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Sams Teach Yourself Adobe (R) Dreamweaver (R) CS3 in 24 Hours



Betsy Bruce



24 Proven One-hour Lessons



In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to create a fully functional website using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson offers background knowledge along with practical steps to follow, allowing you to learn the essentials of using Dreamweaver from the ground up.



Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Dreamweaver tasks.



Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.



By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.



Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to do something.



Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems, and give you advice on how to avoid them.



Learn how to...



Use Dreamweaver CS3 to create simple or advanced web pages
Create forms to collect information from users at your site
Organize your site with templates and libraries
Make Cascading Style Sheets work for you
Craft an interactive website with DHTML
Display data efficiently with tables
Dress up your site with Flash files and other multimedia
Insert scripted functionality by using Behaviors
Insert content controls using the Spry framework JavaScript libraries
Customize and extend Dreamweaver
Upload your website to a server with Dreamweaver's built-in FTP capability



Betsy Bruce is a consultant and owner of Performance Factor, creators of training and performance support applications using Dreamweaver and Flash. She is an Adobe-certified instructor for Dreamweaver, Flash, Captivate, and Authorware. As an authorized trainer, she has traveled the country instructing groups-ranging from corporations to school districts-on effectively creating dynamic and standards-based web content.



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Category: Web Development

Covers: Adobe (R) Dreamweaver (R) CS3

User Level: Beginning

Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 in 24 Hours 4e

I>Part I Getting Started with Dreamweaver



HOUR 1...... : A World Wide Web of Dreamweaver Possibilities



What Can You Do with Dreamweaver?



Defining the Technology



Dissecting Website Examples



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 2.................. : A Tour of Dreamweaver



Acquainting Yourself with Dreamweaver



Exploring the Dreamweaver Work Area



Getting Help



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 3: Setting Up a Website



Defining a New Website



Using the Site Definition Wizard



Using the Files Panel



Editing a Site Definition



Considering Site Organization



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 4: Dealing with Words: Adding Text and Lists



Creating a New Page



Adding Text to a Web Page



Applying Text Formatting



Setting Page Properties



Introducing Cascading Style Sheets



Changing Text Attributes in the Property Inspector



Aligning Text



Creating Lists and Indenting Text



Adding a Separator to a Page: The Horizontal Rule



Previewing in a Browser



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 5.... : Adding Links: Hyperlinks, Anchors, and Mailto Links



Exploring Relative and Absolute Paths



Adding a Hyperlink Within a Website



Setting Link Color Preferences



Organizing a Long Page by Using Named Anchors



Using the Point-to-File Icon



Adding a Mailto Link



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 6: Formatting Web Pages Using Cascading Style Sheets



Styling Text with CSS



Creating a Class Selector



Exploring Style Settings



Redefining an HTML Tag



Editing Styles



Creating an External Style Sheet



Understanding the Cascade



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 7: Looking Under the Hood: Exploring HTML



Exploring Code View



Viewing and Editing HTML Tags by Using the Quick Tag Editor



Setting Code Preferences



Cleaning Up HTML Created with Microsoft Word



Exploring References



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



Part II: Adding and Managing Images and Multimedia



HOUR 8: Displaying Images



Adding an Image to a Page



Exploring Image Flavors: GIF, JPEG, and PNG



Editing Images Within Dreamweaver



Creating a Linked Image



Creating an Imagemap



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 9.... : Complementing Dreamweaver with Other Applications



Acquainting Yourself with Photoshop



Modifying Images for Use in a Web Page



Creating an Image



Adding a Filter to a Rollover Image



Slicing an Image into Pieces



Importing Table Data from Excel



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 10: Adding Flash and Other Multimedia to a Web Page



Exploring Multimedia and Bandwidth



Understanding Players



Adding Flash Files



Adding a Link to a PDF File



Adding a Sound File to a Web Page



Adding a Java Applet to a Web Page



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 11........ : Managing Assets Using the Assets Panel



What Are Assets?



Managing Assets in the Assets Panel



Adding Assets to a Web Page



Creating Favorite Assets



Creating New Assets in the Assets Panel



Copying Assets to Another Site



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



Part III: Web Page Layout



HOUR 12................ : Displaying Data in Tables



Creating a Table for Data



Modifying a Table and Adding Content



Exporting Data from a Table



Nesting a Table Within a Table



Editing Existing Page Layout Tables



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 13: Using CSS for Positioning



Understanding the CSS Box Model



Exploring a CSS Page Layout Example



Positioning a Div



Using a Tracing Image



Creating Multiple and Contextual Selectors



Floating Page Elements



Centering Your Design on the Page



Fine-Tuning Your Design



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 14...... : Creating CSS for Mobile Devices and Printing



Understanding the CSS Media Attribute



Previewing Style Rendering in Dreamweaver



Adding an Alternative Style Sheet



Designing CSS for Print



Previewing Web Pages Styles for Handheld Devices



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 15: Creating Library Items and Templates



Managing Library Items and Templates in the Assets Panel



Creating a Library Item



Adding a Library Item to a Page



Making Changes to a Library Item



Creating a Template



Creating a Web Page from a Template



Making Changes to a Template and Updating Pages



Using CSS Styles with Library Items and Templates



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



Part IV: Dynamic HTML and AJAX: Using AP Divs, Behaviors, and XML



HOUR 16: Adding Navigation: Navigation and Menu Bars



Understanding Navigation



Creating a Rollover Image



Creating a Navigation Bar with Rollover Images and Links



Inserting a Menu Bar



Targeting a Link to Open in a New Browser Window



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 17........... : Using Dynamic HTML and AP Divs



What Is DHTML?



Adding an AP Div



Nesting AP Divs



Animating with Timelines



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 18: Adding Interactivity with Behaviors



What Is a Dreamweaver Behavior?



Attaching a Behavior to an Object



Showing and Hiding Elements



Opening a New Browser Window



Popping Up a Message



Attaching Multiple Behaviors to the Same Object



Sending Text to a Container



Using the Go to URL Behavior



Adding a Draggable AP Div to a Web Page



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 19: Displaying Content and XML Using the Spry Framework



Using the Spry Framework



Adding Spry Effects



Using Tabbed Panels, Collapsible Panels, and Accordions



Displaying XML in a Web Page



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



Part V: Collecting User Data Using Forms



HOUR 20........... : Creating a Form and Collecting Data



Creating a Form



Adding Radio Buttons and Check Boxes to Forms



Adding Lists and Menus to Forms



Adding Push Buttons and Image Buttons to Forms



Creating a Jump Menu to Navigate to Different URLs



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 21: Introduction to Scripts: Sending and Reacting to Form Data



Validating a Form's Data Using the Validate Form Behavior



Using the Spry Framework Validation Objects



Receiving Information from a Form



Exploring Submission Security



Uploading a File from a Form



Preparing a Page to Interact with ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, PHP, or CFML



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



Part VI: Uploading a Project and Managing a Website



HOUR 22....... : Uploading and Sharing a Project on the Web



Enabling Server Connection



Moving a Site onto a Remote Server



Understanding Dreamweaver's Website Management Capabilities



Transferring Files



Importing an Existing Website



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 23: Managing and Editing a Website



Managing the Local and Remote Sites



Adding Design Notes to Pages



Generating Reports About a Website



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



HOUR 24............... : Customizing Dreamweaver



Creating a Custom Snippet



Editing the Keyboard Shortcuts



Making a Menu Command



Adding Favorites to the Insert Bar



Extending Dreamweaver by Using Third-Party Extensions



Using, Saving, and Sharing Searches



Summary



Q&A



Workshop



Exercises



Appendixes



Appendix A



Glossary



Index