Dreamweaver MX : the missing manual / David Sawyer McFarland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McFarland, David Sawyer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dreamweaver (Computer file).

Web sites--Authoring programs.

Web sites--Design.

Web publishing.

Physical Description:

xii, 779 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Missing manual

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, CA : Pogue Press/O'Reilly & Assoc., [2002]

Summary:

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX offers a rich environment for building professional Web sites. The program offers drag-and-drop simplicity, produces clean HTML code, and incorporates the dynamic, database-driven power of the product formerly known as UltraDev. Unfortunately, it comes without one of the most important features of all: a printed manual. Armed with this book, both first-time and experienced Web designers can bring stunning, interactive Web sites to life. With over 500 illustrations, a hand-crafted index, and the clarity of thought that has made bestsellers of every Missing Manual, Dreamweaver MX: The Missing Manual is the ultimate atlas for the excellence-driven Web designer.

Contents:

What's New in Dreamweaver MX 1

HTML 101 3

Part 1 Building a Web Page

The Dreamweaver MX Interface 16

The Dreamweaver Test Drive 25

Chapter 2 Adding Text to Your Web Pages 47

Adding Text in Dreamweaver 47

Copying and Pasting Text 52

Importing HTML from Word 53

Selecting Text 56

Spell Checking 57

Undo, Redo, and the History Panel 59

Chapter 3 Text Formatting 63

Paragraph Formatting 63

Lists 69

Character Formatting 77

HTML Styles 85

Chapter 4 Links 91

Adding a Link 95

Adding an Email Link 101

Linking Within a Web Page 103

Modifying a Link 106

Chapter 5 Images 109

Modifying an Image 113

Editing Images 121

Image Maps 124

Rollover Images 126

Flash Buttons 128

Flash Text 132

Tutorial: Adding Rollovers 136

Part 2 Building a Better Web Page

Layout View 147

Inserting a Table in Standard View 158

Selecting Parts of a Table in Standard View 161

Formatting Tables 163

Modifying Cell and Row Properties in Standard View 166

Adding and Removing Rows and Columns 174

Merging and Splitting Cells 176

Nesting Tables in Standard View 178

Tabular Data 178

Tables Tutorial 184

Chapter 7 Frames 199

The Frame Page 199

Creating Frames 202

Selecting Frames and Framesets 206

Saving Framesets and Frames 207

Frame and Frameset Properties 209

Targeting Links 215

Inserting a Navigation Bar 216

Frames Tutorial 220

Chapter 8 Cascading Style Sheets 231

Creating Styles 235

Using Styles 238

Manipulating Styles 242

More About Styles 247

Style Properties 250

Cascading Style Sheets Tutorial 263

Chapter 9 Under the Hood: HTML 275

Code View 278

Quick Tag Editor 285

Tag Inspector 288

Reference Panel 288

Inserting JavaScript 291

Part 3 Bringing Your Pages to Life

Chapter 10 Forms 295

Creating a Form 297

Adding Form Elements 300

Validating Forms 313

Forms Tutorial 316

Chapter 11 Dreamweaver Behaviors 327

Understanding Behaviors 327

Applying Behaviors 330

Events for 4.0 Browsers 335

The Actions, One by One 339

Adding More Behaviors 368

Chapter 12 Layers: Interactivity and Animation 369

Creating Layers 369

Modifying Layer Properties 377

Hiding and Showing Layers 384

Creating Draggable Layers 386

Animating Layers 390

Controlling Playback 400

Chapter 13 Flash, Shockwave, and Other Multimedia 403

Flash 404

Shockwave 411

Java Applets 412

ActiveX Controls 414

Plug-ins 416

Part 4 Building a Web Site

Chapter 14 Introducing Site Management 421

Structuring a Web Site 422

Viewing a Site Map 437

Site Assets 442

Chapter 15 Testing Your Site 449

Site Launch Checklist 449

Check Target Browsers 451

Validating Web Pages 454

Find and Fix Broken Links 458

Cleaning Up HTML 465

Site Reporting 468

Accessibility 472

Download Statistics 475

Chapter 16 Moving Your Site to the Internet 477

Defining a Remote Site 477

Transferring Files 486

Check In and Check Out 494

Synchronizing Site Files 500

Communicating with Design Notes 503

Part 5 Dreamweaver MX Power

Chapter 17 Snippets and Libraries 515

Using Snippets 516

Creating Snippets 518

Built-in Snippets 520

Library Basics 521

Create and Use Library Items 522

Edit Library Items 524

Library Tutorial 526

Chapter 18 Templates 531

Create a Template 534

Define Editable Regions 536

Adding Optional Regions 545

Nested Templates 552

Building Pages Based on a Template 556

Update a Template 562

Template Tutorial 566

Chapter 19 Automating Dreamweaver 577

The History Panel Revisited 577

Create Web Photo Album 582

Find and Replace 585

Chapter 20 Customizing Dreamweaver 601

Keyboard Shortcuts 601

Dreamweaver Extensions 606

Part 6 Dynamic, Database-Driven Dreamweaver

Chapter 21 Getting Started with Dynamic Web Sites 615

Pieces of the Puzzle 616

Setting Up Dreamweaver for Dynamic Web Sites 621

Databases Explained (in Five Minutes or Less) 626

Connecting Dreamweaver to a Database 629

Creating a Dynamic Page 631

Connecting Dreamweaver to a Database 632

Exploring the Databases Panel 634

Chapter 22 Adding Dynamic Data to Your Pages 635

Retrieving Information 635

Adding Dynamic Information 651

Displaying Multiple Records 654

Recordset Navigation 658

Viewing Live Data Within Dreamweaver 660

Master Detail Page Set 663

Passing Information Between Pages 666

Tutorial: Displaying Database Information 670

Chapter 23 Web Pages that Manipulate Database Records 687

Adding Data 687

Updating Database Records 694

Dynamic Form Fields 699

Deleting Records 706

Tutorial: Inserting and Updating Data 708

Chapter 24 Advanced Dynamic Site Features 727

Password Protecting Web Pages 727

Additional Data Sources 737

Advanced Server Behaviors 744

Tutorial: Authentication 748

Getting Help 759

Help with Extensions 763.

Notes:

"The book that should have been in the box"--Cover.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0596003498

OCLC:

50988681