Dreamviewer

Teach Yourself
Macromedia
Dreamweaver MX
in
Betsy Bruce
24
Hours
201 West 103rd St., Indianapolis, Indiana, 46290 USA
Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia

Dreamweaver MX in 24 Hours
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INDEXER
Jessica Matthews
Meg Griffin
PROOFREADER
Phil Hamer
Jennifer Putman
TECHNICAL EDITOR
Robyn Ness
TEAM COORDINATOR
Amy Patton
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Gary Adair
COVER DESIGNER
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PAGE LAYOUT
Lisa Connery
Jennifer Faaborg
Steven M. Sansone
Michael Tarleton
James T. Torbit
GRAPHICS
Oliver Jackson
Tammy Graham
Contents at a Glance
Introduction
Part I Getting Started with Dreamweaver MX

Hour 1
Understanding the Dreamweaver Interface
3
5
Creating a Basic Web Page with Text
35
Planning and Defining Your Project
51
Setting Lots o Links: Hyperlinks, URLs, Anchors,

and Mailto Links
65
HTML Is Fun! Viewing and Modifying HTML
79
Part II Adding Images and Multimedia

Hour 6
Displaying Images on a Page
97
99
Using Fireworks to Create Images
111
Creating Image Maps and Navigation Bars
131
Adding Multimedia Files
143
Managing Your Assets with the Assets Panel
163
10
Part III Web Page Layout with Tables and Frames

Hour 11
177
Displaying Data with Tables
179
12
Designing Your Page Layout Using Tables
195
13
Understanding and Building Frames and Framesets
211
Part IV Dynamic HTML: Layers, Cascading Style Sheets,

Behaviors, and Timelines
Hour 14
229
Using Dynamic HTML and Layers
231
Formatting Your Web Pages with Cascading Style Sheets

and HTML Styles
245
16
Inserting Scripted Functionality with Behaviors
263
17
Adding Advanced Behaviors: Drag Layer
277
18
Animating with Timelines
287
15
Part V Collecting User Data with Forms

Hour 19
20
Creating a Form and Using a Form to Collect Data
307
Sending and Reacting to Form Data
329
Part VI Organizing and Uploading Your Project

Hour 21
305
347
Managing and Uploading Your Project
349
22
Reusing Items in Your Web Site with the Library
375
23
Creating and Applying a Template
389
24
Using Server-Side Includes and Adding a Date
403
Part VII Appendices

Appendix A
413
Resources
415
Customizing Dreamweaver
421
Glossary
429
Index
441
Contents
Introduction
Part 1 Getting Started with Dreamweaver MX
Hour 1 Understanding the Dreamweaver Interface
Acquainting Yourself with Dreamweaver ..............................................................6

Installing the Software ............................................................................................7
Hardware and Software Requirements ..............................................................7
Getting the Demo Version ................................................................................7
Exploring the Dreamweaver Work Area ................................................................7
The Document Window ..................................................................................10
Panels and Inspectors ......................................................................................22
Drop-Down Menus ..........................................................................................25
Context Menus ................................................................................................29
Invisible Objects ..............................................................................................29
Getting Help ..........................................................................................................30
Discovering Dreamweaver MXs New Features ..................................................32
Summary ..............................................................................................................33
Q&A ......................................................................................................................33
Workshop ..............................................................................................................34
Quiz ................................................................................................................34
Answers ..........................................................................................................34
Exercises ..........................................................................................................34
Hour 2 Creating a Basic Web Page with Text
35
Creating a New Page and Setting Page Properties ..............................................35

Entering and Centering Some Text ................................................................36
Adding a Document Title ................................................................................37
Setting Default Text Colors and Page Margins ..............................................38
Pasting Text from a File ........................................................................................41
Understanding Paragraph and Break Tags ......................................................41
Applying Text Formatting ..............................................................................42
Changing Text Size ..........................................................................................42
Selecting a Font ..............................................................................................43
Turning Text into a List and Using the Indent Button ....................................44
Adding a Separator to a Page ..............................................................................45
Saving Your Work and Previewing in a Browser ................................................46
Summary ..............................................................................................................48
Q&A ......................................................................................................................48
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Workshop ..............................................................................................................49
Quiz ................................................................................................................49
Answers ..........................................................................................................49
Exercises ..........................................................................................................49
Hour 3 Planning and Defining Your Project
51
Defining a New Web Site ....................................................................................51

Using the Site Definition Wizard ........................................................................53
Using the Site Panel ..............................................................................................57
Using the Site Window ........................................................................................58
Creating a Quick Prototype ..................................................................................59
Editing a Site Definition ......................................................................................60
Considering Site Organization ..............................................................................61
Summary ..............................................................................................................63
Q&A ......................................................................................................................63
Workshop ..............................................................................................................64
Quiz ................................................................................................................64
Answers ..........................................................................................................64
Exercises ..........................................................................................................64
Hour 4 Setting Lots o Links: Hyperlinks, URLs, Anchors, and Mailto Links
65
Exploring Relative and Absolute Paths ................................................................66

Adding a Hyperlink Within Your Web Site ..........................................................71
Organizing a Long Page with Named Anchors ....................................................73
Using the Point-to-File Icon ................................................................................75
Adding a Mailto Link ..........................................................................................76
Summary ..............................................................................................................77
Q&A ......................................................................................................................77
Workshop ..............................................................................................................77
Quiz ................................................................................................................77
Answers ..........................................................................................................78
Exercises ..........................................................................................................78
Hour 5 HTML Is Fun! Viewing and Modifying HTML
79
Exploring Code View ............................................................................................80

Exploring the Head and Body ........................................................................81
Discovering Code View Options ....................................................................82
Viewing and Editing HTML Tags with the Quick Tag Editor ............................84
Using the Insert HTML Mode ........................................................................86
Using the Edit Tag Mode ................................................................................88
Using the Wrap Tag Mode ..............................................................................88
Setting Your Code Preferences ............................................................................89
Setting the Code Colors Preferences ..............................................................89
Setting the Code Format Preferences ..............................................................90
Setting the Code Rewriting Preferences ........................................................92
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Cleaning Up HTML Created with Microsoft Word ............................................93

Summary ..............................................................................................................95
Q&A ......................................................................................................................95
Workshop ..............................................................................................................95
Quiz ................................................................................................................95
Answers ..........................................................................................................95
Exercises ..........................................................................................................96
Part II Adding Images and Multimedia

Hour 6 Displaying Images on a Page
97
99
Adding an Image to a Page ................................................................................100

Aligning an Image with Text ........................................................................102
Adding Alternate Text ..................................................................................104
Creating a Linked Image ..............................................................................105
Exploring Image Flavors: GIF, JPEG, and PNG ................................................106
Adding a Background Image ..............................................................................108
Creating a Rollover ............................................................................................108
Summary ............................................................................................................109
Q&A ....................................................................................................................109
Workshop ............................................................................................................109
Quiz ..............................................................................................................109
Answers ........................................................................................................110
Exercises ........................................................................................................110
Hour 7 Using Fireworks to Create Images
111
Acquainting Yourself with Fireworks ................................................................112

Examining the Fireworks Tools ....................................................................113
Examining Fireworks Panels ........................................................................114
Creating an Image ..............................................................................................115
Adding Text ..................................................................................................117
Adding a Shape ............................................................................................118
Creating a Rollover Image ..................................................................................120
Adding an Effect ..........................................................................................120
Optimizing Images for Use in a Web Page ........................................................123
Slicing an Image into Pieces ..............................................................................125
Placing a Fireworks File into Dreamweaver ......................................................127
Summary ............................................................................................................128
Q&A ....................................................................................................................128
Workshop ............................................................................................................128
Quiz ..............................................................................................................128
Answers ........................................................................................................129
Exercises ........................................................................................................129
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Hour 8 Creating Image Maps and Navigation Bars
131
Adding Links to a Graphic with Image Maps ....................................................131

Creating an Image Map ......................................................................................132
Adding a Rectangular Hotspot ......................................................................133
Adding a Circular Hotspot ............................................................................134
Adding an Irregular Hotspot ........................................................................135
Aligning Hotspots ..............................................................................................136
Targeting a Link to Open in a New Browser Window ......................................137
Adding a Navigation Bar with Rollovers and Links ..........................................138
Summary ............................................................................................................141
Q&A ....................................................................................................................141
Workshop ............................................................................................................141
Quiz ..............................................................................................................142
Answers ........................................................................................................142
Exercises ........................................................................................................142
Hour 9 Adding Multimedia Files
143
Exploring Multimedia and Bandwidth ..............................................................143

Understanding Players ........................................................................................144
Adding Flash Files ..............................................................................................145
Using the <object> and <embed> Tags ......................................................146
Previewing the Movie in the Dreamweaver Document Window ..................146
Creating Flash Text ........................................................................................147
Creating a Flash Button ................................................................................149
Adding a Link to a PDF File ..............................................................................151
Adding a Sound File ..........................................................................................152
Resizing the Control ......................................................................................154
Adding Looping to the Sound ......................................................................157
Inserting a Java Applet ........................................................................................158
Summary ............................................................................................................160
Q&A ....................................................................................................................160
Workshop ............................................................................................................161
Quiz ..............................................................................................................161
Answers ........................................................................................................161
Exercises ........................................................................................................161
Hour 10 Managing Your Assets with the Assets Panel
163
What Are Assets? ................................................................................................164

Managing Assets in the Assets panel ..................................................................164
Listing Assets in a Site ..................................................................................164
Previewing Assets ..........................................................................................165
Exploring Image Assets ................................................................................166
Exploring Color Assets ..................................................................................166
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Exploring Link Assets ..................................................................................167

Exploring Movie Assets ................................................................................167
Exploring Script Assets ................................................................................168
Adding Assets to a Web Page ............................................................................169
Creating Favorite Assets ....................................................................................171
Creating New Assets in the Assets panel ..........................................................172
Copying Assets to Another Site ..........................................................................174
Summary ............................................................................................................174
Q&A ....................................................................................................................174
Workshop ............................................................................................................175
Quiz ..............................................................................................................175
Answers ........................................................................................................175
Exercises ........................................................................................................175
Part III Web Page Layout with Tables and Frames

Hour 11 Displaying Data with Tables
177
179
Creating a Table for Data ....................................................................................180

Adding a Table to a Web Page ......................................................................180
Selecting Table Elements ..............................................................................180
Adding Header Cells to the Table ................................................................183
Adding and Sorting Data ..............................................................................183
Adding and Removing Rows and Columns ..................................................185
Changing Column Width and Row Height ..................................................186
Resizing a Table and Changing Border Colors ............................................186
Setting Cell Padding and Cell Spacing ........................................................187
Using a Dreamweaver Preset Table Format ..................................................188
Adding a Caption from the Table Tab of the Insert Bar ....................................189
Importing Table Data ..........................................................................................189
Exporting Data from a Table ..............................................................................191
Summary ............................................................................................................191
Q&A ....................................................................................................................192
Workshop ............................................................................................................192
Quiz ..............................................................................................................192
Answers ........................................................................................................192
Exercises ........................................................................................................193
Hour 12 Designing Your Page Layout Using Tables
195
Using Layout View ............................................................................................196

Adding a Layout Table and Layout Cells ....................................................197
Stretching Your Content to Fit the Page ........................................................199
Editing a Table in Standard View ......................................................................201
Merging and Splitting Table Cells ................................................................201
Aligning Table Cell Contents ........................................................................202
Adding Color to Your Table ................................................................................203

Nesting a Table Within a Table ..........................................................................204
Using a Tracing Image to Transfer a Design to Your Web Page ........................205
Turning Your Table into Layers ..........................................................................207
Summary ............................................................................................................208
Q&A ....................................................................................................................208
Workshop ............................................................................................................208
Quiz ..............................................................................................................208
Answers ........................................................................................................209
Exercises ........................................................................................................209
Hour 13 Understanding and Building Frames and Framesets
211
Creating a Frameset ............................................................................................212

Viewing Frame Borders ................................................................................213
Splitting a Page into Frames ........................................................................213
Naming Your Frames ....................................................................................214
Using the Frames Panel ......................................................................................216
Nesting Frames ..................................................................................................217
Using Existing Web Pages with Frames ............................................................218
Setting Frame and Frameset Attributes ..............................................................219
Setting the Scrolling and Resize Attributes ..................................................219
Setting Borders ..............................................................................................220
Setting the Frame Size ..................................................................................221
Creating an Alternative to Frames ................................................................222
Using Frame Objects ..........................................................................................223
Targeting Linked Pages to Open in a Specific Frame ........................................223
Using the Go To URL Behavior to Load Frames ..............................................225
Summary ............................................................................................................226
Q&A ....................................................................................................................226
Workshop ............................................................................................................226
Quiz ....................................................................................................................227
Answers ........................................................................................................227
Exercises ........................................................................................................227
Part IV Dynamic HTML: Layers, Cascading Style Sheets,

Behaviors, and Timelines
Hour 14 Using Dynamic HTML and Layers
229
231
What Is Dynamic HTML? ..................................................................................232

Adding a Layer ..................................................................................................232
Setting Layer Positioning ..............................................................................236
Adding a Background Color and Background Image ..................................237
Exploring Layer Stacking Order ..................................................................238
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Aligning Your Layers and Using the Grid ....................................................239

Changing Layer Visibility ............................................................................240
Nesting Layers ....................................................................................................241
Exploring Layer Tags ........................................................................................243
Summary ............................................................................................................243
Q&A ....................................................................................................................243
Workshop ............................................................................................................244
Quiz ..............................................................................................................244
Answers ........................................................................................................244
Exercises ........................................................................................................244
Hour 15 Formatting Your Web Pages with Cascading Style Sheets
and HTML Styles
245
Creating and Applying a Custom Style ..............................................................246

Exploring Style Settings ....................................................................................249
Redefining the Heading 3 <h3> Tag ..................................................................252
Positioning a Layer with a Style ........................................................................254
Creating a Hyperlink Rollover ..........................................................................256
Creating an External Style Sheet ........................................................................257
Transforming the Property Inspector ..................................................................259
Converting Styles to HTML Markup (<font> Tags) ........................................259
Saving HTML Markup as an HTML Style ........................................................260
Summary ............................................................................................................261
Q&A ....................................................................................................................262
Workshop ............................................................................................................262
Quiz ..............................................................................................................262
Answers ........................................................................................................262
Exercises ........................................................................................................262
Hour 16 Inserting Scripted Functionality with Behaviors
263
What Is a Dreamweaver Behavior? ....................................................................264

Showing and Hiding Layers ..............................................................................267
Selecting the Behavior ..................................................................................268
Selecting the Action That Triggers the Behavior ..........................................270
Opening a New Window ....................................................................................271
Popping Up a Message ......................................................................................273
Adding a Message in the Status Bar ..................................................................274
Summary ............................................................................................................275
Q&A ....................................................................................................................276
Workshop ............................................................................................................276
Quiz ..............................................................................................................276
Answers ........................................................................................................276
Exercises ........................................................................................................276
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Hour 17 Adding Advanced Behaviors: Drag Layer
277
Using the Tag Selector to Select the <body> Tag ..............................................278

Constraining the Movement of Your Layer ........................................................279
Capturing the Drop Target Location ..................................................................280
Applying the Drag Layer Behavior Advanced Attributes ..................................282
Selecting a <body> Tag Event ..........................................................................284
Summary ............................................................................................................285
Q&A ....................................................................................................................285
Workshop ............................................................................................................285
Quiz ..............................................................................................................285
Answers ........................................................................................................286
Exercises ........................................................................................................286
Hour 18 Animating with Timelines
287
Creating an Animation ........................................................................................287

Using the Timelines Panel ............................................................................288
Recording a Simple Animation ....................................................................290
Turning on Autoplay and Looping Your Animation ....................................293
Editing a Behavior in the B Channel ............................................................294
Adding a Layer to the Timeline ....................................................................295
Adding a Keyframe ......................................................................................298
Controlling Layer Properties with Timelines ....................................................299
Placing a Behavior in the Behaviors Channel ....................................................300
Using Multiple Timelines in a Web Page ..........................................................301
Summary ............................................................................................................302
Q&A ....................................................................................................................302
Workshop ............................................................................................................302
Quiz ..............................................................................................................302
Answers ........................................................................................................303
Exercises ........................................................................................................303
Part V Collecting User Data with Forms

Hour 19 Creating a Form and Using a Form to Collect Data
305
307
Creating a Form ..................................................................................................308

Adding Text Fields ........................................................................................310
Applying Text Field Attributes ......................................................................313
Adding Labels ..............................................................................................315
Adding Radio Buttons and Check Boxes ..........................................................316
Adding a List or a Menu ....................................................................................318
Adding Push Buttons and Picture Buttons ........................................................321
Adding Submit and Reset Buttons ................................................................322
Adding an Image Field to Submit a Form ....................................................323
Adding a Generic Button ..............................................................................323
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Creating a Jump Menu to Navigate to Different URLs ....................................323

Summary ............................................................................................................326
Q&A ....................................................................................................................326
Workshop ............................................................................................................327
Quiz ..............................................................................................................327
Answers ........................................................................................................327
Exercises ........................................................................................................327
Hour 20 Sending and Reacting to Form Data
329
Validating a Forms Data Using the Validate Form Behavior ............................330

Receiving Information from a Form ..................................................................333
Using the FormMail Script ............................................................................335
Adding a Hidden Field ..................................................................................335
Exploring Submission Security ..........................................................................337
Uploading a File from a Form ............................................................................338
Preparing Your Page to Interact with Active Server Pages (ASP), JSP, PHP,
or CFML ..........................................................................................................339
Summary ............................................................................................................343
Q&A ....................................................................................................................343
Workshop ............................................................................................................344
Quiz ..............................................................................................................344
Answers ........................................................................................................344
Exercises ........................................................................................................344
Part VI Organizing and Uploading Your Project

Hour 21 Managing and Uploading Your Project
347
349
Enabling Server Connection ..............................................................................350

Adding Your Remote Site ..............................................................................350
Using the Remote Site Advanced Tab ..........................................................355
Moving Your Site onto a Remote Server ............................................................356
Understanding Dreamweavers Web Site Management Capabilities ................358
Enabling Check In/Check Out ......................................................................358
Transferring Files ................................................................................................359
Importing an Existing Web Site ..........................................................................362
Editing an Entire Site ..........................................................................................362
Synchronizing Your Files on the Local and Remote Sites ............................362
Creating a Site Map ......................................................................................365
Managing Your Links ....................................................................................367
Adding Design Notes to Your Pages ..................................................................368
Generating Reports About Your Web Site ..........................................................370
Summary ............................................................................................................371
Q&A ....................................................................................................................372
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Workshop ............................................................................................................372
Quiz ..............................................................................................................372
Answers ........................................................................................................372
Exercises ........................................................................................................373
Hour 22 Reusing Items in Your Web Site with the Library
375
Creating a Library Item ......................................................................................376

Using the Library Category of the Asset Panel ............................................376
Creating a Library Item from Existing Content ............................................378
Creating a Library Item from Scratch ..........................................................379
Adding a Library Item to a Page ..................................................................381
Making Changes to a Library Item ....................................................................384
Using Behaviors and Styles in Library Items ....................................................385
Summary ............................................................................................................387
Q&A ....................................................................................................................387
Workshop ............................................................................................................387
Quiz ..............................................................................................................387
Answers ........................................................................................................387
Exercises ........................................................................................................388
Hour 23 Creating and Applying a Template
389
Creating a Template ............................................................................................390

Using the Template Category of the Asset Panel ..........................................390
Creating a Template from an Existing Web Page ........................................391
Creating a Template from Scratch ................................................................393
Making an Existing Region Editable ............................................................394
Making a New Editable Region ....................................................................397
Applying a Template to a Web Page ..................................................................398
Making Changes to a Template ..........................................................................399
Using Behaviors, Styles, and Timelines in Templates ......................................399
Summary ............................................................................................................400
Q&A ....................................................................................................................401
Workshop ............................................................................................................401
Quiz ..............................................................................................................401
Answers ........................................................................................................401
Exercises ........................................................................................................402
Hour 24 Using Server-Side Includes and Adding a Date
403
What Is a Server-Side Include? ..........................................................................404

Inserting a Server-Side Include ..........................................................................405
Turning a Comment into a Server-Side Include ..........................................406
Including a File ..............................................................................................407
Editing the Server-Side Include File ............................................................409
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Adding a Last Modified Date ............................................................................410

Summary ............................................................................................................411
Q&A ....................................................................................................................411
Workshop ............................................................................................................412
Quiz ..............................................................................................................412
Answers ........................................................................................................412
Exercises ........................................................................................................412
Part VII Appendices

Appendix A Resources
413
415
Recommended Books ........................................................................................415

Dreamweaver Development ................................................................................416
General Web Development ................................................................................416
Dynamic HTML (DHTML) ..............................................................................417
Dreamweaver Extensions ..................................................................................417
Scripting Resources: CGI, JavaScript, ASP, PHP, and CFML ..........................418
CGI ................................................................................................................418
JavaScript ......................................................................................................418
Server-Side Scripting ....................................................................................418
Accessibility ........................................................................................................419
Usability ..............................................................................................................419
Downloads ..........................................................................................................419
Browsers ............................................................................................................419
Organizations ......................................................................................................420
Appendix B Customizing Dreamweaver
421
Creating a Custom Snippet ................................................................................422

Making a Menu Command ................................................................................423
Recording a Command ..................................................................................423
Saving a Command from the History Panel ..................................................424
Managing Extensions ..........................................................................................426
Appendix C Glossary
Index
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About the Author

BETSY BRUCE specializes in technology-based training using Dreamweaver and
Authorware. Formerly a senior developer for MediaPro, Inc. in Bothell, WA, she is now
an independent consultant and trainer. She is a Macromedia certified instructor for
Dreamweaver, CourseBuilder for Dreamweaver, Flash, and Authorware. Betsy received
her B.S. degree from the University of Iowa. She is a frequent speaker at conferences on
creating technology-based training. Born and raised in Iowa, Betsy now lives on the West
coast. Her Web site is located at http://www.betsybruce.com/.
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my father, John Bruce, who was an outstanding educator, man, and father.
He touched the lives of so many young people, and I was blessed to be his daughter.
Acknowledgments
Id like to thank Jennifer Henry for her artistic contributions to this book. Thanks to the
Dreamweaver development team for creating such a great product. Thank you to the
wonderful crew at Sams Publishing.
Id also like to thank my family and friends for helping me through writing this book and
supporting me lovingly in all my endeavors. A big thank you to Schultzie for keeping me
company during my writing time in Palm Springs. Thanks to Dana, Shasta, and Nikko
for keeping me fed and happy in San Diego.
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Introduction
Ooooooo, Dreamweaver. I believe you can get me through the night. Remember that
song by Gary Wright? OK, some of you werent born yet. The song brought up memories of seventh grade dances for me. Im glad that Dreamweaver, the software, came
along and replaced that vision in my head. Dreamweaver, the software, has helped me
through a number of nights developing Web sites and Web applications!
What Is Dreamweaver MX?

Dreamweaver MX is newest version of Macromedia Dreamweaver, an award-winning
HTML editor and Web application development tool. Some people do not exploit the
more powerful features of Dreamweaver because they dont know about them. You will
not be one of those people with this book in your hand!
Dreamweaver is excellent at quickly creating forms, frames, tables, and other objects.
But Dreamweaver really shines when you need to make your Web page do something.
Dreamweaver excels at Dynamic HTML (DHTML), the Web functionality that enables
timeline animation, the exact positioning of content on a Web page, and the scripting to
make it work. Dont know how to script? No problem! Dreamweaver includes behaviors,
scripted functionality that you simply click to add to a certain object.
Who Should Use Dreamweaver MX?

Whether you are creating your very first Web page or have decided to try Web editing
software after coding by hand for years, you are going to love Macromedia
Dreamweaver MX. Dreamweaver gives you the freedom to visually design the look of a
Web page and the power to make it act the way you want. Dreamweaver gives you the
flexibility to create your own personal Web page or an entire corporate intranet site.
Who Should Use This Book?

This book is for anyone now using Dreamweaver, as well as anyone who is planning to.
If you are new to Web development, this book will get you up to speed creating Web
pages and Web sites. If you are already a Web developer, youll find tips, tricks, and
instructions to get all you can out of Dreamweaver MX.
This book covers creating regular Web pages in Dreamweaver MX, including forms,
tables, interactivity, animation, and JavaScript. After you have mastered the techniques
covered here, you may want to explore other advanced capabilities of Dreamweaver
MX to create Web pages that connect to databases. This book does not cover connecting Web pages to databases. Connecting your Web pages to databases enables you to
create Web pages that change dynamically depending on user choices.
How to Use This Book

Each hour of this book represents a lesson that should take you approximately an hour to
learn. The book is designed to get you productively working in Dreamweaver MX as
quickly as possible. There are numerous figures to illustrate the lessons in the book.
Each lesson begins with an overview and a list of topics. The lesson ends with questions
and answers, a quiz, and some exercises that you can try on your own. Within the lessons
youll find the following elements, which provide additional information:
Notes give extra information on the current topic.
Tips offer advice or an additional way of accomplishing something.
Cautions signal you to be careful of potential problems, giving you information on how to avoid or fix them.
And remember: have fun!
HOUR
Planning and Defining

Your Project
You use the Site panel to plan, create, and manage your projects. Its important
that you define your Web site before you start working on it so Dreamweaver
knows how to set links properly. Defining a new site should always be your
first step when you start working on a new project.
In this hour, you will learn
How to define a Web site using the Site Definition wizard
How to modify your Web site definition
How to organize a Web site
Defining a New Web Site

All Web sites have a root directory. The root of your Web site is the main
directory that contains files and other directories. When you define a Web
site, Dreamweaver considers that directory and all the files within it to be
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the entire universe of that particular Web site. If you attempt to insert an image from
outside this universe, Dreamweaver will prompt you to save the file inside the Web site.
Dreamweaver isnt overly controlling! The program needs to define the internal realm
of your Web site so that it knows how to reference other files. For instance, if an
image is located in an images directory within the defined site, Dreamweaver knows
how to properly reference the image within a Web page. If, however, the image is
somewhere outside of the defined site, Dreamweaver cant reference it properly and
you will end up with bad links in your Web site. Youll learn more about how
Dreamweaver addresses files in Hour 4, Setting Lots o Links: Hyperlinks, URLs,
Anchors and Mailto Links.
Youll define a new Web site for every project you create. Even if these projects are
related, you may decide to break them down into smaller sites so the number of files
isnt unwieldy. For instance, I create eLearning applications, courses that people can take
over the Web. When Im working on a project, I often break individual lessons of a
course into separate defined sites. When I need to work on Lesson 1, I open that site, and
when I need Lesson 2, I open it. You can have only a single site open in Dreamweaver at
one time.
If you do not have any sites yet defined in Dreamweaver, youll see a Define a Site
link in the Site panel. Click on this link and youll open the Site Definition dialog
box. If you already have sites defined in Dreamweaver, youll see a list of them in
the Site panel. Click on the Site menu in the Site panel and select the New Site
command.
The Site Definition dialog box, shown in Figure 3.1, has two tabs at the top: Basic and
Advanced. Make sure you have the Basic tab selected. The Basic tab contains the Site
Definition Wizard that walks you through the site definition. You can always go back and
change or update your site if you need to.
The Site Definition Wizard has three main sections illustrated by the section names at the
top of the wizard. These are
Editing FilesThis section helps you set up the local directory where youll work
on the Web site. You tell the wizard whether or not your site uses server-side technologies (the sites in this book do not).
Testing FilesThis section is needed only for sites that use server-side
technologies.
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Sharing FilesThis section enables you to tell Dreamweaver how you want to
transfer files to a server or other central location to share. Youll explore this functionality in Hour 21, Managing and Uploading Your Project.
FIGURE 3.1
The Basic tab of the Site
Definition dialog box
walks you through
setting up a site
definition.
Basic tab
Advanced tab
Sections
Using the Site Definition Wizard

In the Site Definition Wizard, give your site a name, as shown in Figure 3.2. This name
is used only inside Dreamweaver, so you can use spaces and characters if you want. The
site name should be meaningful, identifying the purpose of the Web site when you drop
down the Site menu to change sites. My Dreamweaver copy has about 30 to 40 sites
defined at times. I need clear names so I can quickly find the site I want to edit. Click the
Next button.
The next page, Editing Files (Part 2 shown in Figure 3.3), enables you to specify whether
you will be using server-side scripting to create dynamic Web pages. Our Web pages will
be regular HTML pages, so you should select the top radio button that says No, I do not
want to use a server technology. Click the Next button.
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FIGURE 3.2
Your site name is used
by Dreamweaver only
to identify this site.
FIGURE 3.3
Part 2 of the Editing
Files section of the Site
Definition Wizard
enables you to tell
Dreamweaver whether
you will be using
server-side scripting in
your site.
The next page, Editing Files, Part 3, helps you specify where the files in your site are
located. The site that you edit in Dreamweaver is your development site; it isnt the final
site that other people will view on the Web. You can store your development files in three
places: on your local machine, on a network drive, or on a server somewhere. Select the
top radio button, electing to store the development files on your local machine. If you are
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working in a networked environment (at your office, for instance), you could use either
of the other two choices. However, do not ever link to the final live version of your Web
site for development. You do not want to make a mistake on the real site; always make
sure you are working on a copy of the site.
The textbox at the bottom of the dialog box, shown in Figure 3.4, asks you to enter the
location of the site directory. Click the folder icon to the right of the textbox to navigate
to the directory. Use an existing directory on your hard drive or create a new directory
for your local site. Click the Next button.
FIGURE 3.4
You enter the directory
that will house your
development files.
File and directory names containing spaces, punctuation, or special characters

may cause problems on some Web servers. You can use underscores instead of
spaces in names. In addition, file names are case-sensitive on some Web servers.
The next section enables you to configure how you share files. You may set up a central
location where members of your team can save files once they are finished editing them.
Or, you may set up a location on a public Web server where you intend to share your
Web site with the Web community. Youll learn how to set this section up and transfer
files in Hour 21. For now, simply drop down the top menu and select None as shown in
Figure 3.5. Click the Next button.
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FIGURE 3.5
To set up the
connection
information later,
simply select None.
The last page of the wizard displays a summary of your site, as shown in Figure 3.6. You
can come back to this wizard at any time to change your site definition by selecting the
Edit Sites command from the Site menu (the menu in the Site panel or the menu in the
Document window). Click the Done button.
FIGURE 3.6
The Site Definition
Wizard displays a
summary of your site
definition.
After you click the Done button, Dreamweaver displays a message telling you that it will
now create the initial site cache, as shown in Figure 3.7. When you click OK, a progress
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bar appears (and disappears very quickly if you have nothing in your site yet). The initial
site cache is created each time you create a new site. The site cache is used to store
information about the links in your site so they can be quickly updated if they change.
Dreamweaver continues to update the cache as you work.
FIGURE 3.7
Dreamweaver tells you
it is creating a cache
for your site. This file
speeds updating links
when you move or
rename a file.
Using the Site Panel
Youll select the site youd like to work on in the Site panel, shown in Figure 3.8. You
can then select the Web page youd like to edit from the Site panel or create a new one.
In Windows, the Site panel enables you to browse files on your computer. To get a bigger
view of the site and more functionality, select the Expand/Collapse button in the Site
panel to open the Site window. Mac users use the Site window instead of the Site panel;
it can be opened using the Site Files command in the Site menu.
FIGURE 3.8
The Site panel enables
you to change sites
and open Web pages.
Expand/Collapse button
Site drop-down menu
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The Site panel enables you to quickly locate and launch all the files in your Web site. You
may want to leave it open all the time and use it to open files. If you use the Site panel to
open files, you wont need to constantly select the Open command and navigate to files.
You can move, rename, delete, copy, paste, and open files in the Site panel.
Using the Site Window

Open the Site window by clicking the Expand/Collapse button (Windows) or selecting
the Site Files command in the Site menu (Mac). The Site window, shown in Figure 3.9,
is a larger representation of the Site panel and has two panes: the local files (on the right
by default) and the remote site (on the left). Since you did not define a remote site, you
will not have any files in the remote site.
FIGURE 3.9
The Site window
has two panes, the
local files and
the remote site.
On the Mac, the Site window is a separate window from the Document window. You
can keep this window open all the time if youd like access to it. Windows users
should go ahead and click the Expand/Collapse button in the Site window toolbar to
collapse the window and return to the Document window. Mac users should stay in
the Site window.
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Creating a Quick Prototype

You can create a directory structure right in the Dreamweaver Site panel. The Site panel
enables you to create new directories and new files. A context menu displays when you
right-click (Control+click on the Mac) on the top line of the site files (the one with the
open green folder that represents the site root). The context menu, shown in Figure 3.10,
has two commands of interest at the top: New File and New Folder. Youll use those
commands in this section to create files in your site.
FIGURE 3.10
The Site panel
context menu
contains commands
to create new folders
(directories) and
files in your Web site.
First, create an images directory. From the Site panel context menu, select the New
Folder command. An untitled folder is added to your site. Give this folder the name
Images. Next add a file to the root directory. Right-click (or Control+click) on the
root folder and select the New File command. Make sure you arent clicking on
the images folder because then you will create the new file in that folder instead of
in the root folder. Dreamweaver then creates a new Web page. Title the Web page
index.html, which is the default page name for many servers. A default page will
load into the browser as the default page only when the user points to the directory
the page is in. The results should look like Figure 3.11.
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FIGURE 3.11
Use the Site panel
context menu to
quickly add files and
folders to the Web site.
I think its a good idea to name everything with lowercase letters. Some
servers and scripting languages are case sensitive. When I name everything
with lowercase letters, I never incorrectly enter the name.
Editing a Site Definition

You may need to change properties of your site definition or add information that you
left out when you initially defined the site. The Edit Sites dialog box, shown in Figure 3.12,
enables you to modify any of the sites you have defined in Dreamweaver. You can create
a new site here or edit, duplicate, or remove an existing site. Open the Edit Sites dialog
box by selecting the Edit Sites command from the Site menu.
FIGURE 3.12
The Edit Sites dialog
box enables you to
edit, duplicate, or
remove existing sites.
Select the site you just created, and click the Edit button in the Edit Sites dialog box. The
Site Definition dialog box opens again. Click on the Advanced tab at the top of the dialog box. This is another view of the information that you entered into the wizard, shown
in Figure 3.13. There are categories on the left side of the dialog box with the selected
categorys properties displayed on the right.
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FIGURE 3.13
The Advanced tab
contains all of the
site properties.
In the Local Info category, select the folder icon next to the Default Images Folder
textbox. Navigate to the images folder you just created. Now Dreamweaver knows where
youll keep your images for the site. Click the OK button to save your changes. Click the
Done button to close the Edit Sites dialog box.
You can import and export site definitions to XML files that you can share
with others or use to define the site on a different computer. This feature,
described in Hour 21, could save you a lot of time.
Considering Site Organization

There are many opinions on the proper way to organize a Web site. Some people like to
compartmentalize all the files into directories and subdirectories. Some people like to
have a very shallow structure, with many files in a single directory. As you get more
experienced at Web development, youll find your ideal organization. Its nice to
exchange ideas with other Web developers or hobbyists so you can learn from the successes and failures of others and they can learn from yours.
I have a directory on my hard drive called Projects, shown in Figure 3.14. The Projects
directory contains a directory for each project Im working on. Within each project directory there is a directory called Web, set as the root directory for the project. This is the
directory where I keep all the development files for the site and the directory that I set as
the root in Dreamweaver.
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FIGURE 3.14
An example directory
structure, in which the
Web site is housed in
the Web directory.
This directory structure enables me to put other files in the clients folder without making
them part of the Web site. Its good practice to keep other files separate from those you
plan to transfer to the Web. You may prefer to have one directory that contains all of your
Web sites. Whatever works best for you.
Put some thought into how youll organize the files in your Web site before you start a
project. You will probably want to create a separate images folder to hold your images,
as shown in Figure 3.15. If you have other types of assets, such as sound or video, you
might want to create separate folders for those, too. I always create a scripts directory to
hold external JavaScript files and external Cascading Style Sheet files; youll explore
these in the later hours of the book.
If you have different sections of your Web site, do you want to create separate directories
for the images in each section? It might be a good way to organize your site. Then again,
if the same graphics are used across multiple sections, it might just make the images hard
to find. Make sure that your organizational logic isnt going to break down in the future.
Luckily, if you do have to rearrange assets, Dreamweaver will update any links for you.
When you move a file, Dreamweaver asks you if you want to search and update links to
that file. Thats what the site cache is created for. However, it is still better to make wise
design decisions at the beginning of a big project.
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FIGURE 3.15
Organize your Web site
into images and other
directories.
I also try to logically break up sections of Web sites into separate directories. If your
Web site has obvious divisions (departments, lessons, products, and so on), you can create directories to hold the Web pages in each of the sections. Youll be surprised at how
even a small Web site becomes quickly unmanageable when all the files are dumped into
one directory.
Summary
In this hour, you learned how to define a Web site and determine its root. You
learned how to quickly add files and folders to your site. You learned how to use the
Site panel and expand it to the Site window. And you explored ideas about how to
organize your site.
Q&A
Q How do I import a Web site into Dreamweaver?
A There is no procedure for importing a site. You simply define a site exactly as you
did this hour, pointing to the root directory of the site youd like to import.
Dreamweaver will present all of the files in the Site panel, enabling you to open
and edit them.
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Q If Im uploading my site to the Web server, wont people be able to see my site
while its still in progress?
A Yes, if they know the URL. Its better to create a staging area somewhere that
isnt public on your server as your remote site until you are ready to launch your
completed site. When you are finished, you can either upload the entire site to its
final location or ask your Webmaster to direct the proper URL to your staging area.
Workshop
The Workshop contains quiz questions and activities to help reinforce what youve
learned in this hour. If you get stuck, the answers to the quiz can be found following the
questions.
Quiz
1. Why do you need to define a Web site?
2. What does the Dreamweaver cache do?
3. True or False. You must go through a conversion process to import an existing Web
site into Dreamweaver.
Answers
1. You define a Web site so that Dreamweaver knows where the root of the site is.
2. Enabling the cache speeds up some Dreamweaver features, such as updating
hyperlinks.
3. False. No conversion process is necessary to import an existing Web site into
Dreamweaver.
Exercises
1. Try defining a new Web site. Add some files and folders.
INDEX
A
absolute paths, 6670
defined, 66
Web pages and, 68
Accessibility resources
Web sites, 419
actions, 264
Active Server Pages (ASP),
339343
defined, 430
ActiveX, 430
Add and Remove Netscape
Layer Fix command
(Command menu), 234
adding a caption, 189
adding data, 183
adding links to PDF files, 151
adding table rows and
columns, 185186
Add Keyframe command
(Context menu), 298
Add Object to Library command (Modify menu), 378
Add Timeline command

(Modify menu), 301
Add URL dialog box, 173
Adobe Acrobat Reader, 151
Web site, 151
Adobe Photoshop, 106
Fireworks and, 121
AIFF, 154
.aiff file, 429
align attribute, 189
align=center attribute,
91
aligning text, 37
alignment, 205207
alternate text (alt text)
adding, 104105
defined, 430
anchor (<a>) tag, 90, 268
animations, 287302
browser compatibility, 288
creating, 287299
visibility properties,
288
z-index, 288
looping, 293294
recording simple,
290293
anti-aliasing, 147
defined, 430
API. See Application
Programming Interface
(API)
applet, 430
Application Programming
Interface (API), 430
Area within Layer command (Drag Handle
menu), 283
ASP. See Active Server
Pages (ASP)
ASP.NET, 430
Web pages, 418
Asset menu commands
New, 398
Update Page, 385, 399
Update Pages, 385, 399
Asset panel, 163
442
Asset panel commands
categories, 164, 165

colors, 166167
images, 166
list of, 164
movies, 167
script, 168169
URLs, 167
copy to site, 174
defined, 430
favorites, 171172
Library category, 376377
sorting of, 166
Template category,
390391
Asset panel commands
Copy to Site, 174
Edit Nicknames, 171
assets
colors, 166167
copying, 174
creating, 172173
defined, 164, 430
favorites list, 171172
images, 166
inserting, 169170
JavaScript, 168169
links, 167
listing, 164, 165
managing, 164
movies, 167
previewing, 165, 166
scripts, 168169
sharing, 174
video, 167
attributes
align, 189
align=center, 91
defined, 430
frame, 219221
layer, 233
library item, 382383
location toolbar, 271
menu bar, 271
navigation toolbar, 271

pluginspace, 145
resize handles, 271
resizing, 220
scrollbars, 271
scrolling, 219220
status bar, 271
visibility, 268
window name, 271
Authorware Web Player, 145
defined, 430
Auto Indent, 83
Autoplay, 293
defined, 430
autostart parameter, 157
Autostretch, 198201
defined, 430
stretching content, 199
turning on, 199
Autostretch command
(drop-down menu), 200
.avi file, 429
B
background colors, 40
background images, 108
defined, 430
background panel settings
(Style definition dialog
box), 250
bandwidth, 21, 143144
defined, 143, 430
B channel behavior,
294295
Beatnik, 154
behaviors
attaching to objects,
266267
B channel, 294295
Call JavaScript, 265
Change Property, 265
Check Browser, 265

Check Plugin, 265
Control Shockwave/Flash,
265
defined, 263264, 430
Drag Layer, 265
editing, 294295
Go To Timeline Frame, 265
Go to URL, 265
loading frames, 225
Hide Pop-up Menu, 265
Jump menu, 265, 325
Jump Menu Go, 265
Open Browser Window,
265
Play Sound, 265
Play Timeline, 265
Popup Message, 265
adding the, 273
changing order of
behaviors, 273274
Preload Images, 265
selecting, 268269
selecting trigger actions,
270271
Set Nav Bar Image, 265
Set Text of Frame, 265
Set Text of Layer, 265
Set Text of Status Bar, 265
Set Text of Text Field, 265
Show-Hide Layer, 265, 270
adding to hyperlinks,
268269
changing visibility
attributes, 269
creating layers, 268
Show Pop-up Menu, 265
Stop Timeline, 265
Swap Image, 265
Swap Image Restore, 265
using in templates, 399
Validate Form, 265, 330,
332
Clean up Word HTML command (Command menu)
Behavior panel (Fireworks),

115
behaviors channel, 300301
Behaviors panel, 266, 294
_blank reserved target
name, 137138, 224
Block category, 253
block panel settings (Style
definition dialog box), 250
body, 431
<body> tag, 278279,
284285, 293, 386, 400,
408
border colors, 186187
border panel settings (Style
borders, 220221
box panel settings (Style
Bring to Front command
(Modify menu), 137
broadband, 144, 431
browser
cache, 431
events, 264
targeting, 263264
windows, 46
browser resources Web
sites, 419420
<br> tag, 41
bulleted (unordered) lists,
431
Button command (Insert
menu), 322
buttons
adding, 321323
browse, 48, 205207
draw layout cell, 18
draw layout table, 18
generic, 323
index, 31
ordered list, 44
Reset, 322
Submit, 322
types, 321
unordered lists and, 44
button states, 139
down, 431
up, 431
C
C#, 431
cable modems, 431
Call JavaScript behavior,
265
<caption> tag, 189
cascading style sheets
(CSS), 44
converting to HTML
markup, 259260
creating hyperlink
Rollovers, 256
custom styles, 246248
applying, 248
creating, 246
defined, 245, 431
external style sheets,
257259
heads and, 81
positioning layers,
254255
Property inspector and,
259260
redefining heading tags,
252254
selectors, 256
case sensitivity, 60
cells
adding layout cells, 197
defined, 431
resizing, 198
cell padding
defined, 187, 431
setting, 187
443
cell spacing
defined, 187, 431
setting, 187
Center align, 431
centering text, 36
<center> tag, 91
certificates, 338
CFML. See ColdFusion
Markup Language (CFML)
cgi-bin, 431
CGI script. See Common
Gateway Interface (CGI)
script
Change Object command
(Timelines panel), 297
Change Object dialog box,
297
Change Property behavior,
265
channels, 288
Char Width, 313
check boxes, 316318
creating, 317318
defined, 431
Checkbox command (Insert
menu), 317
Check Browser behavior, 265
Checked Out By report, 370
Check In/Check Out
enabling, 358359
transferring files, 360
Check In command (Site
menu), 361
Check Out command (Site
menu), 361
Check Plugin behavior, 265
Choose Spacer Image
and Autostretch, 199
classic TV theme songs Web
site, 152
Clean up Word HTML
command (Command
menu), 93
444
Clean up Word HTML dialog box
Clean up Word HTML dialog box, 94

client-side image maps, 132
defined, 431
Cloak command (Site
menu), 392
cloaking, 392
Code and Design view, 432
Code format preferences,
9092
Code inspector, 83
vs. Code view, 82
Code Navigation menu, 19
code preferences
code colors, 8990
code format, 9092
code rewriting, 92
setting, 8992
Code rewriting preferences,
92
Code view, 1819, 8084
defined, 432
displaying, 82
options, 8284
ColdFusion
RDS Access, 353
ColdFusion Markup
Language (CFML),
339343
defined, 432
Web pages, 418
Collapse button, 24, 432
color cubes palette, 432
color picker, 3940
panels, 39
colors
adding, 40
adding tables, 203204
as assets, 166167
background, 40
changing, 200
columns
adding, 185186
defined, 432
increasing and decreasing,

201
removing, 185186
column width and row
height, 186
Combinable Nested Font
Tags report, 370
Command menu, 27
Command menu commands
Add and Remove
Netscape Layer Fix, 234
Clean up Word HTML, 93
Format Table, 188
Manage Extensions, 426
Optimize Image in
Fireworks, 106
Play Recorded, 424
Sort Table, 184
Start Recording, 424
commands
Asset menu
New, 398
Update Page, 385, 399
Update Pages, 385, 399
Asset panel
Copy to Site, 174
Edit Nickname, 171
Command menu
Add and Remove
Netscape Layer Fix,
234
Clean up Word HTML,
93
Format Table, 188
Manage Extensions, 426
Optimize Image in
Fireworks, 106
Play Recorded, 424
Sort Table, 184
Start Recording, 424
Context menu
Add Keyframe, 298
Locate in Site, 166
Merge Cell, 201
Documents window
Draw Layout Cell, 197
Drag Handle menu
Area within Layer, 283
Entire Area, 283
Drop-down menus
Autostretch commands,
200
Edit menu
Copy, 25
Cut, 25
Find, 25
Paste, 25
Preferences, 25
Replace, 25
Select Child, 88
Select Newer Local,
363
Select Newer Remote,
363
Select Parent Tag, 88
Edit Tag, 85
File menu
CSS Styles to HTML
Markup (Convert
submenu), 260
Design Notes, 369
Edit Browser List,
4748
Export CSS Styles, 259
Export Table (Export
submenu), 191
New, 35, 71
Open in frame, 212,
219
Preview in browser,
4748
Save All, 212
Save As Template, 392
Save Frame, 214, 215
Save Frameset, 212,
215
Save Frameset As, 212
Save Site Map, 367
commands (Word)
File menu (Fireworks)

Export Preview, 126
New, 71, 115
Help menu
Using Dreamweaver, 30
Insert menu
Button (Form Object
submenu), 322
Checkbox (Form
Object submenu), 317
Comment command
(Text object submenu), 405
Fireworks HTML, 127
Hidden Field, 336
Horizontal Rule, 46
Image Field (Form
Insert Image, 100
Jump menu (Form
Object submenu),
324
Layer, 233, 241
List/Menu (Form
Object submenu),
319
Named Anchor, 74
New Editable Region
(Template Objects
submenu), 396
New Optional Region
(Template Objects
submenu), 397
Radio Group (Form
Object submenu),
316
Rollover Image, 108
Server-Side Include,
408
Tabular Data (Table
submenu), 190
Text Field (Form
Objects submenu),
310
Modify menu
Add Object to Library
(Library submenu),
378
Add Timeline
(Timeline submenu),
301
Bring to Front (Arrange
submenu), 137
Convert Tables to
Layers (Convert submenu), 207
Edit NoFrames Content
(Frameset submenu),
222
Make Same Height
(Align submenu), 137
Make Same Width
(Align submenu), 137
Page Properties, 37
Quick Tag Editor, 85
Record Path of Layer
(Timeline menu), 291
Remove Template
Markup (Templates
submenu), 398
Send to Back (Arrange
submenu), 137
Split Frame Right
(Frameset submenu),
215
Template commands
(Template submenu),
394
Property inspector
Split Cell command,
202
Remove Tag <form>, 323
Select all, 120
Site menu
Check In, 361
Check Out, 361
Cloak (Cloaking submenu), 392
445
Connect/Disconnect,
357
Edit Sites, 56, 60, 350
Export, 362
Get, 357
Import, 362
New Home Page, 365
New Site, 52
Put, 357
Refresh, 357
Reports, 105, 371
Set as Home Page, 365
Site Files, 57, 58
Synchronize, 362
Site panel (Context menu)
New file, 59
New folder, 59
Text menu
New CSS Style (CSS
Styles submenu), 246
Timelines panel
Change Object, 297
View menu
Edit Grid (Grid submenu), 240
Frame Borders (Visual
Aids submenu),
213214
Head Content, 81, 169
Invisible Elements, 29,
74
Invisible Elements
(Visual Aids submenu), 309
Show Grid (Grid submenu), 239
Snap To (Grid submenu), 239
Toolbar, 18
Tracing images, 205
View as Root, 366
commands (Word)
File menu
Save as Web Page, 93
446
comments
comments, 406
Comment command (Insert
menu), 405
Comment object, 432
Common Gateway Interface
(CGI) script
defined, 431
GET method, 334
POST method, 334
processing forms,
334335
Web site, 418
conditionals, 407
Connect/Disconnect command (Site menu), 357
context menu, 1025
defined, 432
tables and
adding rows and
columns, 185186
removing rows and
columns, 185186
context menu commands
Add Keyframe, 298
Locate in Site, 166
Merge Cells, 201
continuous tone palette, 432
controls, 154156
Control Shockwave/Flash
behavior, 265
Convert Tables to Layers
command (Modify menu),
207
dialog box, 207
Copy command (Edit
menu), 25
Copy to Site command
(Asset panel), 174
CourseBuilder, 432
CSS. See Cascading Style
Sheets (CSS)
CSS Styles to HTML

Markup command (File
menu), 260
customization, 421427
of Manage Extensions,
426427
to install third-party
extensions, 426
uninstalling an extension, 427
of a menu command
recording a command,
423424
saving a command
from the History
panel, 424
of a snippet, 422
Cut command (Edit menu),
25
D
Date object, 432
David Griffins snow applet
Web site, 158
default page names, 59, 68
delimiter
data, 189
defined, 189
field, 189
Design Notes, 368370
Design Notes command
(File menu), 369
Design Notes report, 370
Design view, 1819
defined, 432
displaying, 82
demo version of
Dreamweaver (Web site), 7
development sites, 54
DHTML. See Dynamic
HTML (DHTML)
dialog boxes
Add URL, 173
Change Object, 297
Choose Spacer Image
and Autostretch, 199
Clean up Word HTML, 94
Convert Tables to Layers,
207
Draw Layer, 282284
Edit Contents, 341
Edit Sites, 60
Format Table, 188
Go to Timeline Frame,
294
Go to URL, 225
Grid Settings, 240
Insert Date, 411
Insert Fireworks HTML,
127
Insert Flash Text, 148149
Insert Jump Menu, 324
Insert Named Anchor, 74
Insert Navigation Bar, 139
Insert Rollover Image, 108
Insert Table, 180
Insert Tabular Data, 190
List Values, 320
New Editable Region, 396
New Style, 257
Page Properties, 205
tracing images,
205207
Popup Message, 273
Preferences, 308
Save As Command, 425
Save Style Sheet File As,
257
Select File, 408
Select Image Source, 101,
323
Set Text of Status Bar, 274
Dynamic Web
Show-Hide Layers, 269

Site Definition, 5257
Snippet, 422
Sort Table, 184
Split Cell, 202
Style definition dialog
box, 246, 248, 255, 258
Synchronize Files, 363,
364
Update Pages, 399
Validate Form, 330
dialog boxes (Fireworks)
Export, 123
New document, 116
Update Pages, 384
digital subscriber line
(DSL), 432
Director, 145
<div> tag, 91, 285
defined, 243
docking panels, 23
document relative paths
defined, 66
exploring, 6670
Web pages and, 68
documents
adding a title, 3738
creating new, 36
Document window, 8
defined, 432
Draw Layout Cell command, 197
drop-down menus, 2527,
29
Flash movies, 146147
inspectors, 22
invisible objects, 29
panels, 22, 39
docking, 23
property inspector, 2325
status bar, 2122
text
centering, 36
entering, 36
toolbar, 18
status bar, 19
domains, 67
download resources Web
sites, 419
Drag Handle menu commands
Area Within Layer, 283
Entire Area, 283
Drag Layer, 277278
advance attributes,
282283
<body> tag events,
284285
calculating target location,
280281
using, 279280
Drag Layer behavior, 265
Drag Layer dialog box,
282284
Draw Layout Cell command
(Documents window), 197
Draw Layout Cell object,
432
Draw Layout Table object,
432
Draw Layout Table Tool,
204
Dreamweaver
authoring capabilities, 6
demo version, 7
development resources, 416
editing capabilities, 6
getting help, 3031
installing, 7
interface, 6
new features, 3233
work area, 8, 1011,
1319, 2130
447
Dreamweaver 4, 7
Dreamweaver API
(Application Programming
Interface), 421
Dreamweaver development
resources Web sites, 416
Dreamweaver Extensions
Web site, 417418
Dreamweaver MX, 1
drop-down menus
Autostretch commands,
200
changing text size, 4244
Code Navigation, 19
Commands menu, 27
context menus, 29
Edit menu, 25
File Management menu,
19
File menu, 25
font combination, 43
formatting text, 4142
Help menu, 27
Insert menu, 26
Modify menu, 26
Page Properties menu,
3738
Preview/Debug menu, 19
Site menu, 28
Text menu, 27
View menu, 26
View Options menu, 19
Windows menu, 28
Windows Size menu, 21
Drop target location,
280281
DSL. See digital subscriber
line (DSL)
Dynamic HTML (DHTML),
288
defined, 232, 432
resources (Web site), 417
Dynamic Web, 6
448
Edit Browser List command (File menu)
E
Edit Browser List command
(File menu), 4748
Edit Contents dialog box,
341
Edit Grid command (View
menu), 240
editing
Roundtrip HTML, 6
server-side includes,
409410
site definitions, 60
tables, 201202
Edit menu, 25
Edit menu commands
Copy, 25
Cut, 25
Find, 25
Paste, 25
Preferences, 25
Replace, 25
Select Child, 88
Select Newer Local, 363
Select Newer Remote, 363
Select Parent Tag, 88
Edit Nickname command
(Asset panel), 171
222
Edit Sites command (Site
menu), 56, 60, 350
Edit Sites dialog box, 60
Edit Tag command, 85
Edit Tag mode, 88
E-mail Link object, 432
embedded player. See inline
player
<embed> tag, 146
<empty> tag, 105
entering text, 36
Entire Area command

(Drag Handle menu), 283
events
defined, 264
onBlur, 264, 330
onClick, 264, 266,
270273, 325, 330
onFocus, 264
onFrame, 294
onLoad, 264, 279, 293
onMouseDown, 264
onMouseOver, 264
onMouseUp, 264, 270
Expander arrow, 432
Export command (Site
menu), 362
Export CSS Styles command (File menu), 259
Export dialog box
(Fireworks), 123
Export Preview command
(Fireworks, File menu),
126
Export Table command
(File menu), 191
extensions, 433
extensions panel settings
(Style Definition dialog
box), 251252
external style sheets, 257
F
fieldsets, 433
file endings, 67
File fields, 433
File Management Menu, 19
File menu, 25
File menu commands, 35
CSS Styles to HTML
Markup (Context submenu), 260
Design Notes, 369

Edit Browser List, 4748
Export CSS Styles, 259
Export table (Export submenu), 191
New, 35, 71
Open in frame, 212, 219
Preview in Browser,
4748
Save All, 212
Save Frame, 214, 215
Save Frameset, 212, 215
Save Frameset As, 212
Save Frameset All, 212
Save Site Map, 367
File menu commands
(Fireworks)
Export Preview, 126
New, 71, 115
File menu commands
(Word)
Save as Web Page, 93
filenames, 67
files
.aiff, 429
.avi, 429
.htm, 429
.html, 429
.https, 429
.mov, 429
.mp3, 429
.shtml, 429
.swf, 429
Synchronizing, 362365
transferring, 359361
File Transfer Protocol
(FTP), 68, 351
defined, 433
setting, 351352
Find command (Edit menu),
25
firewalls, 433
Frames panel
Fireworks
adding effects to images,
120
adding shapes to images,
118120
adding text to an image,
117118
Adobe Photoshop and, 121
creating an image, 115
(See also Images, creating)
creating Rollover images,
120
defined, 111
displays, 112113
exporting files to
Dreamweaver, 127
introduction to, 112115
optimizing images,
123125
panels, 114115
slicing images, 125126
tools, 113114
Fireworks HTML command
(Insert menu), 127
Fireworks HTML object, 433
Fireworks MX. See
Fireworks, defined
Fireworks MX Web site
(download), 111
Flash buttons
adding text to, 150
creating, 149151
defined, 433
editing, 150
inserting, 149150
Flash movies
adding, 145151
adding text to Flash buttons, 150
creating Flash buttons,
149151
creating text, 147149
anti-aliasing, 147
editing Flash buttons, 150

editing text, 149
inserting, 146
inserting Flash buttons,
149150
inserting text, 147148
previewing, 146147
Flash objects, 433
Flash text, 147149
creating, 147149
defined, 433
editing, 149
inserting, 147148
fonts
defined, 433
selecting, 4243
<font> tag, 44, 259
Font Tag Editor, 433
Format Table command
(Commands menu), 188
Format Table dialog box,
188
Form data
processing a form,
333337
CGI script, 333
validating, 330332
form object, 308
FormMail Sript
$mailprog variable, 335
@referers variable, 335
forms
adding check boxes,
316318
adding hidden fields, 336
adding radio buttons,
316318
adding text fields,
310312
buttons, 321323
types, 321
creating, 308310
defined, 433
449
lists, 318321
menus 318321
properties, 310
uploading files from,
338339
Forms panel, 308
<form> tag, 312, 339
fps. See frames per second
(fps)
frame attributes, 219221
frame borders, 213
Frame Borders command
(View menu), 213214
frame objects, 223
frames, 288
alternatives to, 222
attributes, 219221
borders, 213
creating a frameset,
212216
defined, 212, 433
Frames panel, 216217
Go to URL behavior, 225
naming, 214216
nested, 217218
NoFrames Content, 222
objects, 223
setting the size
Netscape and, 221
splitting, 215
splitting a page into,
213214
targeting, 223225
using existing Web pages
with, 218
viewing frame borders,
213
framesets
creating, 212216
defined, 212, 433
frameset attributes, 219221
<frameset> tag, 220
frameset Web pages, 215
Frames panel, 216217
450
Frames panel (Fireworks)
Frames panel (Fireworks),

115
frames per second (fps), 290
Freescripts Web site, 333
FTP. See File Transfer
Protocol (FTP)
G-H
general Web development
resources Web sites,
416417
generic buttons, 323
Get command (Site menu),
357
GET method, 334
GIFs
defined, 433
uses for, 106
glossary, 429440
Go To Timeline behavior, 265
Go to Timeline Frame dialog box, 294
Go To URL behavior, 265
Go to URL dialog box, 225
Grayscale palette, 433
Grid Settings dialog box, 240
Gripper, 433
head, 434
Head Content command
(View menu), 81, 169
headers, 434
header cells, 183
<head> (heading) tag,
252254, 385, 386, 408
help, 3031
context sensitive, 31
Help menu, 28
Help menu commands
Using Dreamweaver, 30
hexadecimal notation,
434
hidden fields
adding, 335337
defined, 434
Hidden Field command
(Insert menu), 336
hidden parameter, 157
Hide Pop-up Menu behavior,
265
Highlight Invalid HTML
option (View menu), 83
History panel, 424
History panel (Fireworks),
115
home page, 68
Horizontal Rule command
(Insert menu), 46
Horizontal Rule Object, 434
hotspots, 131137
adding, 133136
aligning, 136137
circular, 134135
defined, 434
irregular, 135136
rectangular, 133134
H space, 104, 434
<h3> tag, 252254
.htm file, 429
HTML, 421
cleaning up, 93
defined, 434
editing
Roundtrip HTML, 6
explained, 6
finding errors, 84
Help, 30
Microsoft Word and, 93
tags
anchor (<a>), 90, 268
<body> tag, 278279,
284285, 293, 386,
400, 408
<br>, 41
<caption>, 189
<center>, 91
defined, 439
deprecated, 44
<div>, 91, 243, 285
editing, 8489
<embed>, 146
<empty>, 105
<font>, 44, 259260
<form>, 312, 339
<frameset>, 220
252254, 385, 386,
408
<h3>, 252254
<html>, 80, 408
<img>, 90
<meta>, 81, 436
<object>, 146
<p>, 41
<span>, 243
<table>, 181
<td>, 183
<th>, 183
<title>, 81
.html files, 429
HTML Markup
saving as HTML style,
260261
<html> tag, 80, 408
.https files, 429
Hyperlink events, 272
hyperlink objects, 434
hyperlink Rollovers, 256
hyperlinks
adding within a Web site,
7173
as assets, 167
defined, 65
Hypertext Markup
Language. See HTML
Hypertext Preprocessor. See
PHP Hypertext
Preprocessor (PHP)
Insert Navigation Bar object
I
icons
defined
in the Insert bar, 1018
point-to-file, 75
images
adding alternate text for,
104105
adding background, 108
adding a shape, 118120
adding effects, 120123
adding text (Fireworks),
117118
adding to a page, 100106
aligning with text,
102104
alignment options, 103
as assets, 166
creating (Fireworks),
115120
creating linked, 105106
creating Rollover,
108109
creating Rollover
(Fireworks), 120123
defined, 434
optimizing for use in a
Web page (Fireworks),
123125
placing a Fireworks file
into Dreamweaver, 127
slicing into pieces
(Fireworks), 125126
tracing images, 205207
Image events, 272
Image fields
adding, 323
defined, 434
Image Field command
(Insert menu), 323
Image Flavors, 106107
Image maps, 131137

browser support, 132
client-side, 132
creating, 132133
defined, 434
hotspots, 131137
adding, 133136
aligning, 136137
circular, 134135
irregular, 135136
rectangular, 133134
server-side, 132
Image objects, 434
image optimization programs, 106
image placeholders, 71
Image Placeholder object,
434
<img> tag, 90
Import command (Site
menu), 362
Info panel (Fireworks), 115
inline players, 156
Insert bar
available options in, 10
changing orientation of,
10
defined, 434
Forms panel, 308
Frame tab, 223
icons in, 1018
layout tab in, 18
Table tab, 189
Insert Date dialog box, 411
Insert Fireworks HTML
dialog box, 127
Insert Flash Text dialog box,
148149
Insert HTML mode, 8687
Insert Image command
(Insert menu), 100
Insert Jump Menu dialog
box, 324
451
Insert menu, 26
layer, 233, 241
tables
Tabular Data, 190
Insert menu commands
Button (Form Object submenu), 322
Checkbox (Form Object
submenu), 317
Comment (Text object
submenu), 405
Fireworks HTML, 127
Horizontal Rule, 46
Image Field (Form Object
submenu), 323
Insert Image, 100
Jump menu (Form Object
submenu), 324
Layer, 233, 241
List/Menu (Form Object
submenu), 319
Named Anchor command,
74
New Editable Region
(Template Objects submenu), 396
New Optional Region
(Template Objects submenu), 397
Radio Group (Form
Rollover Image, 108
Server-Side Include, 408
Tabular Data (Table submenu), 190
Text Field (Form Objects
submenu), 310
Insert Named Anchor dialog
box, 74
Insert Navigation Bar dialog
box, 139
Insert Navigation Bar
object, 138
452
Insert Rollover Image dialog box
Insert Rollover Image dialog box, 108

Insert Table dialog box, 180
Insert Tabular Data dialog
box, 190
insertion point, 434
inspectors, 22
interface
work area, 8, 10, 24
context menus, 29
drop-down menus,
2529
inspectors, 22
panels, 18, 2223
status bar, 19, 2122
toolbar, 1819
Internet Explorer, 288
ActiveX controls, 144
events and, 267
invisible elements
named anchors and, 74
Invisible Elements command (View menu), 29, 74,
309
invisible points, 434
ISP, 351
J-L
Java, 434
Java applets
defined, 158
inserting, 158160
requirements for, 158
JavaScript, 282284, 421
assets, 168169
client-side scripts, 329
defined, 435
Dreamweaver and,
263275
error messages, 83
heads, 81
Web site, 418
JavaServer pages (JSP),
339343
defined, 435
JPEG
defined, 435
uses for, 106
JSP. See JavaServer Pages
(JSP)
Jump menu
creating a, 323326
editing, 325
defined, 435
Jump menu behaviors, 265,
325
Jump Menu command
(Insert menu), 323
Jump Menu Go behavior,
265
Jump Menu object, 323
Justify align, 435
keyframes, 293
adding, 298299
defined, 435
Keyword, 435
labels
adding, 315316
defined, 435
LAN. See Local Area
Network (LAN)
last-modified date, 410411
Layer command (Insert
menu), 233, 241
Layer object, 435
layers
adding, 232241
adding background colors,
237238
adding background
images, 237238
aligning, 239240
attributes, 233
changing visibility, 240241
constraining movement of,
279280
defined, 232, 207, 435
nesting, 241243
Netscape 4, 234
positioning with styles,
254255
setting positioning,
236237
stacking order, 238239
tags, 243
using the grid, 239240
z-index, 238
Layers panel, 207
naming buyers, 235
Layers panel (Fireworks),
114
Layout tab, 18
Layout view, 18, 195201
adding cells, 197
adding tables, 197
changing colors, 200
defined, 435
nesting tables, 204
Layout view button, 435
Left align, 435
library, 435
library items
adding to a page, 381384
attributes, 382383
behaviors and, 385386
creating, 376384
creating from existing
content, 378379
creating from scratch,
379381
hotspots, 386
making changes to,
384385
styles and, 385
timelines, 386
Modify menu commands
Library panel (Fireworks),

115
Line numbers, 83, 435
linked images, 105106
links
as assets, 167
mailto, 76
management of, 367
null, 268
Liquid Audio, 154
List/Menu command (Insert
menu), 319
List/Menu object, 318
List/Menu object Inserts, 436
List panel settings (Style
List Values dialog box, 320
lists
adding, 318321
creating, 4445
ordered, 4445
unordered, 4445
Live Data view, 1819, 341
defined, 436
Local Area Network (LAN)
connection, 351
defined, 436
Local site, 436
Locate in Site command
(Context menu), 166
location toolbar attribute, 271
loop, 436
loop parameter, 157
M
Mac OS palette, 436
Macromedia, 7
Web sites
Macromedia, 7
Dreamweaver demo, 7
Dreamweaver
Exchange, 145, 426
Dreamweaver Support
Center, 66
templates, 390
Macromedia Dreamweaver.
See Dreamweaver
Macromedia Extension
Manager, 7, 426
mailto link, 7677
Make Same Height command (Modify menu), 137
Make Same Width command (Modify menu), 137
Manage Extensions command (Command menu),
426
Matts Form Mail Script
Web site, 335
Matts Script Archive Web
site, 333
Max Chars, 313
menu bar attribute, 271
menus, 318321
Commands, 27
context menus, 29
drop-down, 19, 2529
changing text size,
4244
font combinations, 43
File menu
Help menu, 28
Insert menu, 26
Modify menu, 26
Site menus, 28
Text menu, 27
View menu, 26
Windows menu, 28
Merge cells command
(Context menu), 201
453
<meta> tag, 81, 436

methods
GET, 334
POST, 334
Microsoft Excel, 190
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Web site, 47, 49
Microsofts Active Server
Pages (ASP). See Active
Server Pages
Microsoft Visual
SourceSafe, 354, 360
Microsoft Word
HTML and, 93
MIDI, 154, 436
mirroring, 349
Missing Alt Text report,
105, 370
Mixer panel (Fireworks),
115
Modify menu, 26
Modify menu commands
Add Object to Library
(Library submenu), 378
Add Timeline (Timeline
submenu), 301
Bring to Front (Arrange
submenu), 137
(Convert submenu), 207
(frameset submenu), 222
Make Same Height (Align
submenu), 137
Make Same Width (Align
submenu), 137
Page properties, 37
Record Path of Layer
(Timeline menu), 291
Remove Template Markup
(Templates submenu),
398
454
movies, as assets
Send to Back (Arrange

submenu), 137
Split Frame Right
(Frameset submenu),
215
Template commands
(Template submenu),
394
movies, as assets, 167168
.mov file, 429
MP3, 154
.mp3 file, 429
multimedia, 143144
defined, 436
formats, 144
N-O
Named Anchor command
(Insert menu), 74
Named Anchor object, 436
named anchors
defined, 73
invisible elements and, 74
organizing Web pages,
7375
navigation bar
adding, 138141
creating, 139
Navigation Bar object, 436
navigation toolbar attribute,
271
nested frames, 217218
nested list, 436
nested table, 436
nesting tables, 204
Netscape Navigator, 288
events and, 267
layer attribute support, 296
plug-ins, 144
Netscape Navigator Web
site, 47, 49
Networks, 353
New command (Asset

menu), 398
New command (File menu),
35, 71
New command (Fireworks
File menu), 115
New CSS Style command
(Text menu), 246
New Document dialog box
(Fireworks), 116
New Editable Region command (Insert menu), 396
New Editable Region dialog
box, 396
New File command (Site
panel context menu), 59
New Folder command (Site
panel context menu), 59
New Home Page command
(Site menu), 365
New Optional Region command (Insert Menu), 397
New Site command (Site
menu), 52
New Style Dialog Box, 257
Noframes content, 436
Noscript, 436
null links, 225
numbered (ordered) list, 436
objects
attaching behaviors to,
266267
invisible objects, 29, 30
plugin, 152153
resizing the control, 154
Insert Navigation Bar, 138
Jump Menu, 323
textarea, 314
<object> tag, 146
onBlur event, 264, 330
onClick event, 264, 266,
270273, 325, 330
onFocus event, 264

OnFrame event, 294
onion skinning, 120
onLoad event, 264, 279, 293
onMouseDown event, 264
onMouseOver event, 264
onMouseUp event, 264, 270
Open Browser Window
behavior, 265
Open in Frame command
(File menu), 212, 219
Optimize Image in
Fireworks command
(Command menu), 106
Optimize panel (Fireworks),
114
organizations Web sites, 420
P
packets, 337
page layout, 195209
defined, 195
page margins, 3841
Page Properties
accessing, 3738
setting default text colors,
3841
setting page margins,
3841
Page Properties commands
(Modify menu), 37
Page Properties dialog box,
205
page separator, 4546
palette, 436
Panel groups, 436
panels, 8, 22
Asset, 5
categories, 164, 165,
166167, 168169
favorites, 171172
protocol
Library category,
376377
Template category, 390
Behaviors, 266
docking, 23
Forms, 308
History, 424
resizing, 23
Site, 5758, 356
parent directory, 70
_parent reserved target
name, 224
parsing data, 333
Paste command (Edit
menu), 25
pasting text, 41
password text fields, 313
path, 67
PDF files. See Portable
Document Format (PDF)
files
PHP Hypertext
Preprocessor (PHP),
339343, 436
Web site, 418
playback head, 288289
playcount parameter, 157
players, 144145
ActiveX controls, 144
defined, 437
inline, 156
LiveAudio, 154156
plug-ins, 144
QuickTime, 154156
Windows Media Player,
156
Play Recorded command
Play Sound behavior, 265
Play Timeline behavior, 265
Plugin object, 15215
defined, 437
resizing the control, 154
plug-ins, 437
pluginspace attribute, 145
PNG
defined, 437
uses for, 106
point-to-file icon, 75
Popup message, 437
Popup Message behavior,
265
Popup Message dialog box,
273
port, 67
Portable Document Format
(PDF) files, 151, 437
positioning panel settings
(Style definition dialog
box), 251
POST method, 334
preferences, 233, 234
Preferences command (Edit
menu), 25
Preferences dialog box, 308
Preload Images behavior,
265
present table format, 188
Preview/Debug menu, 19
Preview in Browser command (File menu), 47
previewing movies, 146147
previewing work, 4648
properties
visibility, 233
z-index, 233
Property inspector, 2325
Active Server Pages
(ASP), 341
adding table properties,
186
Autostretch, 198
Autostretch Button, 199
Code view, 84
colors, 40
creating lists, 4445
455
creating tables, 198

CSS, 259260
defined, 437
Fireworks, 114
Effects area, 121
Stroke settings, 119
Flash movies, 146
Forms, 310
frames, 216217, 219221
help, 31
hidden fields, 336
Horizontal Rule, 46
Image Fields, 323
image maps, 132133
images, 106
alignment options, 103
alternate text, 104105
editing, 107
linked, 105106
layers, 237238
H property, 235
Vis drop-down menu,
240
W property, 235
library items, 382383
list, 319320
Merge button, 202
page separator, 4546
plugin object, 152153
radio buttons, 317
server-side includes, 408
Split Cell command, 202
tables, 182183, 187
adding background
images, 204
adding color, 204
target menu, 137138
text field, 313314
text size, 4244
transforming for styles,
259
protocol, 67
456
prototypes
prototypes, 5960
<p> tag, 41
Put command (Site menu),
357
Q-R
query string, 67
Quick Tag Editor
defined, 437
Edit Tag mode, 88
HTML tags, 8489
Insert HTML mode,
8687
modes, 86
Property inspector, 85
Wrap Tag mode, 8889
Quick Tag Editor command
(Modify menu), 85
QuickTime player, 154, 437
radio buttons, 316317
creating, 316317
defined, 437
radio groups, 437
Radio Group Object command (Insert menu), 316
RDS. See Remote Directory
Services (RDS)
RealMedia, 153, 437
Record Path of Layer command (Modify menu), 291
Redundant Nested Tags
report, 371
Refresh command (Site
menu), 357
relative frame size, 221
recommended books,
415416
Removable Empty Tags
report, 371
Remove Tag <form> command, 323
Remote Directory Services

(RDS), 350
defined, 437
setting access, 393
remote servers, 356357
remote sites
adding, 350355
Advanced Tab, uses of,
355
defined, 350, 437
Remove Template Markup
398
removing table rows and
columns, 185186
Replace command (Edit
menu), 25
reports
Checked Out By, 370
Combinable Nested Font
Tags, 370
Design Notes, 370
generation of, 370371
Missing Alt Text, 105, 370
Redundant Nested Tags,
371
Removable Empty Tags,
371
Untitled Documents, 371
Reports command (Site
menu), 105, 371
reserved target names, 224
_blank, 137138, 224
_parent reserved target
name, 224
_self, 224
_top, 224
Reset buttons, 322
resize handles attributes, 271
resizing browser windows, 46
resizing a table, 186187
resizing attributes, 220
right align, 437

Rollover, 437
Rollover Color, 148
rollover images
creating, 108109
creating (Fireworks),
120123
defined, 108
Rollover Image command
(Insert menu), 108
Rollover Image object, 437
root directory, 51
Roundtrip HTML, 6
rows, 437
adding, 185186
removing, 185186
S
Save All Command (File
menu), 212
Save As Command dialog
box, 425
Save As Template command
(File menu), 392
Save As Template dialog
box, 392
Save as Web Page command
(MS Word File menu), 93
Save Frame command (File
menu), 214
Save Frameset As
Command (File menu),
212
Save Frameset Command
(File menu), 212, 215
Save Site Map command
(File menu), 367
Save Style Sheet File As dialog box, 257
saving work, 4648
screen resolution, 197, 438
Snippet dialog box
scripts
as assets, 168169
defined, 438
Scripting Resources, 418
scrollbars, 219220
scrollbars attribute, 271
scrolling attributes, 219220
security, 337338
Select All command, 120
Select Child command (Edit
menu), 88
Select File dialog box, 408
Select Image Source dialog
box, 101, 323
selecting table elements,
180183
Select Newer Local command (Edit menu), 363
Select Newer Remote command (Edit menu), 363
Select Parent Tag command
(Edit menu), 88
_self reserved target name,
224
Send to Back command
(Modify menu), 137
server connections, 350356
server-side image maps,
132, 438
server-side includes (SSI),
403
commands, 406
conditionals, 407
defined, 404405, 438
editing, 409410
including a file, 407
inserting, 405406
turning comments into,
406407
Server-Side Include command (Insert menu), 408
Set as Home Page command
(Site menu), 365
Set Nav Bar Image behavior, 265

Set Text of Frame behavior,
265
Set Text of Layer behavior,
265
Set Text of Status Bar
behavior, 265
Set Text of Status Bar dialog box, 274
Set Text of Text Field behavior, 265
Shockwave, 145, 438
Shockwave Audio, 153
Shockwave object, 438
shortcuts (keyboard), 48
Show Events for menu, 267
Show Grid command (View
menu), 239
Show-Hide Layer behavior,
265, 267270
Show-Hide Layers dialog
box, 269
showing/hiding layers,
267268
Show Pop-Up Menu behavior, 265
.shtml files, 429
single line text fields, 313
site cache, 5657
site definition
defined, 438
editing, 6061
importing and exporting,
6061
Site Definition dialog box,
5257
Site Definition Wizard
changing site definitions,
56
defined, 52, 438
development sites and,
5455
457
sections, 5253
server-side scripting,
5357
sharing files, 55
site cache, 5657
Site Files command (Site
menu), 57
Site Files command (Site
menu (Mac)), 58
Site maps, 365
Site menu, 28
Site menu commands
Check In, 361
Check Out, 361
Cloak (Cloaking submenu), 392
Connect/Disconnect, 357
Edit Sites, 56, 60, 350
Export, 362
Get, 357
Import, 362
New Home Page, 365
New Site, 52
Put, 357
Refresh, 357
reports, 105, 371
Set as Home Page, 365
Site Files, 57, 58
Synchronize, 362
site organization, 6162
Site panel, 5758, 356
defined, 438
New File command, 59
New Folder command, 59
site root, 70
site root relative path, 70
Site window, 58, 438
Snap To command (View
menu), 239
snippets
customizing, 422
defined, 438
Snippet dialog box, 422
458
sorting tables
sorting tables, 184

Sort Table command
(Command menu), 184
Sort Table dialog box, 184
sound files
adding, 152154
looping, 157158
sound formats (Web), 154
sound parameters, 157
Source and Version Control
Information
Microsoft Visual
SourceSafe, 353354
setting, 353355
SourceSafe, 351
South Park sounds Web
site, 152
spacer images, 200
spacer image trick, 199
<span> tag, 243
Split Cell command
(Property inspector), 202
Split Cell dialog box, 202
Split Frame Right command (Modify menu), 215
Split view, 1819
SSI. See server-side include
(SSI)
Standard view, 18
defined, 438
editing tables, 201203
Standard view button, 438
Start Recording command
status bar, 19, 2122
adding a message in,
274275
defined, 438
tag selector, 181
status bar attribute, 271
Stop Timeline behavior, 265
streamed content, 144
Style definition dialog box,

246, 248, 255, 258
style panels
settings, 249252
styles
in templates, 399
Styles panel (Fireworks),
114
Submit buttons
adding, 322
replacing with Image
Field, 323
Swap Image behavior, 265
Swap Image Restore behavior, 265
Swatches panel (Fireworks),
115
.swf file, 429
symbols, 429
Synchronize command (Site
menu), 362363
Synchronize Files dialog
box, 363, 364
syntax coloring, 83
T
table, 438
table cells, 180
aligning contents,
202203
merging, 201
splitting, 201
table data
exporting, 191
importing 189-191
Table object, 438
table rows, 180
tables, 195209
adding background
images, 204
adding captions, 189
adding color, 203204

adding data, 183
adding layout tables, 197
adding rows and columns,
185186
adding to a Web page,
180
aligning cell contents,
202203
cells, 180
changing border colors,
186187
changing column width,
186
changing row height,
186
creating, 180
defined, 180
editing, 201202
exporting data, 191
header cells, 183
importing data, 189191
merging, 201202
nesting, 204
present formats, 188
removing rows and
columns, 185186
resizing, 186187, 198
percentages, 186
pixels, 186
rows, 180
selecting table elements,
180183
setting cell padding, 187
setting cell spacing, 187
sorting, 184
splitting, 201202
table cell tags, 183
<table> tag, 181
Tabular Data command
(Insert menu), 190
Tabular Data object, 438
Tag Chooser, 438
Toolbar command (View menu)
tags (HTML)
anchor (<a>), 90, 268
<body> tag, 278279,
284285, 293, 386, 400,
408
<br>, 41
<caption>, 189
<center>, 91
defined, 439
deprecated, 44
<div>, 91, 243, 285
<embed>, 146
<empty>, 105
<font>, 44, 259260
<form>, 312, 339
<frameset>, 220
252254, 385, 386, 408
<h3>, 252254
<html>, 80, 408
<img>, 90
<meta>, 81, 436
<object>, 146
<p>, 41
<span>, 243
<table>, 181
<td>, 183
<th>, 183
<title>, 81
Tag selector, 19, 278279
defined, 439
selecting <body> tag,
278
status bar
<table> tag, 181
targeting
defined, 223224
frames, 223225
reserved target names, 224
targets, 137138
<td> tag, 183
templates
applying to a Web page,
398399
behaviors, 399400
creating, 390398
from an existing Web
page, 391392
from scratch, 393394
defined, 439
importing/exporting as
XML, 397
making a New Editable
Region, 397398
making changes to, 399
making an existing region
editable, 394397
styles, 399400
timelines, 399400
Template commands
(Modify menu), 394
text
adding alternate, 104105
adding to images
(Fireworks), 117118
aligning with images,
102104
centering, 36
colors, 38
creating lists, 4445
entering, 36
fonts, 4344
formatting, 4142
size, 4244
Text colors
choosing, 39
setting, 38
text fields
adding, 310312
adding labels to, 315
applying attributes,
313315
defined, 439
459
resizing, 314
types, 313
width settings, 313
Text Field command (Insert
menu), 310
Text menu, 27
Text menu commands
New CSS Style (CSS
Styles submenu), 246
text placeholder, 71
textarea fields, 313
textarea object, 314
Wrap property, 314
<th> tag, 183
tiling, 238
timelines, 287302
adding layers to, 295298
channels, 288
controlling layer properties with, 299300
defined, 439
frames, 288
playback head, 288289
use in templates, 399
using multiple, 301302
Timelines panel, 288290
autoplay check box, 293
Change Object command,
297
channels, 288
frames, 288
loop check box, 293
playback controls, 289
playback head,
288289
title, 439
Title Bar, 439
<title> tag, 81
toolbar, 18
drop-down menus, 19
Toolbar command (View
menu), 18
460
Tools
Tools
Draw Layout Table, 204
_top reserved target name,
224
tracing images, 205207
Tracing Images command
(View menu), 205
transfer methods, 350351
Type panel settings (Style
definition dialog box),
249250
U-V
u-Law (.au), 154
Uniform Resource Locator
(URL), 66
as assets, 167
defined, 439
sections of, 67
UNIX, 335
Untitled Documents report,
371
Update Page command
(Asset menu), 385, 399
Update Pages command
(Asset menu), 385, 399
Update Pages dialog box,
399
Update Pages dialog box
(Fireworks), 384
URL. See Uniform Resource
Locator (URL)
URL panel (Fireworks), 115
usability resources Web
sites, 419
Using Dreamweaver command (Help menu), 30
Validate Form behavior,
265, 330332
Validate Form dialog box,
330
variables
@referers (formMail), 335
$mailprog (formMail),
335
VB. See Visual Basic (VB)
VBScript, 439
vector graphics, 118
Verisign, 338
Verisign Web site, 338
videos, as assets, 167168
View as Root command
(View menu), 366
viewing Web pages, 48
View menu, 26
View menu commands
Edit Grid (Grid submenu),
240
Frame Borders (Visual
Aids submenu), 213214
Head Content, 81, 169
Invisible Elements, 29, 74
Invisible Elements (Visual
Aids submenu), 309
Show Grid (Grid submenu), 239
Snap To (Grid submenu),
239
Toolbar, 18
Tracing Images, 205
View as Root, 366
View Options menu, 19
options, 83
views
Code view, 18
Design view, 18
layout, 18, 196
Live data view, 18
Split view, 18
Standard, 18, 196
switching between views,
196
Vis drop-down menu, 240
visibility, 439
attributes, 268
Visibility property, 233
Visual Basic (VB), 439
Visual SourceSafe (VSS),
439
volume parameter, 157
V Space, 104, 439
VSS. See Visual SourceSafe
(VSS)
W
WAV, 154
Web addresses, 66
WebDAV, 351, 354, 439
Web-safe palette
defined, 439
Web server applications,
335
Web sites
Accessibility resources,
419
adding library items to,
381384
adding Design Notes to,
368370
Adobe Acrobat Reader,
151
assets
asset panel, 164
colors, 166
copying, 174
creating, 172173
favorites list, 171172
images, 166
inserting, 169170
links, 167
listing, 164, 165
managing, 164
previewing, 165, 166
script, 168169
z-index property
body of, 81
browser resources, 419420
CGI, 418
classic TV theme songs,
152
David Griffin's snow
applet, 158
defined, 65
defining, 5153
download resources, 419
Dreamweaver development resources, 416
Dreamweaver extensions,
417418
Dynamic HTML
(DHTML) resources, 417
editing, 362
Fireworks MX (download), 111
Freescripts, 333
General Web development
resources, 416417
head, 81
importing existing, 362
Java Script, 418
Macromedia, 7
Dreamweaver demo, 7
Dreamweaver
Exchange, 145, 426
Dreamweaver Support
Center, 66
templates, 390
Matts Form Mail Script,
335
Matts Script Archive, 333
Microsoft Internet
Explorer, 47, 49
Netscape Navigator, 47, 49
organizations, 420
organization, 6162
with named anchors,
7375
preview of, 273
prototypes, 59
Server Side Scripting, 418
South Park sounds, 152
transfer methods, 350351
usability resources, 419
viewing, 48
Verisign, 338
Web site management,
358359
window name attribute, 271
windows
Document window, 24, 25
context menus, 29
drop-down menus, 26,
27, 28, 29
461
inspectors, 22
invisible objects, 29,
30
panels, 10, 18, 22,
23
status bar, 19, 21, 22
toolbar, 18, 19
opening, 271273
a new browser window,
271272
Windows Media Player,
439
Windows menu, 28
Windows NT, 335
Windows OS palette, 439
Word wrap, 83, 440
workspace
changing between, 8
defined, 440
Wrap Tag mode, 88
WYSIWYG, 6, 440
Z
z-index, 238, 440
z-index property, 233

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Teach Yourself

201 West 103rd St., Indianapolis, Indiana, 46290 USA

Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia

Copyright 2003 by Sams Publishing

First Printing: July 2002

Warning and Disclaimer

Part I Getting Started with Dreamweaver MX

Understanding the Dreamweaver Interface

Creating a Basic Web Page with Text

Planning and Defining Your Project

Setting Lots o Links: Hyperlinks, URLs, Anchors,

HTML Is Fun! Viewing and Modifying HTML

Part II Adding Images and Multimedia

Displaying Images on a Page

Using Fireworks to Create Images

Creating Image Maps and Navigation Bars

Adding Multimedia Files

Managing Your Assets with the Assets Panel

Part III Web Page Layout with Tables and Frames

Displaying Data with Tables

Designing Your Page Layout Using Tables

Understanding and Building Frames and Framesets

Part IV Dynamic HTML: Layers, Cascading Style Sheets,

Using Dynamic HTML and Layers

Formatting Your Web Pages with Cascading Style Sheets

Inserting Scripted Functionality with Behaviors

Adding Advanced Behaviors: Drag Layer

Animating with Timelines

Part V Collecting User Data with Forms

Creating a Form and Using a Form to Collect Data

Sending and Reacting to Form Data

Part VI Organizing and Uploading Your Project

Managing and Uploading Your Project

Reusing Items in Your Web Site with the Library

Creating and Applying a Template

Using Server-Side Includes and Adding a Date

Part VII Appendices

Part 1 Getting Started with Dreamweaver MX

Hour 1 Understanding the Dreamweaver Interface

Acquainting Yourself with Dreamweaver ..............................................................6

Creating a New Page and Setting Page Properties ..............................................35

Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver MX in 24 Hours

Defining a New Web Site ....................................................................................51

Exploring Relative and Absolute Paths ................................................................66

Exploring Code View ............................................................................................80

Cleaning Up HTML Created with Microsoft Word ............................................93

Part II Adding Images and Multimedia

Adding an Image to a Page ................................................................................100

Acquainting Yourself with Fireworks ................................................................112

Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver MX in 24 Hours

Hour 8 Creating Image Maps and Navigation Bars

Adding Links to a Graphic with Image Maps ....................................................131

Exploring Multimedia and Bandwidth ..............................................................143

What Are Assets? ................................................................................................164

Exploring Link Assets ..................................................................................167

Part III Web Page Layout with Tables and Frames

Creating a Table for Data ....................................................................................180

Using Layout View ............................................................................................196

Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver MX in 24 Hours

Adding Color to Your Table ................................................................................203