Dreamweaver 8 Visual Encyclopedia

Description

If you prefer to see what things look like and how to perform a task, instead of just being told, this is your ideal A to Z reference. Part I shows every Dreamweaver 8 tool and how to use it. Part II provides step-by-step instructions for more than 140 key tasks and techniques. Both are arranged alphabetically and illustrated in full color. It's the ultimate Visual resource--you'll see!

  
* Each tool and technique illustrated in full color
  
* Alphabetical listings for easy reference
  
* Step-by-step instructions for performing dozens of tasks
  
* A comprehensive guide for visual learners

  
A Visual guide to
  
* Understanding and using all the Dreamweaver tools
  
* Site set-up, page creation, and page properties
  
* Formatting text and building tables
  
* Using Dreamweaver 8's new Visual Guides
  
* Working with Flash(r) movies, text, and video
  
* Developing special effects for cutting-edge sites

CONTENTS:

Part I: Tools.

  A

  
Accessibility Preferences: Edit Accessibility Preferences.

  
Assets Panel: Organize and Manage Site Assets.

  
Attributes Panel: Modifying Objects with the Tag Inspector.

  B

  
Behaviors Panel: Insert and Manage JavaScript Behaviors.

  
Browsers: Preview Web Pages in a Browser.

  C

  
Check Spelling Command: Using Check Spelling.

  
Clean Up HTML/XHTML: Create Cleaner Code.

  
Clean Up Word HTML: Remove Proprietary Word Code.

  
Code Hinting: Get Help with Code Completion.

  
Code Inspector: Check Code While in Design View.

  
Code View Options: Customize Your Coding Environment.

  
Coding Toolbar: New Options for Working in Code View.

  
Collapse and Expand Code: Make Code Easier to Navigate.

  
Color Cubes Palette: Choose Colors.

  
Columns: View and Assign Properties.

  
CSS Rule Definition Window: Create New Rules.

  
CSS Styles: Create a New Rule.

  
CSS Styles Panel: Edit Styling Rules.

  
CSS Styles Panel: View Options.

  D

  
Date: Insert the Date into a Web Page.

  
Design Notes: Add Notes to a File.

  
Design-Time Style Sheets: Using Alternate Style Sheets in a Document.

  
Design View: Edit Visually in Dreamweaver.

  
Document Toolbar: Work with Documents.

  
Document Type Declaration: Set and Modify Document Types.

  
Document Window: Explore the Dreamweaver Workspace.

  
Download Time: Estimate Page Size and Download Time.

  E

  
E-Mail: Insert a Link to an E-Mail Address.

  
Expanded Tables Mode: Easier Editing with Tables.

  
Export Tables: Convert an HTML Table to Tabular Data.

  
Extension Manager: Extend and Enhance Dreamweaver.

  F

  
Favorites: In the Assets Panel.

  
Files Panel: Expand and Contract.

  
Files Panel: Using Files In.

  
Find and Replace: Using to Search Text and Code.

  
File Transfer: Background FTP.

  
File Transfer: Get and Put Files.

  
Flash Buttons: Using the Insert Dialog Box.

  
Flash Movies: Insert in Pages.

  
FlashPaper: Add to Dreamweaver Pages.

  
Flash Text: Using in your Document.

  
Flash Video: Insert in Dreamweaver Pages.

  
Format Table Command: Using to Format Data Tables.

  
Form Accessibility: Add Accessible Form Objects.

  G

  
Grids: Work Within the Design Environment.

  
Guides: Using to Lay Out Pages.

  H

  
Head Content: View and Edit Tags in the Head of a Document.

  
History Panel: Track Changes in a Document.

  I

  
Insert Toolbar: Application.

  
Insert Toolbar: Common.

  
Insert Toolbar: Favorites.

  
Insert Toolbar: Forms.

  
Insert Toolbar: HTML.

  
Insert Toolbar: Layout.

  
Insert Toolbar: Text.

  
Insert Toolbar: View Options.

  
Invisible Elements: Show, Hide, and Edit.

  J

  
Javascript: Insert Scripts into a Page.

  K

  
Keyboard Shortcut Sets: Create and Modify.

  L

  
Layers: Drawing.

  
Layers: Insert from the View Menu.

  
Layers Panel: Using to Manage Layers.

  
Layout Mode: Using to Visually Lay Out Pages.

  
Library Items: In the Assets Panel.

  
Link Checker: Using to Check a Page.

  M

  
Magnification: In Document Window.

  
Manage Sites Window: Using the Manage Sites Dialog Box.

  
Monitor Resolution: Set and Create.

  N

  
New Document Window: Using to Create New Documents.

  O

  
Open Linked Pages: In Design View.

  
Orphaned Pages: Identify and Delete.

  P

  
Page Properties: Modify Basic Page Attributes.

  
Panels: Manage Panels and Panel Layouts.

  
Preferences: Accessibility.

  
Preferences: Code Coloring.

  
Preferences: Code Formatting.

  
Preferences: Code Hints.

  
Preferences: Code Rewriting.

  
Preferences: Copy and Paste.

  
Preferences: CSS Styles.

  
Preferences: File Types and Editors.

  
Preferences: Fonts.

  
Preferences: General.

  
Preferences: Highlighting.

  
Preferences: Invisible Elements.

  
Preferences: Layers.

  
Preferences: Layout Mode.

  
Preferences: New Document.

  
Preferences: Preview in Browser.

  
Preferences: Site.

  
Preferences: Status Bar.

  
Preferences: Validator.

  
Properties Inspector: Flash.

  
Properties Inspector: Forms.

  
Properties Inspector: Images.

  
Properties Inspector: Tables.

  
Properties Inspector: Text.

  Q

  
Quick Tag Editor: Insert HTML in Design View.

  R

  
Record Commands: For Temporary Use.

  
Reference Panel: Using for More Information.

  
Results Panel: Using for FTP Logs.

  
Results Panel: Using Link Checking.

  
Results Panel: Using for Target Browser Check.

  
Results Panel: Using for Validation.

  
Rulers: Using to Lay Out Pages.

  S

  
Site Definition: Cloaking.

  
Site Definition: Local Info.

  
Site Definition: Remote Info.

  
Snippets Panel: Using to Store Reusable Code.

  
Sort Table: Using to Sort Data in Tables.

  
Split Code and Design View: View Documents With.

  
Standard Toolbar: Use to Perform Common Tasks.

  
Start Page: Using to Initiate Tasks.

  
Status Bar: Get Information From.

  
Style Rendering Toolbar: Use with Style Sheets.

  
Synchronize Files Command: Select Synchronize Options.

  T

  
Tags: Insert Using the Tag Chooser.

  
Tag Libraries: Manage and Create.

  
Templates: Using the Category in the Insert Panel.

  
Timelines: Using the Panel.

  U

  
Untitled Document Reports: Create a Listing for All.

  
Update Template Pages: Current Page or Entire Site.

  
V View Options: In Document Window.

  
Visual Aids: CSS Layout Backgrounds.

  
VIsual Aids: CSS Layout Box Model.

  
Visual Aids: CSS Layout Outlines.

  
W Warnings: Reset Dependent File Prompts.

  
Workspace Layouts: Customize Your Workspace.

  
Workspace: Macintosh.

  
Workspace: Windows.

  X

  
XML: Attach XSL Page To.

  
XSLT: Convert HTML Page To.

  Z

  
Zoom Tool: Zoom In and Out of Documents.

  Part II: Techniques.

  A

  
Accessibility Reports: Create and Save.

  
Align Images: To Text with CSS.

  
Align Images: To Text with HTML.

  
Align Text: Within Documents (HTML).

  
Assets Panel: Insert Objects With.

  
Assets Panel: Manage Assets.

  
Attach and Detach: Cascading Style Sheets.

  
AutoStretch Tables: Lay Out Pages With.

  B

  
Background Colors: Apply to Page Elements with HTML.

  
Background Images: Insert into Cells and Tables.

  
Background Images: Using CSS to Insert in a Page.

  
Behaviors: Apply to Web Page Events.

  
Behaviors: Check Browser.

  
Behaviors: Go to URL.

  
Behaviors: Open Browser Window.

  
Behaviors: Set Text of Layer.

  
Behaviors: Show and Hide Layers.

  
Borders: Set Properties in HTML.

  
Borders: Style with CSS.

  C

  
Change Links Sitewide: Use the Site Command.

  
Check In and Check Out: Setup and Options.

  
Cloak Files and Folders: Hide from Site Operations.

  
Color Palettes: Create and Use.

  
Comments: Add to Documents.

  
Compare Files: Using a Diff Utility.

  
Contribute: Set Up and Administer.

  
Copy and Paste: Folders and Files in Site.

  
Copy and Paste: Objects.

  
CSS: Create Embedded Style Sheet.

  
CSS: Create External Style Sheet.

  
CSS, Edit Rules: From the CSS Panel.

  
CSS, Export Styles: From the Document Head.

  
CSS, Media Type Style Sheets: Create and Attach.

  
CSS, Inline Styles: Create.

  
CSS, Positioning: Overview.

  
CSS, Positioning: Using Absolute Positioning.

  
CSS, Positioning: Using Floats for Positioning.

  
CSS, Positioning: Using Relative Positioning.

  
CSS, Positioning: Using Static Positioning.

  
CSS Styling: Control Link Appearance.

  
CSS Styling: Control Text Appearance.

  
CSS Styling: Style Forms.

  
CSS Styling: Style Heading Appearance.

  
CSS Styling: Style List Objects.

  
CSS Styling: Tables and Cells.

  
Custom Classes: Create and Apply.

  D

  
Define a Site: Using the Advanced Tab.

  
Define a Site: Using the Basic Tab.

  
Delete Files and Folders: From a Site.

  
Descendent Selectors: Create and Use.

  
Design-Time Style Sheets: Create and Attach.

  
DIV Tags: Insert, Position, Name.

  E

  
Editors: Choose Application.

  
E-mail Links: Create.

  
Excel Documents: Import.

  
Extensions: Install and Manage.

  F

  
Favorites: Assign to Assets Panel.

  
Find and Replace: Text and Code.

  
Fireworks: Edit Images.

  
Fireworks: Optimize Images.

  
Fireworks HTML: Create Interactive Images.

  
Flash Buttons: Create and Insert.

  
Flash Movies: Insert and View.

  
Flash Text: Create and Insert.

  
Flash Video: Create and Insert.

  
Font List: Create and Apply.

  
Fonts: Style with the Properties Inspector.

  
Forms: About Forms.

  
Forms: Create Accessible Forms.

  
Forms: Insert Buttons.

  
Forms: Insert Check Boxes and Radio Buttons.

  
Forms: Insert File Fields.

  
Forms: Insert Hidden Fields.

  
Forms: Insert List and Menu Items.

  
Forms: Insert Text Fields.

  
Frames: Create Framesets and Frames.

  
Frames: Link Frames.

  
FTP: Get and Put Files to a Web Server.

  G

  
Grids: Design Page Layouts.

  
Guides: Place and Align Objects.

  H

  
Headings: Apply to Text.

  
Home Page: Designate for a Web Site.

  
Horizontal Rules: Insert and Style.

  
Hotspots: Create Interactive Images.

  I

  
Image Placeholders: Using for Page Layouts.

  
Images: Edit with Dreamweaver.

  
Images: Insert in Documents.

  
Images: Set Spacing and Borders.

  
Import Office Documents: Insert Word and Excel Documents into a Page.

  
Import Tabular Data: Insert Delimited Files.

  J

  
Javascript: Insert and Edit.

  
Jump Menus: Insert and Edit.

  K

  
Keyboard Shortcut Sets: Create and Modify.

  L

  
Languages: Set Document Encoding.

  
Layout Block: Inserting DIV Tags for Layout.

  
Layout Tables: Design Page Layouts.

  
Library Items: Create and Insert.

  
Library Items: Edit and Update.

  
Links: Change Sitewide.

  
Links: Check Sitewide.

  
Link to a Document Inside Your Site: Create Relative Links by Browsing to a File.

  
Link to a Document Inside Your Site: Create Relative Links by Pointing to a File.

  
Link to a Document Outside Your Site: Create Absolute Links.

  
Link Within a Page: Set Page Anchors.

  
Locate in Site: Find and Select Files.

  M

  
Macromedia Exchange: Get New Extensions.

  
MetaTags: Insert into Documents.

  N

  
Navigation Bar: Insert.

  
New Documents: Create from Starter Pages.

  
New Documents: Create from Templates.

  P

  
Page Properties: Set and Change.

  
Panels: Organize and Modify.

  
Panels: View and Resize.

  
Paste Special: Using for Formatting Options.

  R

  
Reports: Using Workflow Reports.

  
Rollover Images: Create and Insert.

  S

  
Server-Side Includes (SSI): Insert.

  
Site Definition: Export.

  
Site Definition: Import.

  
Site Maps: Create.

  
Snippets: Create New.

  
Snippets: Using Predefined.

  
Sound: Insert Plug-ins.

  
Special Characters: Insert.

  
Style Rendering Toolbar: View Page.

  
Swap Image Behavior: Insert.

  
Synchronize: Sites and Folders.

  T

  
Tables: Examine and Set Properties.

  
Tables: Nest Tables for Page Design.

  
Tables: Using for Page Layouts.

  
Tag Selector: Select and Edit Tags.

  
Target Browser Check: Check Page Compatibility.

  
Target Links: Open Pages in New Windows.

  
Templates: Apply to New Document.

  
Templates: Apply to Page with Content.

  
Templates: Create a Template.

  
Templates: Delete from Site.

  
Templates: Detach from Document.

  
Templates: Editable Regions.

  
Templates: Nested Templates.

  
Templates: Optional Regions.

  
Templates: Repeating Regions.

  
Templates: Update Pages.

  
Text: Create Lists.

  
Text: Formatting Options.

  
Tracing Images: Using Images for Page Layouts.

  
V Validate Forms: Using Behavior To.

  
Validate HTML: Using Command.

  
Visual Aids: Show and Hide.

  
W Web Page Photo Album: Create.

  
Word Document: Import.

  Appendix A

  
Dynamic Web Pages: Make the Transition.

  
Dynamic Web Pages: Create the Pages in Dreamweaver.

  Appendix B

  
Cascading Style Sheets: A Guide to CSS Topics.

  Index.