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What you should know how to do in Dreamweaver

help

tutorial (avoid using templates at first)

know how to use: insert bar, document toolbar, document window,select tool, hand tool, zoom tool, property inspector

Know how to start, open, and create a new file

Design view, code view, code and design view

Common web page elements : text, images, hyperlinks, banners, navigation bars, image maps, forms, flash

using help

 

Sketch out on paper your site BEFORE you write or code the site

-determine the names of each page --> file names (history-> history.html)

-determine the relationship of each page to other pages

create an assets folder for images and sound files

You create the files before you add content

 

Upload a site- each page or FTP

create a root folder

ip address, domain name, local site, remote server

navigation structure

be able to add pages or folders

1-30 site maps - http://www.sitemap.org
This can be done after you finish your site

XML web site creator - http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/

 

page layout: white space, KISS, consistent themes

 

head content: meta tags, keywords, description

Body, body color, default font, unvisited links, visited links, Section 508

how to add meta tags, title

background color, hexadecimal value based on 16 for red, green, blue
uses numbers up to 9, "A" for 10...."F" is 15. White is "FFFFFF"

text edits using the property inspector - headings, paragraphs, line breaks, bold, italic, fonts

add an image

importing text from Microsoft word

fonts: Sans-serif fonts -block style- Ariel,Veranda, Helvetica
Serif fonts (easier to read on paper) Times New Roman, Times, Georgia

links, contact points, mailto

Navigation bar

 

Insert date (Insert-common-date)

preview in browser

viewing your site in smaller window sizes

design of web page- symmetry, balance, asymmetric layout, above the fold, avoid horizontal scrolls

 

Working with text

unordered list, bullet, ordered list, numbered list, definition lists, list item

CSS, Cascading Style Sheets, internal, external, inline
http://www.adobe.com/go/vid0152

selector-name of the tag with style declarations, declarations-property and value

create css (edit-> preferences -> CSS styles panel -> switch to all ->new css rule +.....

Apply and edit a CSS

Insert and Align graphics

gif, jpeg, png, opacity, asset panel

enhance an image

to change the file size of an image use an external editor like Photoshop

adding a border, V space, H scape

insert a background image

 

Working with links

internal links, external links

 

create an external link

insert rollover

vector graphics. flash text

Navigation bar