Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 on Demand

Need answers quickly? Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.   Inside the Book • Use the latest web technologies to create sites and mobile apps • Create sites with HTML5/CSS3 and mobile apps for iOS and Android • Use web page templates to quickly create pages or mobile apps • Use the simplified site setup to create and work with sites • Use Live view to design your web pages under real-world conditions • Create and maintain Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) • Use coding tools to develop consistent and reusable code • Insert Adobe Photoshop files to create image Smart Objects • Preview sites or apps using Multiscreen Preview and Adobe BrowserLab • Use Subversion to manage site versions • Manage local, remote, and testing sites • Transfer, synchronize, and WC3 validate sites   Bonus Online Content   Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcuts   Visit the author site: perspection.com

Table of Contents:
Introduction    xvii 1  Preparing and Planning a Web Site    1 Beginning with a Plan    2 Creating a Visual Mind Map    4 Generating a Timeline    6 Creating a Storyboard    7 Creating a Site Design    8 Assembling the Site    9 Creating a Site Local Root Folder    10 2  Getting Started with Dreamweaver CS6    11 Understanding System Requirements    12 Installing Dreamweaver    13 Getting Started    14 Examining the Dreamweaver Window    16 Creating a Web Site    18 Opening a Web Site    20 Creating a Blank Web Page    21 New5.5 Creating a Web Page from a Blank Template    22 New5.5 Creating a Web Page from a Fluid Grid Layout    23 New! Creating a Web Page from a Template    24 Creating a Web Page from a Sample    25 New5.5 Saving a Web Page    26 Opening an Existing Web Page or File    28 Working with Views    30 Switching Between Pages and Views    31 Previewing Pages in Live View    32 New! Previewing Pages in Multiscreen View    34 New! Previewing Pages in a Browser    36 Getting Help While You Work    38 Getting Dreamweaver Updates on the Web    40 Closing a Web Page or File    41 Finishing Up    42 3  Working Within the Dreamweaver Environment    43 Working with Toolbars    44 New! Resizing Panels    45 Working with Panels    46 Docking and Undocking Panels    48 Grouping and Ungrouping Panels    49 Creating a Workspace    50 New! Using the Status Bar    52 New! Changing the View with the Zoom Tool    54 New5.5 Working with Rulers    55 Working with the Grid and Guides    56 Creating Keyboard Shortcuts    58 Setting General Preferences    60 Setting New Document Preferences    62 Working with Colors    64 Setting Highlighting Color Preferences    66 4  Managing Web Site Files    67 Exploring Web Site Files and Folders    68 Setting Up Site Folders    69 Viewing the Files Panel    70 Opening and Creating Files in the Files Panel    72 Managing Files and Folders in the Files Panel    74 Finding Files in the Files Panel    76 Saving a File with Different Formats    78 Identifying Dreamweaver File Formats    79 Setting the Home Page    80 Preparing to Set Page Properties    81 Setting Appearance Page Properties    82 Setting Link Page Properties    83 Setting Heading Page Properties    84 Changing Title and Encoding Page Properties    85 Changing Page Properties for a Tracing Image    86 Using Visual Aids    87 New! Working with Invisible Elements    88 Selecting Elements    90 5  Working with Web Page Text    91 Adding Text to Web Pages    92 Importing Tabular Data    93 Importing Content from Microsoft Documents    94 Inserting Special Characters and the Date    96 Selecting Text    98 Copying and Pasting Text    100 Setting Copy/Paste Preferences    102 New! Formatting Paragraph Text    103 Formatting Characters    104 Using Web Fonts    106 New! Modifying Font Combinations    108 New! Setting Font Preferences    109 Controlling Line Spacing    110 Inserting Horizontal Rules    111 Creating Ordered and Unordered Lists    112 Creating Definition Lists    114 Modifying Lists    115 Applying Text Styles    116 Creating Text Styles    118 Renaming Styles    120 Finding Text    121 Finding and Replacing Text or Code    122 Using the Results Panel    124 Defining Acronyms and Abbreviations    125 Checking Spelling    126 Using Undo and Redo    128 6  Working with Web Page Images    131 Using Web Friendly Graphics    132 Defining an Image Folder    134 New! Inserting Images    136 New! Inserting Images from Photoshop    138 New! Updating Images from Photoshop    140 Inserting Images from Fireworks    142 New! Optimizing Images Using Fireworks    144 Using an External Editor    145 Setting File Types/Editors Preferences    146 Optimizing Image    148 New! Modify Images    150 Using Low Source Images    151 Resizing Images    152 New! Cropping Images    153 Changing Image Brightness and Contrast    154 Changing Image Sharpness    155 Creating Rollover Images    156 Inserting an Image Placeholder    158 7  Linking Web Pages    161 Understanding Link Types    162 Understanding Paths    163 Setting the Relative Path    164 Adding a Link    166 Adding an Email Link    168 Linking within a Web Page    170 Creating Image Map Hotspots    172 Modifying Image Map Hotspots    174 Creating a Null or Script Link    175 Modifying a Link    176 Removing a Link    177 Updating Links    178 Testing a Link    180 New5.5 Changing Links Sitewide    182 8  Working with Web Page Tables    183 Working with Tables    184 Switching Between Table Modes    185 Inserting a Table in Standard Mode    186 Modifying a Table    188 Adding Content into a Table    190 Importing and Exporting Table Data    192 Adding Columns or Rows to Tables    194 Resizing Columns and Rows    195 Splitting and Merging Cells    196 Sorting Table Data    197 Changing Table Properties    198 Changing Cell, Row, or Column Properties    200 Using a Tracing Image    202 Creating a Nested Table    204 9  Working with Cascading Style Sheets    205 Introducing Cascading Style Sheets    206 Creating a Web Page with a CSS Layout    208 New5.5 Creating CSS Styles    210 Applying Internal CSS Styles    212 Applying and Modifying External CSS Styles    214 Applying Multiple CSS Classes    216 New! Removing Internal Styles    218 Using the CSS Styles Panel    219 Editing CSS in the Properties Panel    220 Setting CSS Properties    222 New5.5 Working with CSS Rules    224 New5.5 Moving CSS Rules    226 Disabling or Enabling CSS Rules    228 Inspecting CSS Code    229 Creating CSS Transitions    230 New! Viewing Relevant CSS Rules    232 Working with ID Selectors    233 Creating and Applying an ID Selector    234 Checking for CSS Browser Compatibility    236 Formatting CSS Code    238 Setting CSS Styles Preferences    240 Using Design-Time Style Sheets    241 Optimizing Web Pages    242 10  Creating Page Layouts Using CSS_P    243 Introducing CSS Layouts and AP Elements    244 Creating AP Elements    245 Nesting AP Elements    246 Setting AP Element Preferences    247 Using CSS Positioning    248 Applying a CSS-P Style    250 Modifying CSS-P Properties    252 Working with AP Elements    254 Creating a Rollover Using AP Elements    256 Converting AP Elements to Tables    258 11  Creating Page Layouts Using Fluid Grids    261 Creating a Fluid Grid Layout    262 New! Viewing a Fluid Grid Layout    264 New! Working with a Fluid Grid Layout    266 New! Resizing a Fluid Grid Layout    268 New! Modifying a Fluid Grid Layout    270 New! Previewing a Fluid Grid Layout in a Browser    271 New! 12  Creating Frames    273 Creating a New Frame    274 Opening a Web Page in a Frame    276 Providing Information for No Frame Support    277 Selecting Frames and Framesets    278 Adding Frameset Information    279 Saving a Frameset    280 Modifying Frames    282 Changing Frame Properties    284 Changing Frameset Properties    286 Targeting Links    288 Creating Quick and Easy Frame Links    290 13  Working with Multimedia    291 Introducing Flash File Types    292 Inserting a Flash or Shockwave Movie    293 Changing Flash or Shockwave Movie Properties    294 Inserting a Flash Video    296 Linking or Embedding Sound    298 New5.5 Using Java Applets    300 Using ActiveX Controls    302 Using Plug-ins    304 Checking for Plug-ins    306 14  Creating Forms    309 Understanding Forms    310 Creating a Form    312 Inserting Form Objects    314 Modifying Text Fields and Text Areas    316 Modifying Radio Buttons and Check Boxes    318 Modifying Lists and Menus    319 Modifying Buttons    320 Inserting an Image Button    321 Making Form Objects Dynamic    322 Using Tables to Control Forms    323 Validating Forms    324 Creating and Editing a Jump Menu    326 Viewing Example Code for Forms    328 15  Viewing the HTML Behind the Page    329 Understanding HTML    330 Using the Reference Panel    332 Using Code View    334 Using Code Live View    336 Setting Code View Options    337 Entering HTML Code    338 Using Code Hints    339 New5.5 Working with HTML Head Tags    340 Inserting HTML Comments    341 Using the Coding Toolbar    342 Using Quick Tag Editor    344 Using the Tag Inspector    346 Using the Tag Chooser    347 Opening Related Files    348 Navigating to Related Code    350 Setting Site Specific Code Hints    351 Setting Code Hint Preferences    352 Setting Code Format Preferences    353 Setting Code Rewriting Preferences    354 Setting Code Color Preferences    356 16  Working with Behaviors    357 Introducing Behaviors    358 Applying Behaviors to Page Elements    360 Applying Behaviors to Entire Page    362 Editing Behaviors    364 Working with Behaviors    366 Adding Behavior Effects    368 Going to Another Web Page    370 Opening Another Browser Window    371 Displaying Text Messages    372 Preloading and Swapping Images    374 Changing Element Properties    376 Dragging an AP Element    378 Showing and Hiding Elements    380 Executing a JavaScript    381 Working with Server Behaviors    382 17  Using Spry Widgets and Effects    383 Inserting Spry Widgets    384 Selecting and Editing Spry Widgets    386 Working with Spry Panel Widgets    388 Working with Spry Validation Widgets    390 Working with Spry Menu Bar Widgets    392 Creating a Spry Tooltip    394 Displaying Spry Data Sets    396 Creating a Spry Region    400 Creating a Spry Repeat List    402 Customizing a Spry Widget    403 Adding and Removing Spry Effects    404 Checking Out Spry Samples    406 18  Using Code Snippets and Libraries    407 Introducing Snippets    408 Inserting a Snippet    410 Editing Existing Snippets    412 Creating Snippets    414 Introducing Assets and Libraries    416 Using the Assets Panel    417 Inserting an Asset    418 Working with Site Assets    419 Working with Color and URL Assets    420 Working with Favorite Assets    422 Creating and Inserting Library Items    424 Editing Library Items    426 Working with Library Items    428 Creating an External JavaScript Library    430 Inserting and Editing an External JavaScript    432 Using Server-Side Includes    434 19  Creating Templates    435 Introducing Templates    436 Creating a Template    437 Opening a Template    438 Defining Editable Regions    440 Defining Editable Attributes    441 Creating Repeating Regions    442 Creating Optional Regions    444 Creating InContext Editable Editing Regions    446 Creating InContext Editable Repeating Regions    448 Creating Nested Templates    450 Creating a Web Page from a Nested Template    452 Creating a Web Page from a Custom Template    453 Updating a Template    454 Attaching or Detaching a Template    456 Importing XML into a Template    457 Exporting Template Data as XML    458 20  Testing a Web Site    459 Finding Broken Links    460 Fixing Broken Links    462 Validating Web Pages    464 New5.5 Checking for HTML Browser Compatibility    466 Checking Pages in a Browser    468 Checking for Balanced Code    470 Cleaning Up HTML    472 Cleaning UP Word HTML    474 Adding Accessibility    476 Running Reports to Test a Site    478 Viewing and Saving Reports    480 Gathering Download Statistics    482 21  Managing a Web Site    483 Setting Advanced Site Definitions    484 New! Defining Local Info for a Site    486 New5.5 Defining Remote Info for a Site    488 New5.5 Defining the Testing Server    492 New5.5 Defining Version Control    493 Defining Site Cloaking    494 Setting File View Columns Options    495 Using Design Notes    496 Viewing Design Notes    498 22  Moving Your Site to the Internet    499 Setting Site File Preferences    500 New! Managing Site Files with the Files Panel    502 Transferring Files    504 Comparing Local and Remote Files    506 Checking Site Files In and Out    508 Managing Site Files Versions with Subversion    510 Working with Business Catalyst Site Files    512 New! Synchronizing Site Files    514 Cloaking and Uncloaking Files    516 23  Creating Mobile Applications    517 Using jQuery Mobile    518 New! Creating a Mobile App    520 New! Inserting jQuery Mobile Components    522 New! Using jQuery Mobile Swatches    524 New! Using Media Queries    526 New5.5 Previewing a Mobile App    528 New5.5 Changing the Orientation for a Mobile App    530 New5.5 Saving a Mobile App    531 New5.5 Packaging a Mobile App    532 New! 24  Automating Dreamweaver    535 Using the History Panel    536 Undoing and Redoing History Steps    537 Replaying History Steps    538 Copying History Steps Between Documents    539 Saving History Steps as Commands    540 Using and Managing History Commands    542 Recording Commands for Temporary Use    544 Setting History Panel Preferences    545 Using Advanced Find and Replace for Text    546 Using Advanced Find and Replace for Tags    548 Creating and Using a Search Query    550 New Features    551 New! Adobe Certification    555 Adobe Certified Expert (ACE)    555 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA)    558 Index    561  

About the Author :
Steve Johnson has written more than 70 books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, Adobe InDesign CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe Flash Professional CS5, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2010 and 2007, Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh, and Apple Mac OS X Lion. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys coaching baseball, playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. Steve and his family live in Northern California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.