Contents

GETTING STARTED

About Classroom in a Book

Prerequisites

Installing the program

Copying the Classroom in a Book files

Recommended lesson order

Jumpstart

Setting up the workspace

Windows vs. Macintosh instructions

Finding Dreamweaver information

Checking for updates

Additional resources

Adobe certification

Accelerate your workflow with Adobe CS Live

1 CUSTOMIZING YOUR WORKSPACE

Touring the workspace

Switching and splitting views

Working with panels

Selecting a workspace layout

Adjusting toolbars

Personalizing preferences

Creating custom keyboard shortcuts

Using the Property inspector

2 HTML BASICS

What is HTML?

Where did HTML begin?

Writing your own HTML code

Frequently used HTML 4 codes

Where Is HTML Going?

3 CSS BASICS

What is CSS?

HTML vs. CSS formatting

CSS box model

HTML defaults

Formatting text

Formatting objects

Multiples, classes, and IDs, oh my!

4 GETTING A QUICK START

Defining a Dreamweaver site

Using the Welcome screen

Selecting a CSS layout

Saving a page

Modifying the page title

Changing headings

Inserting text

Inserting images

Selecting and modifying CSS styles

Adjusting text fonts, colors, and sizes

Using the Property inspector

Previewing a page in Live view

Previewing pages in a browser

5 CREATING A PAGE LAYOUT

Web design basics

Working with thumbnails and wireframes

Previewing your completed file

Modifying an existing CSS layout

Adding a background image to the header

Inserting new <div> components

Modifying the page width and background color

Modifying existing content and formatting

Inserting an image placeholder

Inserting placeholder text

Modifying the footer

Checking browser compatibility

6 WORKING WITH CASCADING STYLE SHEETS

Previewing a completed file

Working with the CSS Styles panel

Creating new CSS rules

Creating an interactive menu

Modifying hyperlink behavior

Creating faux columns

Moving rules to an external style sheet

Creating style sheets for other media types

7 WORKING WITH TEMPLATES

Previewing completed files

Creating a template from an existing layout

Inserting editable regions

Producing child pages

Updating a template

Using Library items

Using server-side includes

8 WORKING WITH TEXT, LISTS, AND TABLES

Previewing a completed file

Importing text

Creating headings

Creating lists

Creating text indents

Creating and styling tables

Spell checking web pages

Finding and replacing text

9 WORKING WITH IMAGES

Reviewing web image basics

Previewing the completed file

Inserting an image

Adjusting image positions with CSS classes

Working with the Insert panel

Using Adobe Bridge

Inserting incompatible file types

Working with Photoshop Smart Objects

Copying and pasting images from Fireworks and Photoshop

Inserting images by drag and drop

Optimizing images with the Property inspector

10 WORKING WITH NAVIGATION

Hyperlink basics

Previewing your completed file

Creating internal hyperlinks

Creating an image-based link

Creating an external link

Setting up e-mail links

Targeting page elements

Inserting Spry menu bars

Inserting Spry menus as Library items

Checking your page

11 ADDING INTERACTIVITY

Learning about Dreamweaver behaviors

Previewing a completed file

Working with Dreamweaver behaviors

Working with Spry Accordion widgets

12 WORKING WITH FLASH

Understanding Flash

Previewing a completed file

Adding Flash animation to a page

Adding an FLV file to a page

13 WORKING WITH FORMS

Previewing a completed file

Learning about forms

Adding a form to a page

Inserting text form elements

Inserting checkboxes

Creating radio buttons

Working with lists

Adding a submit button

Specifying a form action

Emailing form data

Styling forms

14 WORKING WITH ONLINE DATA

Working with dynamic content

Previewing the completed file

Using HTML and XML data

Choosing a server model

Configuring a local web server

Setting up a testing server

Building database applications

15 BUILDING DYNAMIC PAGES WITH DATA

Building pages with ASP, ColdFusion, or PHP

Creating a master/detail page set

Creating a detail page

16 WORKING WITH CODE

Code tools overview

Selecting code

Collapsing code

Expanding code

Adding new code

Using Code Navigator

Accessing Live Code

Using Inspect mode

Working in related files

Accessing Split Code view

Commenting your code

17 PUBLISHING TO THE WEB

Defining a remote site

Cloaking folders and files

Wrapping things up

Putting your site online

Synchronizing local and remote sites

INDEX