Overview

Need answers quickly? Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.   Includes Workshops ACE Exam Objectives More than 600 Essential Dreamweaver CS5 Tasks   Inside the Book • Understand and use the latest web technologies to create sites • Choose the right site structure and layout for sites • Create and use web page templates to quickly create pages • Use the simplified site setup to create and work with sites • Use Live view to design your web pages under real-world conditions • Create and maintain Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) • Use coding tools to develop consistent and reusable code • Insert Adobe Photoshop files to create image Smart Objects • Manage collaboration with multiple developers • Use Subversion to manage different site versions • Manage local, remote, and testing sites • Transfer, synchronize, and validate sites   Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcuts  

Full Product Details

Author:   Steve Johnson ,  . Perspection Inc.
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 23.10cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   0.942kg
ISBN:  

9780789744449

ISBN 10:   0789744449
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   13 May 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780789749321
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Introduction xvii 1 Preparing and Planning a Web Site 1 Beginning with a Plan 2 Creating a Visual Mind Map 4 Generating a Timeline 6 Assembling the Site 7 Creating a Marketing Plan 8 Creating a Storyboard 9 Creating a Site Local Root Folder 0 2 Getting Started with Dreamweaver CS5 11 Understanding System Requirements 12 Installing Dreamweaver 13 Getting Started 14 Viewing the Dreamweaver Window 16 Creating a Web Site 18 New! Opening a Web Site 20 Creating a Blank Web Page 21 Creating a Web Page from a Blank Template 22 Creating a Web Page from a Template 24 Creating a Web Page from a Sample 25 Saving a Web Page 26 New! Opening an Existing Web Page or File 28 New! Working with Views 30 New! Switching Between Pages and Views 31 Previewing Pages in Live View 32 New! Previewing Pages in Browser 34 Getting Help While You Work 36 New! Getting Dreamweaver Updates on the Web 38 New! Closing a Web Page or File 39 Finishing Up 40 3 Working Within the Dreamweaver Environment 41 Examining the Dreamweaver Window 42 New! Working with Toolbars 44 New! Resizing Panels 45 Working with Panels 46 Docking and Undocking Panels 48 Grouping and Ungrouping Panels 49 Creating a Workspace 50 Using the Status Bar 52 Changing the View with the Zoom Tool 54 Working with Rulers 55 Working with the Grid and Guides 56 Creating Keyboard Shortcuts 58 Setting General Preferences 60 New! Setting New Document Preferences 62 Working with Colors 64 Setting Highlighting Color Preferences 66 4 Managing Web Site Files 67 Exploring Web Site Files and Folders 68 Setting Up Site Folders 69 New! Viewing the Files Panel 70 Opening and Creating Files in the Files Panel 72 Managing Files and Folders in the Files Panel 74 Finding Files in the Files Panel 76 Saving a File with Different Formats 78 Identifying Dreamweaver File Formats 79 Setting the Home Page 80 Preparing to Set Page Properties 81 Setting Appearance Page Properties 82 Setting Link Page Properties 83 Setting Heading Page Properties 84 Changing Title and Encoding Page Properties 85 Changing Page Properties for a Tracing Image 86 Using Visual Aids 87 Working with Invisible Elements 88 Selecting Elements 90 5 Working with Web Page Text 91 Adding Text to Web Pages 92 Importing Tabular Data 93 Importing Content from Microsoft Documents 94 Inserting Special Characters and the Date 96 Selecting Text 98 Copying and Pasting Text 100 Setting Copy/Paste Preferences 102 Modifying Font Combinations 103 Formatting Characters 104 Formatting Paragraph Text 106 Controlling Line Spacing 107 Inserting Horizontal Rules 108 Creating Ordered and Unordered Lists 110 Creating Definition Lists 112 Modifying Lists 113 Applying Text Styles 114 Creating Text Styles 116 Renaming Styles 118 Finding Text 119 Finding and Replacing Text or Code 120 Using the Results Panel 122 Defining Acronyms and Abbreviations 123 Checking Spelling 124 New! Using Undo and Redo 126 Setting Font Preferences 128 6 Working with Web Page Images 129 Using Web Friendly Graphics 130 Defining an Image Folder 132 Inserting Images 134 Inserting Images from Photoshop 136 Updating Images from Photoshop 138 Inserting Images from Fireworks 140 Optimizing Images using Fireworks 142 Using Low Source Images 143 Modifying Images 144 Aligning Images 146 Editing Images 148 Changing Image Brightness and Contrast 152 Changing Image Sharpness 153 Cropping an Image 154 Using an External Editor 155 Setting File Types/Editors Preferences 156 Creating Rollover Images 158 Inserting an Image Placeholder 160 7 Linking Web Pages 163 Understanding Link Types 164 Understanding Paths 165 Setting the Relative Path 166 Adding a Link 168 Adding an Email Link 170 Linking within a Web Page 172 Creating Image Map Hotspots 174 Modifying Image Map Hotspots 176 Creating a Null or Script Link 177 Modifying a Link 178 Removing a Link 179 Updating Links 180 Testing a Link 182 New! Changing Links Sitewide 184 8 Working with Web Page Tables 185 Working with Tables 186 Switching Between Table Modes 187 Inserting a Table in Standard Mode 188 Modifying a Table 190 Adding Content into a Table 192 Importing and Exporting Table Data 194 Adding Columns or Rows to Tables 196 Resizing Columns and Rows 197 Splitting and Merging Cells 198 Sorting Table Data 199 Changing Table Properties 200 Changing Cell, Row, or Column Properties 202 Using a Tracing Image 204 Creating a Nested Table 206 9 Working with Cascading Style Sheets 207 Introducing Cascading Style Sheets 208 Creating a Web Page with a CSS Layout 210 Creating CSS Styles 212 Applying Internal CSS Styles 214 Applying and Modifying External CSS Styles 216 New! Removing Internal Styles 218 Using the CSS Styles Panel 219 New! Editing CSS in the Properties Panel 220 Setting CSS Properties 222 Working with CSS Rules 224 Moving CSS Rules 226 Disabling or Enabling CSS Rules 228 New! Inspecting CSS Code 229 New! Using the Relevant CSS Tab 230 Working with ID Selectors 231 Creating and Applying an ID Selector 232 Checking for CSS Browser Compatibility 234 Formatting CSS Code 236 Setting CSS Styles Preferences 238 Using Design-Time Style Sheets 239 Optimizing Web Pages 240 10 Creating Page Layouts Using CSS_P 241 Introducing CSS Layouts and AP Elements 242 Creating AP Elements 243 Nesting AP Elements 244 Setting AP Element Preferences 245 Using CSS Positioning 246 Applying a CSS-P Style 248 Modifying CSS-P Properties 250 Working with AP Elements 252 Creating a Rollover Using AP Elements 254 Converting AP Elements to Tables 256 11 Creating Frames 259 Introducing Frames 260 Creating a New Frame 262 Opening a Web Page in a Frame 264 Providing Information for No Frame Support 265 Selecting Frames and Framesets 266 Adding Frameset Information 267 Saving a Frameset 268 Modifying Frames 270 Changing Frame Properties 272 Changing Frameset Properties 274 Targeting Links 276 Creating Quick and Easy Frame Links 278 12 Working with Multimedia and Online Tools 279 Introducing Flash File Types 280 Inserting a Flash or Shockwave Movie 281 Changing Flash or Shockwave Movie Properties 282 Inserting a Flash Video 284 Linking or Embedding Sound 286 Using Java Applets 288 Using ActiveX Controls 290 Using Plug-ins 292 Checking for Plug-ins 294 Exploring CS Live Services 296 New! Sharing My Screen 298 New! 13 Creating Forms 299 Understanding Forms 300 Creating a Form 302 Inserting Form Objects 304 Modifying Text Fields and Text Areas 306 Modifying Radio Buttons and Check Boxes 308 Modifying Lists and Menus 309 Modifying Buttons 310 Inserting an Image Button 311 Making Form Objects Dynamic 312 Using Tables to Control Forms 313 Validating Forms 314 Creating and Editing a Jump Menu 316 Viewing Example Code for Forms 318 14 Viewing the HTML Behind the Page 321 Understanding HTML 322 Using the Reference Panel 324 Using Code View 326 Using Code Live View 328 Setting Code View Options 329 Entering HTML Code 330 Using Code Hints 331 New! Working with HTML Head Tags 332 Inserting HTML Comments 333 Using the Coding Toolbar 334 Using Quick Tag Editor 336 Using the Tag Inspector 338 Using the Tag Chooser 339 Opening Related Files 340 New! Navigating to Related Code 342 Setting Site Specific Code Hints 343 New! Setting Code Hint Preferences 344 New! Setting Code Format Preferences 345 Setting Code Rewriting Preferences 346 Setting Code Color Preferences 348 New! 15 Working with Behaviors 349 Introducing Behaviors 350 Applying Behaviors to Page Elements 352 Applying Behaviors to Entire Page 354 Editing Behaviors 356 Working with Behaviors 358 Adding Behavior Effects 360 Going to Another Web Page 362 Opening Another Browser Window 363 Displaying Text Messages 364 Preloading and Swapping Images 366 Changing Element Properties 368 Dragging an AP Element 370 Showing and Hiding Elements 372 Executing a JavaScript 373 16 Using Spry Widgets and Effects 375 Inserting Spry Widgets 376 Selecting and Editing Spry Widgets 378 Working with Spry Panel Widgets 380 Working with Spry Validation Widgets 382 Working with Spry Menu Bar Widgets 384 Creating a Spry Tooltip 386 Displaying Spry Data Sets 388 Creating a Spry Region 392 Creating a Spry Repeat List 394 Customizing a Spry Widget 395 Adding and Removing Spry Effects 396 Checking Out Spry Samples 398 17 Using Code Snippets and Libraries 399 Introducing Snippets 400 Inserting a Snippet 402 Editing Existing Snippets 404 Creating Snippets 406 Introducing Assets and Libraries 408 Using the Assets Panel 409 Inserting an Asset 410 Working with Site Assets 411 Working with Color and URL Assets 412 Working with Favorite Assets 414 Creating and Inserting Library Items 416 Editing Library Items 418 Working with Library Items 420 Creating an External JavaScript Library 422 Inserting and Editing an External JavaScript 424 Using Server-Side Includes 426 18 Creating Templates 427 Introducing Templates 428 Creating a Template 429 Opening a Template 430 Defining Editable Regions 432 Defining Editable Attributes 433 Creating Repeating Regions 434 Creating Optional Regions 436 Creating InContext Editable Editing Regions 438 Creating InContext Editable Repeating Regions 440 Creating Nested Templates 442 Creating a Web Page from a Nested Template 444 Creating a Web Page from a Custom Template 445 Updating a Template 446 Attaching or Detaching a Template 448 Importing XML into a Template 449 Exporting Template Data as XML 450 19 Testing a Web Site 451 Finding Broken Links 452 Fixing Broken Links 454 Validating Web Pages 456 Checking for HTML Browser Compatibility 458 Checking for Balanced Code 460 Cleaning Up HTML 462 Cleaning UP Word HTML 464 Adding Accessibility 466 Running Reports to Test a Site 468 Viewing and Saving Reports 470 Gathering Download Statistics 472 20 Managing a Web Site 473 Setting Advanced Site Definitions 474 New! Defining Local Info for a Site 476 Defining Remote Info for a Site 478 Defining the Testing Server 482 Defining Version Control 483 Defining Site Cloaking 484 Setting File View Columns Options 485 Using Design Notes 486 Viewing Design Notes 488 21 Moving Your Site to the Internet 489 Setting Site File Preferences 490 Managing Site Files with the Files Panel 492 Transferring Files 494 Comparing Local and Remote Files 496 Checking Site Files In and Out 498 Managing Site Files Versions with Subversion 500 New! Working with Business Catalyst Site Files 502 New! Synchronizing Site Files 504 Cloaking and Uncloaking Files 506 22 Automating Dreamweaver 507 Using the History Panel 508 Undoing and Redoing History Steps 509 Replaying History Steps 510 Copying History Steps Between Documents 511 Saving History Steps as Commands 512 Using and Managing History Commands 514 Recording Commands for Temporary Use 516 Setting History Panel Preferences 517 Using Advanced Find and Replace for Text 518 Using Advanced Find and Replace for Tags 520 Creating and Using a Search Query 522 New Features 523 New! Adobe Certified Expert 525 Index 531

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Steve Johnson has written more than 20 books on a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Office XP, Windows XP, and Macromedia Director MX and Fireworks. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., a software training company committed to providing performance-based training to help people effectively and efficiently use computer technology. Since 1991, Perspection has written more than 100 computer books that have sold more than five million copies.

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