Task 37: Importing Text from Microsoft Word 76

Task 38: Cleaning Up HTML 78

Task 39: Linking to a Dreamweaver Document 80

Task 40: Adding Links Using the Files Panel 82

Task 41: Linking to a Web Page Outside Your Site 84

Task 42: Changing Link Colors and Properties 86

Task 43: Adding an E-mail Link 88

Task 44: Adding Anchor Links 90

Task 45: Using the Assets Panel to Manage Assets 92

Task 46: Inserting Images 94

Task 47: Adding Alternative Text to Images 96

Task 48: Adding or Removing Image Borders 98

Task 49: Aligning Images 100

Task 50: Using Image Placeholders 102

Task 51: Replacing a Placeholder Image Using Fireworks 104

Task 52: Changing the Brightness and Contrast of an Image 106

Task 53: Cropping an Image 108

Task 54: Sharpening an Image 110

Task 55: Setting Fireworks as Your Image Editor 112

Task 56: Editing an Image in Fireworks 114

Task 57: Optimizing Graphics in Fireworks 116

Task 58: Inserting Fireworks Images and HTML 118

Task 59: Editing Fireworks HTML 120

Task 60: Making an Image Map 122