Overview

New to Dreamweaver and Fireworks 8? How to Use Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 and Fireworks 8 will quickly teach you the basics of the software so that you can get your websites up and running. More than 150 two-page, full- spreads will visually take you through the process of how to use each program to create everything from a simple personal website or a more involved e-business website. Illustrations and figures will lead you through each task with easy-to-follow directions and visual cues. You will learn how to: Work with text. Reuse information. Optimize images. Use behaviors and scripts. Create forms. Use external media. Create dynamic webpages. Work with CSS. Don't be intimidated by Dreamweaver 8 and Fireworks 8. Let How to Use Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 and Fireworks 8 help you begin to reach your website building potential.

Full Product Details

Author:   Lon Coley
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Sams Publishing
Edition:   1st Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.40cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 20.40cm
Weight:   0.608kg
ISBN:  

9780672327506

ISBN 10:   0672327503
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   17 November 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. Planning and Setting Up Your Site. The Dreamweaver MX 2004 Interface How to Set Up Your Site How to Create the Home Page How to Get and Manage Files How to Use Panels How to Use Rulers, Grids, and Guides to Align Objects How to Create a New Web Page 2. Managing Assets. How to Use the Assets Panel How to Insert or Apply Assets How to Manage Favorite Assets How to Use the Library How to Use Snippets How to Create a Template How to Apply a Template to an Existing Page 3. Laying Out Your Pages. HTML Code How to Create and Attach a Style Sheet How to Add, Modify, and Apply Styles How to Define a Page's Background and Font with CSS How to Create Layers How to Manage Layers How to Convert Layers to Tables How to Create a New Frameset How to Edit Frames How to Set Frameset Properties How to Set Frame Properties How to Target Links in a Frameset 4. Adding Textual Content and Tables. How to Enter, Format, and Align Normal Text How to Add More Fonts How to Format Text with the Same Tag with CSS How to Format Similar Text with Different Tags with CSS How to Import Word or Excel Files How to Insert a List How to Format Bullets and Lists with CSS How to Insert a Table How to Modify a Table How to Format a Table 5. Inserting Images, Movies, Sound, and _Other Media. How to Insert an Image How to Change an Image's Properties How to Use Image Placeholders How to Create a Web Photo Album How to Insert a Flash Animation How to Insert a Flash Video How to Insert Flash Text or a Flash Button How to Insert a Flash-Based Script How to Embed a Sound File How to Embed a Video File 6. Inserting Hyperlinks and Navigation. How to Create Hyperlinks How to Create an Email Hyperlink How to Create Anchors and Thumbnails How to Create Null or Script Links How to Edit or Delete a Hyperlink How to Format Link Styles with CSS How to Create an Imagemap in Dreamweaver How to Create a Pop-up Menu in Dreamweaver How to Build a Navigation Bar in Dreamweaver 7. Attaching Behaviors. How to Attach a Behavior to a Page Element How to Add a Behavior to a Page How to Change or Remove Behaviors How to Download More Behaviors 8. Adding Forms. How to Create an Input Form How to Insert Form Controls How to Insert a Text Field How to Insert a Drop-Down Menu or List How to Insert Radio Buttons How to Insert Checkboxes How to Validate Form Data 9. Managing a Website. How to Validate a Page's Source Code How to Ascertain the Accessibility of Pages How to Test Browser Compatibility How to Test Links How to Upload (Put) Files on a Remote Server How to Synchronize Pages on Local and Remote Sites How to Use Check In/Out and Enter Design Notes How to Help People Find Your Web Pages 10. Basic Image Editing in Fireworks. The Fireworks 8 Interface How to Create and Save a New Image How to Change Size, Resolution, or Background Color How to Crop an Image How to Flip, Rotate, Skew, and Distort an Image How to Select a Portion of an Image 11. Adding Text and Shapes in Fireworks. How to Add Text to an Image How to Edit Text How to Attach Text to a Path How to Create Vector Shapes How to Draw and Edit Vector Paths 12. Creating Buttons, Navigation Bars, Pop-Up Menus, and Image Maps in Fireworks. How to Create a Simple Button How to Create a 3D Button How to Create a Navigation Bar How to Create a Pop-Up Menu How to Create an Image Map How to Insert a Navigation Bar, Button, Pop-Up Menu, _or Image Map into Dreamweaver 13. Working with Layers, Filters, and Slices in Fireworks. How to Add and Work with Layers How to Blend Layers How to Apply Filters How to Combine Filters to Create Effects How to Create and Save Custom Effects How to Split (Slice) an Image How to Create a Text Slice How to Insert Fireworks HTML into Dreamweaver 14. Building Animated Elements in Fireworks. How to Create and Edit Animation Symbols How to Work with Frames How to Use Tweening How to Export an Animation to Dreamweaver 15. Optimizing Images in Fireworks. How to Use the Optimize Panel How to Use the Export Wizard How to Optimize JPEG Files How to Optimize Limited Color Images How to Export Images Index.

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Lon Coley is an IT professional specializing in Office and Internet applications. An experienced teacher and trainer, Lon writes and develops dedicated customized training courses for business and education. These courses cover the whole spectrum of her expertise and are always prepared with the individual client in mind.

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