Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 in 24 Hours

Sams Teach Yourself Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS3 in 24 Hours   Betsy Bruce   24 Proven One-hour Lessons   In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to create a fully functional website using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson offers background knowledge along with practical steps to follow, allowing you to learn the essentials of using Dreamweaver from the ground up.   Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Dreamweaver tasks.   Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.   By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.   Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to do something.   Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems, and give you advice on how to avoid them.   Learn how to… Use Dreamweaver CS3 to create simple or advanced web pages Create forms to collect information from users at your site Organize your site with templates and libraries Make Cascading Style Sheets work for you Craft an interactive website with DHTML Display data efficiently with tables Dress up your site with Flash files and other multimedia Insert scripted functionality by using Behaviors Insert content controls using the Spry framework JavaScript libraries Customize and extend Dreamweaver Upload your website to a server with Dreamweaver’s built-in FTP capability   Betsy Bruce is a consultant and owner of Performance Factor, creators of training and performance support applications using Dreamweaver and Flash. She is an Adobe-certified instructor for Dreamweaver, Flash, Captivate, and Authorware. As an authorized trainer, she has traveled the country instructing groups–ranging from corporations to school districts–on effectively creating dynamic and standards-based web content.   Register your book at www.samspublishing.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.   Category:  Web Development Covers:  Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS3 User Level:  Beginning  

Table of Contents:
I> Part I Getting Started with Dreamweaver HOUR 1...... : A World Wide Web of Dreamweaver Possibilities What Can You Do with Dreamweaver? Defining the Technology Dissecting Website Examples Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 2.................. : A Tour of Dreamweaver Acquainting Yourself with Dreamweaver Exploring the Dreamweaver Work Area Getting Help Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 3: Setting Up a Website Defining a New Website Using the Site Definition Wizard Using the Files Panel Editing a Site Definition Considering Site Organization Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 4: Dealing with Words: Adding Text and Lists Creating a New Page Adding Text to a Web Page Applying Text Formatting 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 Previewing in a Browser Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 5.... : Adding 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 Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 6: Formatting Web Pages Using Cascading Style Sheets Styling Text with CSS Creating a Class Selector Exploring Style Settings Redefining an HTML Tag Editing Styles Creating an External Style Sheet Understanding the Cascade Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 7: Looking Under the Hood: Exploring 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 Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises Part II: Adding and Managing Images and Multimedia HOUR 8: Displaying Images Adding an Image to a Page Exploring Image Flavors: GIF, JPEG, and PNG Editing Images Within Dreamweaver Creating a Linked Image Creating an Imagemap Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 9.... : Complementing Dreamweaver with Other Applications Acquainting Yourself with Photoshop Modifying Images for Use in a Web Page Creating an Image Adding a Filter to a Rollover Image Slicing an Image into Pieces Importing Table Data from Excel Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 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 Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 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 Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises Part III: Web Page Layout HOUR 12................ : Displaying Data in Tables Creating a Table for Data Modifying a Table and Adding Content Exporting Data from a Table Nesting a Table Within a Table Editing Existing Page Layout Tables Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 13: Using CSS for Positioning Understanding the CSS Box Model Exploring a CSS Page Layout Example Positioning a Div Using a Tracing Image Creating Multiple and Contextual Selectors Floating Page Elements Centering Your Design on the Page Fine-Tuning Your Design Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 14...... : Creating CSS for Mobile Devices and Printing Understanding the CSS Media Attribute Previewing Style Rendering in Dreamweaver Adding an Alternative Style Sheet Designing CSS for Print Previewing Web Pages Styles for Handheld Devices Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 15: Creating Library Items and Templates Managing Library Items and Templates in the Assets Panel Creating a Library Item Adding a Library Item to a Page Making Changes to a Library Item Creating a Template Creating a Web Page from a Template Making Changes to a Template and Updating Pages Using CSS Styles with Library Items and Templates Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises Part IV: Dynamic HTML and AJAX: Using AP Divs, Behaviors, and XML HOUR 16: Adding Navigation: Navigation and Menu Bars Understanding Navigation Creating a Rollover Image Creating a Navigation Bar with Rollover Images and Links Inserting a Menu Bar Targeting a Link to Open in a New Browser Window Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 17........... : Using Dynamic HTML and AP Divs What Is DHTML? Adding an AP Div Nesting AP Divs Animating with Timelines Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 18: Adding Interactivity with Behaviors What Is a Dreamweaver Behavior? Attaching a Behavior to an Object Showing and Hiding Elements Opening a New Browser Window Popping Up a Message Attaching Multiple Behaviors to the Same Object Sending Text to a Container Using the Go to URL Behavior Adding a Draggable AP Div to a Web Page Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 19: Displaying Content and XML Using the Spry Framework Using the Spry Framework Adding Spry Effects Using Tabbed Panels, Collapsible Panels, and Accordions Displaying XML in a Web Page Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises Part V: Collecting User Data Using Forms HOUR 20........... : 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 Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 21: Introduction to Scripts: Sending and Reacting to Form Data Validating a Form’s Data Using the Validate Form Behavior Using the Spry Framework Validation Objects 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 Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises Part VI: Uploading a Project and Managing a Website HOUR 22....... : 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 Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 23: Managing and Editing a Website Managing the Local and Remote Sites Adding Design Notes to Pages Generating Reports About a Website Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises HOUR 24............... : 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 Summary Q&A Workshop Exercises Appendixes Appendix A Glossary Index

About the Author :
Betsy Bruce is a developer and consultant who specializes in creating eLearning applications using Dreamweaver, Authorware, Captivate, and Flash. She was lead developer at the Cobalt Group in Seattle, where her team won the 2003 Macromedia Innovation in eLearning award and was Manager of Technical Services at MediaPro, Inc., where her team won many awards for the projects it developed. She is an Adobe-certified trainer for Dreamweaver, Contribute, Flash, Captivate, and Authorware. Betsy received her B.S. degree from the University of Iowa and her M.A. degree in educational technology from San Diego State University. She is frequently a speaker at conferences on creating eLearning and using Dreamweaver. She is also the author of eLearning with Dreamweaver MX: Creating Online Learning Applications from New Riders Publishing. Born and raised in Iowa, Betsy lives in Seattle with her partner and two Siberian huskies. Her website is located at www.betsybruce.com.