Teach Yourself Visually Dreamweaver MX

"Your series is the most precise, visually appealing, and compelling to peruse. Kudos!" - Margaret Rose Chmilar (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) "A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words!" - Lorri Pegan - Durastante (Wickliffe, OH) Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something - and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 150 Dreamweaver MX tasks, from working with images, multimedia, templates, and DHTML to creating tables, frames, forms, and database-driven sites. "Teach Yourself" sidebars offer practical tips and tricks. Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task. Succinct explanations walk you through step by step. Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: GETTING STARTED WITH DREAMWEAVER. Introduction to the World Wide Web. Parts of a Web Page. Plan Your Web Site. Start Dreamweaver on a PC. Start Dreamweaver on a Macintosh. Tour the Dreamweaver Interface on a PC. Tour The Dreamweaver Interface on a Macintosh. Show or Hide a Window. Exit Dreamweaver. Get Help. Chapter 2: SETTING UP YOUR WEB SITE. Set Up a New Web Site. Create a New Web Page. Add a Title to a Web Page. Save a Web Page. Preview a Web Page in a Browser. Chapter 3: EXPLORING THE DREAMWEAVER INTERFACE. Customize the Document Window. Format Content with the Property Inspector. Add Elements with the Insert Panel. Correct Errors with the History Panel. View Panels. Create and Apply a Custom Command. Set Preferences. Chapter 4: UNDERSTANDING HTML CODE. Introduction to HTML. View and Edit the Source Code. Explore Structural Tags. Explore Block--Formatting Tags. Explore Text--Formatting Tags. Explore Image and Hyperlink Tags. Clean Up HTML Code. View and Edit Head Content. Using the Reference Panel. Chapter 5: FORMATTING AND STYLING TEXT. Create a Heading. Create Paragraphs. Create Line Breaks. Indent Paragraphs. Create Lists. Insert Special Characters. Change the Font Face. Change the Font Size. Change the Font Color. Add a Horizontal Rule. Import Text from Another Document. Chapter 6: WORKING WITH IMAGES AND MULTIMEDIA. Insert an Image into a Web Page. Wrap Text Around an Image. Align an Image. Resize an Image. Add Space Around an Image. Add a Background Image. Change the Background Color. Add Alternate Text. Insert a Flash File. Insert Other Multimedia Files. Chapter 7: CREATING HYPERLINKS. Link to Other Pages in Your Site. Link to Another Web Site. Using an Image as a Link. Create a Jump Link within a Page. Create a Link to Another File Type. Create an Image Map. Create a Link Using the Site Panel. Create a Link to Open a New Browser Window. Create an E--mail Link. Check Links. Change the Color of Links on a Page. Chapter 8: USING TABLES TO DESIGN A WEB PAGE. Insert a Table into a Web Page. Insert Content into a Table. Change the Background of a Table. Change the Cell Padding in a Table. Change the Cell Spacing in a Table. Change the Alignment of a Table. Change the Alignment of Cell Content. Insert or Delete a Row or Column. Split or Merge Table Cells. Change the Dimensions of a Table. Change the Dimensions of a Cell. Create a Layout Table. Rearrange a Layout Table. Adjust the Width of a Layout Table. Chapter 9: CREATING PAGES WITH FRAMES. Introduction to Frames. Insert a Predefined Frameset. Save a Framed Site. Divide a Page into Frames. Create a Nested Frame. Change the Dimensions of a Frame. Add Content to a Frame. Delete a Frame. Name a Frame. Link to a Frame. Format Frame Borders. Control Scroll Bars in Frames. Control Resizing in Frames. Add NoFrames Content. Chapter 10: CREATING WEB--BASED FORMS. Understanding Forms. Define a form. Add a Text Field to a Form. Add a Check Box to a Form. Add a Radio Button to a Form. Add a Menu or List to a Form. Add a Password Field to a Form. Add a Submit or Reset Button to a Form. Create a Jump Menu. Chapter 11: USING LIBRARY ITEMS AND TEMPLATES. Introduction to Library Items and Templates. View Library Items and Templates. Create a Library Item. Insert a Library Item. Update Your Web Site with the Library. Detach Library Content for Editing. Create a Template. Set a Template's Editable Regions. Create a Page by Using a Template. Edit a Template and Update Your Web Site. Chapter 12: CREATING AND APPLYING STYLE SHEETS. Introduction to Style Sheets. Redefine an HTML Style. Create a Custom Style. Apply a Style. Edit a Style Sheet. Using CSS Selectors to Modify Links. Create an External Style Sheet. Create an HTML Style. Apply an HTML Style. Chapter 13: USING DYNAMIC HTML. Introduction to DHTML. Create a Layer and Insert Content. Resize and Reposition Layers. Change the Stacking Order of Layers. Enable Layer Dragging. Apply the Show--Hide Layers Behavior. Create a Rollover Image. Animation with Timelines. Using the Timelines Panel. Create a Simple Animation with the Timeline. Drag a Path to Create an Animation. Change Animation Speed and Repetition. Trigger an Animation with a Behavior. Chapter 14: PUBLISHING A WEB SITE. Publish Your Web Site. Using the Site Window. Organize Your Files and Folders. Set Up a Remote Site. Connect to a Remote Site. Upload Files to a Web Server. Download Files from a Web Server. Synchronize Your Local and Remote Sites. Chapter 15: MAINTAINING A WEB SITE. Using the Site Map. Manage Site Assets. Add Content with the Assets Panel. Specify Favorite Assets. Check a Page In or Out. Make Design Notes. Run a Site Report. Change a Link Sitewide. Find and Replace Text. Chapter 16: BUILDING A DATABASE--DRIVEN WEB SITE. The Power of Dynamic Web Sites. Install a Testing Server. Create a Database Connection. Configure a Dynamic Web Site. Create a Recordset. Work with Live Data. Repeat a Region. Add Dynamic Images. Add a Record. Update a Record. Add Recordset Paging. Create a Site Search.