Dreamweaver 2 for Windows and Macintosh

Surfing the same wave of success is Dreamweaver 2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, the essential, visually rich guide to Dreamweaver 2. Whether readers are just starting to learn the basics of Web page design or looking to build on their Web design expertise, this book will give them a thorough grounding in Dreamweaver's capabilities. Nearly every chapter goes beyond Dreamweaver's WYSIWYG visual editing and delves into working with the code to enhance Web pages.

Table of contents :

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Dreamweaver Terminology

The Document Window

Customizing the Document Window

Invisible Elements

The HTML Inspector

Selecting Objects

The Properties Inspector

The Launcher

The Object Palette

Dreamweaver Objects

Chapter 2: Basic Web Pages

Opening and Creating HTML Files

Saving Your Work

Saving a Copy of a File

Page Properties

Colors and Web Pages

Modifying the Page Background

Setting the Text Colors

Previewing in a Browser

Printing from the Browser Window

Chapter 3: Working with Text

Placing Text

Changing Font Size

Using Text Styles

Physical Text Styles

Logical Text Styles

Changing Font Face

Changing Font Color

Comments

Find and Replace

Checking Your Spelling

Chapter 4: Paragraphs and Layout

Paragraphs versus Line Breaks

Paragraph Properties

Div and Span

Break Properties

Headings

Preformatted Text

Formatting Lists

Text Alignment

Indenting Text

The Nonbreaking Space

Special Characters in HTML

Horizontal Rules

Chapter 5: Working with Images

Placing an Image

Selecting an Image

The Properties Inspector

Image Formats

Image Properties

Appearance Properties

Layout Properties

Page Loading Properties

Image Rollovers

Chapter 6: Working with Links and URLs

Absolute vs. Relative Links

Making Links

Making Relative Links

Using Named Anchors

Aiming Targets

Changing Link Colors

Smart Linking Strategies

Chapter 7: Working with Tables

Setting Up Tables

Adding Content to a Table

Changing Table Size and Layout

Adjusting the Table Size

Creating a Table within a Table

Working with Table Borders

Adjusting Table Spacing

Adjusting Content Spacing

Sorting Table Contents

Coloring Tables

Chapter 8: Using Frames

Frames and Navigation

Setting Up a Frames Page

Creating Frames by Dragging

The Frames Inspector

Modifying the Frame Page Layout

Deleting a Frame

Nested Framesets

Setting Column and Row Sizes

Setting Content Pages

Creating Content within a Frame

Saving Your Work

Saving the Frameset Page

Frameset Options

Setting Margins

Targeting Links

Naming Frames

Setting a Base Target

Creating No-Frames Content

Inline Frames

Chapter 9: Filling Out Forms

Creating a Form

Formatting Forms

Adding Form Objects

Names and Values

Making It Go

Chapter 10: Stylin' with Style Sheets

In This

Chapter

How Style Sheets Work

The Styles Palette

Kinds of Style Sheets

Creating a Style

Defining New Selectors

Linked and Imported Style Sheets

Editing Style Sheets

Applying Style Classes

About Conflicting Styles

Style Definitions

Type Attributes

Background Attributes

Block Attributes

Box Attributes

Border Attributes

List Attributes

Extensions

Chapter 11: Layers and Positioning

CSS Positioning

X and Y coordinates

Absolute vs. Relative Positioning

Positioning Properties

Other CSS Attributes Related to Positioning

About the Layers Inspector

About the Grid

About the Rulers

Creating Layers

Selecting Layers

Deleting a Layer

Renaming a Layer

Choosing Tags

Moving Layers

Resizing Layers

Nesting and Overlapping Layers

Changing Layer Visibility

Stacking Order

Content and Layers

Layers and Styles

The Clipping Area

Content Overflow

Setting a Background

Dreamweaver's Layer Preferences

Netscape's Layer Tags

Additional Netscape Layer Properties

Converting Layers to Tables (and Vice Versa)

Using a Tracing Image

Chapter 12: Behavior Modification

JavaScript Concepts

Adding Behaviors

Common Objects

Event Handlers

Common Actions

Display Status Message

Go to URL

Popup Message

Open Browser Window

Check Plug-in

Swap Image

Control Sound

Control Shockwave or Flash

Show-Hide Layers

Validation Form

Change Property

Adding New Scripts and Behaviors

Drag Layer

Chapter 13: Drawing Timelines

What Timelines Can Do

The Timelines Inspector

Dissecting the Timelines Inspector

Adding a Layer to a Timeline

Timeline Actions

Moving Layers

About Keyframes

Showing and Hiding Layers

Changing the Z-index

Changing Layer Dimensions

Adding an Image to a Timeline

Adding a Behavior to a Timeline

Making Timelines Go

Loop and Rewind

Adding and Removing Frames

Using Multiple Timelines

Deleting Objects

Changing Objects

Deleting a Timeline

Bringing It All Together

Chapter 14: Libraries, Templates and Custom Objects

About Libraries

What Library Items Do

Creating a Library Item

Adding an Existing Library Item to a Page

Editing Library Items

Renaming a Library Item

Deleting a Library Item

Re-creating a Library Item

Updating Your Site

Using Server-Side Includes

Inserting SSIs

Changing SSI Viewing Options

Dream Templates

Template Tools

Creating Templates

Setting Template Page Properties

Using Styles and JavaScript in Templates

Setting Editable Regions

Creating Pages Based on a Template

Detaching a Template From a Page

Attaching an Existing Page to a Template

Using Editable Regions

Highlights for Templates

Renaming and Deleting Templates

Editing and Updating

Exporting as XML

Custom Objects

Chapter 15: Plug-ins and Active Content

Using Sound Files

Sound File Parameters

Netscape Plug-ins

Shockwave and Flash

Java Applets

ActiveX

Extra Parameters

Chapter 16: Managing Your Web Sites

The Sites Window

Setting Up a Local Site

Connecting to a Remote Site

Editing and Deleting Local Sites

Getting and Putting

Site Window Tips & Shortcuts

Checking In and Checking Out

Using Site Maps

Site Map Icons and Tips

Drawing Links in the Site Map

Site FTP Preferences