Inside Dreamweaver MX

A solid mix of in-depth explanation of Dreamweaver MX features and real-world tips and tricks to make Dreamweaver work Building on the foundation laid by Inside Dreamweaver 4, this book will further develop the reference tutorial style to provide more and better tutorials to enhance in-depth understanding of the Dreamweaver MX release Inside Dreamweaver MX is a tutorial reference that combines knowledgeable explanation with insightful learning activities to engage readers The end result is a more in-depth knowledge of the software and how it can provide solutions for the user in the work environment

Contents
I WEB PAGE CONSTRUCTION WITH DREAMWEAVER
1 What's New with Dreamweaver MX?
Improved Interface Page Design Site Design DHTML and Multimedia Code Editing XML/XHTML Support Dynamic Data Summary
2 Setting Up the Dreamweaver Workspace
How Dreamweaver Thinks The New Dreamweaver Workspaces Touring the Dreamweaver Interface Getting Help Summary
3 Creating and Working with Documents
Creating New Documents Workflow in Dreamweaver Importing Pages from Other Sources Dealing with Browsers Summary
4 Working with Text
HTML and CSS Typing, Copying/Pasting, and Importing Text into Dreamweaver Formatting Text with the Property Inspector Text Formatting with the Dreamweaver HTML Styles Feature Special Characters Using Images as Text Working with Dynamic Text Elements Summary
5 Working with Images
Images and the Web Designing with Images Interview: Marion Kaltenschnee Special Uses for Images Working with Dynamic Images Editing Images: Working with External Editors Summary
6 Links and Navigation
How Links Work in the Browser Basic Link Creation in Dreamweaver Dynamic Links Email Links Named Anchors Image Maps Jump Menus Rollovers Navigation Bars Summary
7 Utilizing Head Content
How Head Content Works Interview: Lisa Tannenbaum Working with Head Content in Dreamweaver Working with Tags Dynamic Tables Working with Other Head Content Summary
II DESIGNING WITH DREAMWEAVER
8 Design Issues
Usability Navigation and Site Structure Design Methods of Page Layout Interview: Corey Eiges Page Composition Issues Use of Color Summary
9 Building Tables
HTML Tables: Only for Tabular Data? How Table Code Works Working with Tables in Dreamweaver Tables and Page Layout: If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em Sliced-Image Tables Summary
10 Using Dreamweaver's Page Layout Aids
Viewing Aids Layout View The Convert Layers to Table Command Summary
11 Working with Forms
How Forms Work in the Browser Creating Forms in Dreamweaver Behaviors and Forms Strategies for Working with Forms Dynamic Data and Forms Taking Forms Further Interview: Adrian Senior Server-Side Scripts for Processing Forms Summary
12 Designing Frame-Based Pages
Frame Basics Interview: Murray Summers Building Framesets in Dreamweaver Working with Frames Setting Attributes Linking and Targeting Working with Summary
13 Using Cascading Style Sheets
What Are Cascading Style Sheets? Styles, Style Sheets, and Where They're Kept Creating Cascading Style Sheets in Dreamweaver Interview: Nick Bradbury Working with Redefined HTML Tags Working with Custom Classes CSS Selectors Combining Style Sheets Summary
14 Using Layers for Page Layout
Layers: The Basics Working with Layers in Dreamweaver Taking Dreamweaver Layers Further Interview: M Kosloff Summary
III INTERACTIVITY, DHTML, AND MULTIMEDIA
15 Multimedia Issues
What Is Multimedia? Designing with Multimedia The Big Picture Summary
16 Getting Interactive with Behaviors
Behaviors and JavaScript Working with Behaviors in Dreamweaver Behaviors and Dynamic Data Some Useful Behaviors Working Sneakily with Behaviors Summary
17 Controlling Layers with JavaScript
Dynamic HTML: Layers and Scripting in the Browser Controlling Layer Visibility Controlling Layer Contents Dragging and Dropping Layers Controlling Other Layer Properties Summary
18 Animating Layers
How JavaScript Animation Works The Timeline Interface Animating Layers Animating Images Timelines and Behaviors Working with Multiple Timelines Summary
19 Plugins, ActiveX, and Java
Extending the Browser with Plugins and ActiveX Extending the Browser with Java Summary
20 Building Web Pages with Flash
What Is Flash? Working with Flash in Dreamweaver Interview: Jennifer Bennett Working with Full-Screen Flash Pages Flash and JavaScript Flash Text and Flash Buttons Summary
IV SITE MANAGEMENT WITH DREAMWEAVER
21 Development Issues: Planning Your Site
What Do You Want to Do? Who Is Going to Visit Your Site? What Are They Going to See? Other Considerations Organizing Your Files Interview: Angela C Buraglia Choosing a Web Host Summary
22 Local Site Management
How Dreamweaver Handles Local Sites Defining a Local Site Working in the Site Panel File and Link Management Within a Site Assets Management with the Assets Panel Summary
23 Site Publishing and Maintenance
How Dreamweaver Works with Remote Sites Defining a Remote Site in Dreamweaver Working with a Remote Site Keeping Local and Remote Sites Synchronized Summary
24 Workplace Collaboration
Challenges of Working in a Design Team Using Design Notes for Improved Workflow Version Control Creating Project Workflow Reports Summary
25 Templates and Libraries
Dreamweaver Site-Wide Content Tools Working with Templates Working with Library Items Interview: Becky Tench Strategies for Working with Templates and Library Items Summary
V DREAMWEAVER AND DYNAMIC DATA
26 Introduction to Dynamic Dreamweaver
Dynamic Web Sites and How They Work Getting Started with Dynamic Development Dynamic Development Tools in Dreamweaver MX Summary
27 Building a Basic ASP Site
Setting Up Your Workstation to Work with ASP Setting Up an ASP Site in Dreamweaver Setting Up a Database Connection Displaying Dynamic Data Summary
28 Building a Basic ASPNET Site
Setting Up a Workstation for ASPNET Setting Up an ASPNET Site in Dreamweaver Displaying Dynamic Data Using ASPNET Summary
29 Building a Basic ColdFusion Site
Setting Up Your Workstation to Work With ColdFusion Setting Up a ColdFusion Site in Dreamweaver Setting Up a Database Connection Displaying Dynamic Data Using ColdFusion Summary
30 Building a Basic PHP Site
Setting Up Your Workstation to Work with PHP Setting Up a PHP Site in Dreamweaver Setting Up a Database Connection Displaying Dynamic Data Summary
31 Building a Basic JSP Site
Setting Up Your Workstation to Work with JSP Setting Up a JSP Site in Dreamweaver Interview: Harlow Pinson Setting Up a Database Connection Displaying Dynamic Data Summary
VI DREAMWEAVER UNDER THE HOOD
32 Technical Issues
Markup Languages Scripting Languages Summary
33 Writing Code in Dreamweaver
Using Dreamweaver as a Text Editor Linking to External Text Editors Tag Libraries and the Tag Library Editor Advanced Search and Replace Editing Non-HTML Markup with Dreamweaver Writing JavaScript in Dreamweaver Summary
34 Customizing Dreamweaver
35 Working with Extensions
How Dreamweaver Is Configured Working with the Configuration Folder Installing and Using Extensions Summary
36 Creating Extensions
Before Getting Started The Dreamweaver API Creating Object Extensions Creating Command Extensions Summary
VII APPENDIXES
Appendix A Using Dreamweaver and Fireworks Together
Placing Fireworks Files in Dreamweaver Documents Launching Fireworks from Within Dreamweaver Optimizing Fireworks Images or Animations in Dreamweaver Placeholders
Appendix B Online Resources for Dreamweaver Web Developers
The Macromedia Online Forums Resources on the Web
Appendix C Introduction to MySQL
What Is MySQL? Setting Up MySQL (Mac OS X) Getting Around in MySQL Resources and Further Reading
Appendix D What's on the CD-ROM
System Requirements Loading the CD Files The Exercise Files Read This Before Opening the Software
Index