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Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual

Table of Contents

Copyright

The Missing Credits

About the Author

About the Creative Team

Acknowledgments

Introduction

What''s New in Dreamweaver MX 2004

HTML, XHTML, and CSS 101

The Very Basics

About This Book

Part I: Building a Web Page

Chapter 1. Dreamweaver MX 2004 Guided Tour

1.1 Welcome to Dreamweaver MX 2004

1.2 The Dreamweaver MX 2004 Interface

1.3 The Dreamweaver Test Drive

Chapter 2. Adding Text to Your Web Pages

2.1 Adding Text in Dreamweaver

2.2 Copying and Pasting Text

2.3 Selecting Text

2.4 Spell Checking

2.5 Undo, Redo, and the History Panel

Chapter 3. Text Formatting

3.1 Paragraph Formatting

3.2 Lists

3.3 Character Formatting

Chapter 4. Links

4.1 Understanding Links

4.2 Adding a Link

4.3 Adding an Email Link

4.4 Linking Within a Web Page

4.5 Modifying a Link

Chapter 5. Images

5.1 Adding Images

5.2 Modifying an Image

5.3 Editing Graphics

5.4 Image Maps

5.5 Rollover Images

5.6 Flash Buttons

5.7 Flash Text

5.8 Tutorial: Adding Rollovers

Part II: Building a Better Web Page

Chapter 6. Cascading Style Sheets

6.1 Cascading Style Sheet Basics

6.2 Creating Styles

6.3 Using Styles

6.4 Manipulating Styles

6.5 More About Styles

6.6 Advanced Styles

6.7 Style Properties

6.8 Cascading Style Sheets Tutorial

Chapter 7. Page Layout 101

7.1 Table Basics

7.2 Layout Mode

7.3 Inserting a Table in Standard View

7.4 Selecting Parts of a Table in Standard View

7.5 Expanded Table Mode

7.6 Formatting Tables

7.7 Modifying Cell and Row Properties in Standard View

7.8 Adding and Removing Rows and Columns

7.9 Merging and Splitting Cells

7-10 Nesting Tables in Standard View

7.11 Tabular Data

7.12 Tables Tutorial

Chapter 8. Page Layout 2004

8.1 Introducing CSS Layout

8.2 The Basics

8.3 Creating CSS Styles for Layers

8.4 Applying the Layer Style

8.5 Drawing with the Layer Tool

8.6 The Layers Panel

8.7 Modifying Layer Properties

8.8 Nesting Layers

8.9 CSS Layout Tutorial

Chapter 9. Frames

9.1 The Frame Page

9.2 Creating Frames

9.3 Selecting Frames and Framesets

9.4 Saving Framesets and Frames

9.5 Frame and Frameset Properties

9.6 Targeting Links

9.7 Inserting a Navigation Bar

Chapter 10. Under the Hood: HTML

10.1 Roundtrip HTML

10.2 Code View

10.3 Quick Tag Editor

10.4 Tag Inspector

10.5 Reference Panel

10.6 Inserting JavaScript

Part III: Bringing Your Pages to Life

Chapter 11. Forms

11.1 Form Basics

11.2 Creating a Form

11.3 Adding Form Elements

11.4 Validating Forms

11.5 Forms Tutorial

Chapter 12. Dreamweaver Behaviors

12.1 Understanding Behaviors

12.2 Applying Behaviors

12.3 Events for 4.0 Browsers

12.4 The Actions, One by One

12.5 Creating an External JavaScript Library

12.6 Adding More Behaviors

Chapter 13. Flash, Shockwave, and Other Multimedia

13.1 Flash

13.2 Flash Elements

13.3 Shockwave

13.4 Java Applets

13.5 ActiveX Controls

13.6 Plug-Ins

Part IV: Building a Web Site

Chapter 14. Introducing Site Management

14.1 Structuring a Web Site

14.2 Viewing a Site Map

14.3 Site Assets

Chapter 15. Testing Your Site

15.1 Site Launch Checklist

15.2 Check Browser Support

15.3 Validating Web Pages

15.4 Find and Fix Broken Links

15.5 Cleaning Up HTML (and XHTML)

15.6 Site Reporting

15.7 Accessibility

15.8 Download Statistics

Chapter 16. Moving Your Site to the Internet

16.1 Defining a Remote Site

16.2 Transferring Files

16.3 Check In and Check Out

16.4 Synchronizing Site Files

16.5 Communicating with Design Notes

Part V: Dreamweaver 2004 Power

Chapter 17. Snippets and Libraries

17.1 Snippets Basics

17.2 Using Snippets

17.3 Creating Snippets

17.4 Built-in Snippets

17.5 Library Basics

17.6 Create and Use Library Items

17.7 Edit Library Items

17.8 Library Tutorial

Chapter 18. Templates

18.1 Template Basics

18.2 Create a Template

18.3 Define Editable Regions

18.4 Adding Optional Regions

18.5 Nested Templates

18.6 Building Pages Based on a Template

18.7 Update a Template

18.8 Template Tutorial

Chapter 19. Automating Dreamweaver

19.1 The History Panel Revisited

19.2 Create Web Photo Album

19.3 Find and Replace

Chapter 20. Customizing Dreamweaver

20.1 Keyboard Shortcuts

20.2 Dreamweaver Extensions

Part VI: Dynamic Dreamweaver 2004

Chapter 21. Getting Started with Dynamic Web Sites

21.1 The Dynamic Edge

21.2 Pieces of the Puzzle

21.3 Setting Up Dreamweaver for Dynamic Web Sites

21.4 Databases Explained (in Five Minutes or Less)

21.5 Creating a Dynamic Page

21.6 Connecting Dreamweaver to a Database

Chapter 22. Adding Dynamic Data to Your Pages

22.1 Retrieving Information

22.2 Adding Dynamic Information

22.3 Displaying Multiple Records

22.4 Recordset Navigation

22.5 Viewing Live Data Within Dreamweaver

22.6 Master Detail Page Set

22.7 Passing Information Between Pages

22.8 Tutorial: Displaying Database Information

Chapter 23. Web Pages that Manipulate Database Records

23.1 Adding Data

23.2 Updating Database Records

23.3 Dynamic Form Fields

23.4 Deleting Records

23.5 Tutorial: Inserting and Updating Data

Chapter 24. Advanced Dynamic Site Features

24.1 Password-Protecting Web Pages

24.2 Additional Data Sources

24.3 Advanced Server Behaviors

24.4 Tutorial: Authentication

Appendix A. Getting Help

A.1 Getting Help from Dreamweaver

A.2 Getting Help from Macromedia

A.3 Help from the Real World

A.4 Help Creating Your Own Extensions

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