Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver in 24 Hours shows Web developers and designers how to use Macromedia's powerful Web development tool to create sophisticated Web sites. This edition of the book covers the latest version of Dreamweaver.
Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 in 24 Hours Summary
Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 in 24 Hours by Betsy Bruce
Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver in 24 Hours shows Web developers and designers how to use Macromedia's powerful Web development tool to create sophisticated Web sites. Written by Betsy Bruce, an authorized trainer who has taught Dreamweaver to thousands of beginning students, the book does not dwell on elementary Web page authoring techniques, but focuses more on intermediate-level Web development topics like building dynamic Web sites, creating image maps and interactive forms, designing animations, setting up frames, and adding interactivity. This edition of the book has been thoroughly revised and updated to cover all the new features of the latest version of Dreamweaver.
About Betsy Bruce
Betsy Bruce is a Web applications developer and Macromedia-authorized Dreamweaver and Authorware Trainer for MediaPro, Inc. Based in Seattle, she specializes in computer and Web-based training applications and consults with major corporations in the Pacific Northwest on both design and training. As an authorized trainer, she has traveled the country guiding groups from corporations to school districts in effectively creating dynamic Web content.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
I. GETTING STARTED WITH DREAMWEAVER 4.
Hour 1. Understanding the Dreamweaver Interface. Acquaint Yourself with Dreamweaver. Install the Software.Hardware and Software Requirements. Get the Demo Version. The Installation Process.The Dreamweaver Work Area.The Document Window. Panels and Inspectors. Drop-Down Menus. Context Menus. Invisible Objects.Get Help. Discover Dreamweaver 4's New Features. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.Quiz. Answers. Exercises.Hour 2. Creating a Basic Web Page with Text. Create a New Page and Set Page Properties.Enter and Center Some Text. Add a Document Title. Set Default Text Colors and Page Margins.Paste Text from a File.Understand Paragraph and Break Tags. Apply Text Formatting. Change Text Size. Select a Font. Turn Text into a List and Use Indent Button.Add a Separator to a Page. Save Your Work and Preview in a Browser. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.Quiz. Answers. Exercises.Hour 3. Planning and Creating Your Project Using the Site Window. Define a New Web Site.Set Your Local Site. Add Your Remote Site.Import an Existing Web Site. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.Quiz. Answers. Exercises.Hour 4. Setting Lots o' Links: Hyperlinks, URLs, Anchors, and Mailto Links. Explore Relative and Absolute Paths. Add a Hyperlink Within Your Web Site. Organize a Long Page with Anchors. Use the Point-to-File Icon. Add a Mailto Link. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.Quiz. Answers. Exercises.
II. ADDING IMAGES AND MULTIMEDIA.
Hour 5. Displaying Images on a Page and Creating an Image Map. Add an Image to a Page.Align an Image with Text. Add Alternate Text So That People Can Read a Description of the Image Before It Loads. Create a Linked Image.Image Flavors: GIF, JPEG, and PNG. Add a Background Image. Create a Rollover. Add a Navigation Bar with Rollovers and Links. Use a Tracing Image to Transfer a Design to Your Web Page. Add Links to a Graphic with Image Maps. Create an Image Map.Add a Rectangular Hotspot. Add a Circular Hotspot. Add an Irregular Hotspot.Align Hotspots. Target a Link to Open in a New Browser Window. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.Quiz. Answers. Exercises.Hour 6. Using Fireworks to Create Images. Acquaint Yourself with Fireworks 4.Examine the Fireworks Tools. Examine Fireworks Panels.Create an Image.Add a Shape. Add an Effect. Add Text. Optimize Images for Use in a Web Page.Slice an Image into Pieces. Place a Fireworks File into Dreamweaver. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.Quiz. Answers. Exercises.Hour 7. Adding Multimedia Files. Add a Sound File.Resize the Control. Add Looping to the Sound.Allow for Plugin Download.Learn About the Two Types of Plugins.Add Flash Files.Use the
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Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 in 24 Hours by Betsy Bruce
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