Description: Introduction. What Is Dreamweaver 8? Who Should Use Dreamweaver 8? Who Should Use This Book? How to Use This Book I. Getting Started With Dreamweaver 8. 1. A World Wide Web of Dreamweaver Possibilities. What Can You Do With Dreamweaver? Website Examples 2. A Tour of Dreamweaver. Acquainting Yourself with Dreamweaver Installing the Software Exploring the Dreamweaver Work Area Getting Help 3. Getting Started: Adding Text, Lists, and Previewing in the Browser. Creating a New Page and Adding Text Setting Page Properties Introducing Cascading Style Sheets Changing Text Attributes in the Property Inspector Aligning Text Creating Lists and Indenting Text Adding a Separator to a Page: The Horizontal Rule Saving Your Work and Previewing in a Browser 4. Organizing: Defining and Configuring a Website. Defining a New Website Using the Site Definition Wizard Using the Files Panel Using the Expanded Files Panel Creating New Files in the Files Panel Editing a Site Definition Considering Site Organization 5. Setting Lots o'' Links: Hyperlinks, Anchors, and Mailto Links. Exploring Relative and Absolute Paths Adding a Hyperlink Within a Website Setting Link Color Preferences Organizing a Long Page by Using Named Anchors Using the Point-to-File Icon Adding a Mailto Link 6. Getting Down and Dirty with HTML. Exploring Code View Viewing and Editing HTML Tags by Using the Quick Tag Editor Setting Code Preferences Cleaning Up HTML Created with Microsoft Word Exploring References II. ADDING IMAGES AND MULTIMEDIA. 7. Displaying Images. Adding an Image to a Page Exploring Image Flavors: GIF, JPEG, and PNG Editing Images Within Dreamweaver Creating a Rollover Image 8. Optimizing and Creating Images. Acquainting Yourself with Fireworks Optimizing Images for Use in a Web Page Creating an Image Creating a Rollover Effect Slicing an Image into Pieces Editing a Fireworks File into Dreamweaver 9. Creating Image Maps and Navigation Bars. Adding Links to a Graphic by Using Image Maps Creating an Image Map Aligning Hotspots Targeting a Link to Open in a New Browser Window Creating a Navigation Bar with Rollover Images and Links 10. Adding Flash and Other Multimedia to a Web Page. Exploring Multimedia and Bandwidth Understanding Players Adding Flash Files Adding a Link to a PDF File Adding a Sound File to a Web Page Adding a Java Applet to a Web Page 11. Managing Assets Using the Assets Panel. What Are Assets? Managing Assets in the Assets Panel Adding Assets to a Web Page Creating Favorite Assets Creating New Assets in the Assets Panel Copying Assets to Another Site III. WEB PAGE LAYOUT WITH TABLES AND FRAMES. 12. Displaying Data In Tables. Creating a Table for Data Modifying a Table and Adding Content Exporting Data from a Table Importing Table Data 13. Designing Page Layout Using Tables. Using Layout Mode Fine-Tuning Your Design in Table Layout Mode Editing a Table in Standard Mode Adding Color to a Table Nesting a Table Within a Table Using a Tracing Image to Transfer a Design to a Web Page Turning a Table into a Group of Layers 14. Using Frames to Display Multiple Web Pages. Creating a Frameset Using the Frames Panel Nesting Frames Using Existing Web Pages with Frames Setting Frame and Frameset Attributes Using Frames Objects Targeting Linked Pages to Open in a Specific Frame Using the Go to URL Behavior to Load Frames IV. DYNAMIC HTML: LAYERS, CASCADING STYLE SHEETS, BEHAVIORS, AND TIMELINES. 15. Using Dynamic HTML and Layers. What Is DHTML? Adding a Layer Nesting Layers Animating with Timelines 16. Formatting Web Pages Using Cascading Style Sheets. Creating and Applying a Class Exploring Style Settings Redefining an HTML Tag Editing Styles Positioning a Div by Using CSS Creating Advanced CSS Styles Creating an External Style Sheet 17. Adding Interactivity with Behaviors. What Is a Dreamweaver Behavior? Showing and Hiding Layers Opening a New Window Popping Up a Message Sending Text to a Layer Adding a Draggable Layer to a Web Page V. COLLECTING USER DATA BY USING FORMS. 18. Creating a Form and Collecting Data. Creating a Form Adding Radio Buttons and Check Boxes to Forms Adding Lists and Menus to Forms Adding Push Buttons and Image Buttons to Forms Creating a Jump Menu to Navigate to Different URLs 19. Introduction to Scripts: Sending and Reacting to Form Data. Validating a Form''s Data by Using the Validate Form Behavior Receiving Information from a Form Exploring Submission Security Uploading a File from a Form Preparing a Page to Interact with ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, PHP, or CFML VI. ORGANIZING AND UPLOADING A PROJECT. 20. Uploading and Sharing a Project on the Web. Enabling Server Connection Moving a Site onto a Remote Server Understanding Dreamweaver''s Website Management Capabilities Transferring Files Importing an Existing Website 21. Managing and Editing a Website. Managing the Local and Remote Sites Adding Design Notes to Pages Generating Reports About a Website 22. Customizing Dreamweaver. Creating a Custom Snippet Editing the Keyboard Shortcuts Making a Menu Command Adding Favorites to the Insert Bar Extending Dreamweaver by Using Third-Party Extensions Using, Saving, and Sharing Searches 23. Using the Library: Reusing Elements of a Website. Creating a Library Item Adding a Library Item to a Page Making Changes to a Library Item Using Styles in Library Items 24. Creating Reusable Web Pages: Using Templates. Creating a Template Creating a Web Page from a Template Making Changes to a Template and Updating Pages Using Behaviors and Styles in Templates VII. APPENDIXES. Appendix A: Resources. Dreamweaver Development General Web Development Dynamic HTML (DHTML) Dreamweaver Extensions Cascading Style Sheets Scripting Resources: CGI, JavaScript, and Server-Side Scripting Accessibility Usability Downloads Browsers Organizations Appendix B: Glossary. Index.

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