Tutorial: Dream Weaver Online Help

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Dream Weaver Online Help

Getting Started with Dreamweaver Introduction What you can do with Dreamweaver 8 What's new in Dreamweaver 8 Installing Dreamweaver 8 Registering Dreamweaver 8 Typographical conventions Learning Dreamweaver Where to start Web-design novices Experienced web designers Experienced hand-coders Web application developers Getting the most from the Dreamweaver documentation Using the Dreamweaver help system Opening Help Searching help Using the index Changing the font size Using the Start Page Printing the Dreamweaver Documentation Discussing the Dreamweaver documentation with LiveDocs Dreamweaver Basics Getting to know the Dreamweaver 8 workspace The workspace layout The Document window The Document toolbar The status bar The Insert bar The Coding toolbar The Property inspector The Files panel The CSS Styles panel Customizing the Dreamweaver 8 workspace Choosing the workspace layout (Windows only) Displaying tabbed documents (Macintosh) Hiding and displaying the Start page Accomplishing basic tasks in Dreamweaver 8 About Dreamweaver files Creating new files in Dreamweaver Saving files in Dreamweaver Opening files in Dreamweaver Tutorial: Setting Up Your Site and Project Files Learn about Dreamweaver sites Set up your project files Define a local folder Tutorial: Creating a Table-based Page Layout Examine the design comp Create and save a new page Insert tables Set table properties Insert an image placeholder Add color to the page Tutorial: Adding Content to Pages Locate your files Review your task Insert images Replace the image placeholder Insert an image by using the Insert menu Insert an image by dragging Insert an image from the Assets panel Insert and play a Flash file Insert Flash Video Insert text Insert body text Insert text for a navigation bar Create links Preview your page in a browser Tutorial: Formatting Your Page with CSS Locate your files Review your task Learn about CSS Create a new style sheet Attach a style sheet Explore the CSS Styles panel Create a new CSS rule Apply a class style to text Format the navigation bar text Create a new rule for the navigation Apply the rule Add a rollover effect (Optional) Center the contents of the page Tutorial: Publishing Your Site Learn about remote sites Define a remote folder Upload your local files Troubleshoot the remote folder setup (optional) Tutorial: Working with Code Look at the code Switch to the coding workspace (Windows only) Add a tag with the Tag Chooser Edit a tag Look up information about a tag Add an image with code hints Check your changes Print your code Tutorial: Creating a CSS-based Page Layout Learn about CSS-based page layout Examine the design comp Create and save a new page Insert layers Draw a new layer Add more layers Add layers inside a layer Add color to the page Tutorial: Displaying XML Data Locate your files Review your task Learn about using XML and XSL with web pages Learn about XSLT pages Convert an HTML page to an XSLT page Attach an XML data source to the XSLT page Alter the XSLT page layout Bind XML data to the XSLT page Apply styles to the XML data Create a dynamic link Add a Repeat Region XSLT object Attach the XSLT page to the XML page Learn about other deployment options Tutorial: Developing a Web Application Before you begin Review your task Open a document to work in Define a recordset Display the database records Add dynamic fields to the table Set a repeated region View your page Create a record insert form Add a Record Insertion Form application object Create the insert form Copy files to the server Further reading Understanding Web Applications About web applications Common uses for web applications Web application example How a web application works Processing static web pages Processing dynamic pages Accessing a database Authoring dynamic pages Choosing a server technology Web application terminology Installing a Web Server Getting started Installing Internet Information Server Testing IIS Testing the Macintosh web server (PHP developers) Web server basics Setup for Sample ColdFusion Site Setup checklists for ColdFusion developers Configuring your system (ColdFusion) Installing ColdFusion MX 7 Creating a root folder Defining a Dreamweaver site (ColdFusion) Copying the sample files Defining a local folder Defining a remote folder Specifying where to process dynamic pages Uploading the sample files Connecting to the sample database (ColdFusion) Setting up the database (server on a remote computer) Connecting to the database Setup for Sample ASP.NET Site Setup checklists for ASP.NET developers Configuring your system (ASP.NET) Checking for a web server Installing the .NET Framework Creating a root folder Defining a Dreamweaver site (ASP.NET) Copying the sample files Defining a local folder Defining a remote folder Specifying where dynamic pages can be processed Uploading the sample files Connecting to the sample database (ASP.NET) Setting up the database (server on remote computer) Creating a database connection Setup for Sample ASP Site Setup checklists for ASP developers Configuring your system (ASP) Checking for a web server Installing an ASP application server Testing the installation Creating a root folder Defining a Dreamweaver site (ASP) Copying the sample files Defining a local folder Defining a remote folder Specifying where dynamic pages can be processed Uploading the sample files Connecting to the sample database (ASP) Setting up the database (server on remote computer) Creating a database connection Setup for Sample JSP Site Setup checklists for JSP developers Configuring your system (JSP) Checking for a web server Installing a JSP application server Creating a root folder Defining a Dreamweaver site (JSP) Copying the sample files Defining a local folder Defining a remote folder Specifying where dynamic pages can be processed Uploading the sample files Connecting to the sample database (JSP) Installing the bridge driver Setting up the database (server on remote computer) Creating a database connection Setup for Sample PHP Site Setup checklists for PHP developers Configuring your system (PHP) Configuring your Windows system (PHP) Checking for a web server (Windows) Installing a PHP application server (Windows) Testing the PHP installation (Windows) Creating a root folder (Windows) Configuring your Macintosh system (PHP) Testing the PHP installation (Macintosh) Creating a root folder (Macintosh) Defining a Dreamweaver site (PHP) Copying the sample files Defining a local folder Defining a remote folder Specifying where dynamic pages can be processed (PHP) Uploading the sample files Connecting to the sample database (PHP) Creating the MySQL database Creating a database connection Dreamweaver Basics Introduction What’s new in Dreamweaver 8 Where to start Web-design novices Experienced web designers Experienced hand-coders Web application developers Dreamweaver workflow for creating websites Planning your site Managing your site files Laying out web pages Adding content to pages