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Dreamweaver 8 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques
Macromedia Dreamweaver is widely regarded as one of the best applications to use to build your Web site. In Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 How-Tos, author David Karlins brings you the best techniques to get you started designing and creating pages and sites in Dreamweaver. Why sort through piles of documentation when you can focus on the techniques you
most need to learn? This book presents just the information you need—each stand-alone technique is complete with illustrations and practical tips taken from Karlins’ experience using and teaching Dreamweaver. These techniques let you explore the program at your own pace, and learn just what you need, when you need it.
• Define local and remote sites
• Master CSS formatting for more complex page designs
• Structure your page using the Dreamweaver table features or frames
• Add RSS content to your pages
• Generate site maps
• Build interactive forms and link them to databases to collect user input
• Define type attributes using HTML or CSS
• Create navigation elements and enhance them with JavaScript behaviors
• Embed multimedia in your pages for a richer user experienc
CONTENTS:
Exploring the Dreamweaver environment
Controlling the Dreamweaver document window
Defining a web site
Connecting to a remote server
Creating web pages
Page layout with tables
Page layout with layers & CSS
Formatting text
Embedding images
Planning & implementing site elements
Formatting page elements with CSS
Designing with frames
Embedding media
Collecting data in forms
Adding animation & JavaScript
Using testing & site maintenance tools
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