Table of Contents

Introduction

Using this book

Getting the most from Dreamweaver

A note for our Mac-using friends

There’s more online

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Chapter 1: Introducing Dreamweaver

A Quick Tour of Dreamweaver

Setting Up Your Workspace

What’s New in Dreamweaver CS3

Chapter 2: Starting Your First Site

Understanding Local and Remote Sites

Creating the Local Site

Defining the Remote Site

Editing Site Definitions

Working with the Files Panel

Navigating Disks and Sites

Switching Between Local and Remote Views

Refreshing Views

Working with Files and Folders

Putting and Getting Files

Expanding the Files Panel

Synchronizing the Local and Remote Sites

Cloaking Files

Chapter 3: Building Your First Page

Creating a New Page

Using Sample Pages

Titling Your Page

Adding Text to Your Page

Creating Links

Adding Images

Naming and Saving Your Page

Opening a Page

Previewing in a Browser

Setting Page Properties

Defining Meta Tags

Chapter 4: Adding Text To Your Pages

Adding Text

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text

Dragging and Dropping Text

Using Paste Special

Applying Headings

Applying Character Formats

Changing Fonts and Font Sizes

Making Your Own Font Lists

Changing Font Color

Applying Text Styles

Using Preformatted Text

Adding Line Breaks

Indenting Text

Aligning Text

Working with Lists

Setting List Properties

Nesting Lists

Inserting Special Characters

Adding Automatic Dates

Adding Horizontal Rules

Finding and Replacing

Finding Text with a Simple Search

Performing Advanced Text Searches

Finding and Replacing in Source Code

Finding and Replacing with a Specific Tag

Using Regular Expressions for Searching

Checking Spelling

Chapter 5: Styling Page Content

Understanding CSS

Creating a Style Rule for a Tag

Dreamweaver CSS Categories

Creating a Custom Class

Creating Advanced Selectors

Working with the CSS Styles Panel

Applying Styles

Creating Styles with the Property Inspector

Modifying a Style

Working with Font Groups

Chapter 6: Positioning Page Content

CSS Layout Basics

Using the Included Layouts

Laying Out Your Page

Using the Visual Aids

Using Design-Time Style Sheets

Using the Grid

Using Guides

Zooming In On Your Page

Setting Page Dimensions

Old Time Dreamweaver

Chapter 7: Managing Styles

Renaming Styles

Deleting Styles

Creating Rules From Inline Styles

Creating a New External Style Sheet

Moving Internal Styles to External

Attaching a Style Sheet

Drag-and-Drop Styles

Chapter 8: Working With Links

Creating Text Links

Changing Link Relative To

Formatting Links

Targeting Links

Adding Named Anchors

Adding Links to Graphics

Adding Email Links

Chapter 9: Including Images and Media

Adding Images

Inserting Images from the Assets Panel

Adding Image Placeholders

Aligning Images

Setting Image Properties

Editing Images

Adding a Background Image

Creating Image Maps

Adding a Favicon

Adding Flash, Shockwave, and FlashPaper

Inserting Flash Text

Adding Flash Buttons

Adding Flash Video

Adding QuickTime and Other Media

Chapter 10: Inserting Tables

Moving Away from Tables for Layout

Creating a Table

Selecting Table Elements

Using Expanded Tables Mode for Selecting

Adding Rows and Columns

Merging and Splitting Cells

Resizing Table Elements

Deleting Table Elements

Specifying Table Alignment

Setting Cell Properties

Sorting Table Content

Formatting Tables

Importing and Exporting Tabular Data

Using Table Layout Mode

Chapter 11: Using Forms and Fields

Adding a Form to a Page

Adding Text Fields

Adding a Text Area

Adding Check Boxes

Adding a Fieldset

Adding a Radio Button Group

Adding a List/Menu

Adding a Button

Chapter 12: Adding Frames

How Frames Work

Creating a Frameset

Using the Frames Panel

Inserting Pages Into Frames

Saving Framesets and Frames

Targeting Frames with Links

Adding noframes Content

Chapter 13: Using Behaviors and Navigation Objects

Using the Behaviors Panel

Adding Rollovers

Adding Navigation Bars

Modifying a Navigation Bar

Opening a New Browser Window

Checking for Plug-ins

Using Jump Menus

Validating Forms

Inserting Fireworks Pop-Up Menus

Chapter 14: Building Dynamic Pages with Spry

What Is Spry?

Adding Spry Elements

Using the Menu Bar Widget

Using the Tabbed Panels Widget

Using the Accordion Widget

Using the Collapsible Panel Widget

Validating Forms with Spry

Adding Spry Effects

Chapter 15: Making Life Easier: Using Templates, Libraries, and Snippets

Creating a Template

Adding Editable Regions

Removing Editable Regions

Building Pages Based on a Template

Modifying a Template

Creating a Library Item

Using a Library Item

Editing a Library Item

Working on Library Items with the Property Inspector

Using Dreamweaver Snippets

Chapter 16: Working With Other Applications

Assigning External Editing Programs

Editing Images with Fireworks

Optimizing Images with Fireworks

Working with Photoshop

Using Adobe Bridge

Cleaning Up Word HTML

Using Content from Excel

Working with Contribute

Using Device Central

Chapter 17: Editing Code

Using the Coding Toolbar

Using Split View

Using the Quick Tag Editor

Using the Tag Editor

Using the Tag Chooser

Collapsing Code

Using Code Hints

Using the Tag Inspector

Using the Code Reference

Validating Your Code

Using an External Editor

Chapter 18: Managing Your Site

Planning for Site Expansion

Viewing the Site Map

Working with the Site Map

Setting Up Check In and Check Out

Checking Files In and Out

Using Design Notes

Generating Site Reports

Checking for Broken Links

Finding External Links and Orphaned Files

Checking Browser Compatibility

Deleting Sites

Exporting and Importing Site Definitions

Appendix A: Where to Learn More

Web Sites

Other Online Resources

Other Dreamweaver Books

Web Design and JavaScript Books

Appendix B: Customizing and Extending Dreamweaver

Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

Finding and Installing Extensions

Appendix C: Cascading Style Sheets Reference

Index