Adobe Dreamweaver CS5

The Internet The Internet, sometimes simply called the Net, is a global network connecting millions of computers. Within this network, a user who has permission at any one computer can access and obtain information from any other computer within the network. A network is a group of computers and associated devices that are connected by […]

Web Site Development and Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Part 2

Planning a Web Site Thousands of individuals create and publish Web pages every day, some using word processing software or markup languages, such as HTML and XHTML, to create their pages. Others use professional design and management editors such as Dreamweaver. Although publishing a Web page or a Web site is easy, advanced planning is […]

Web Site Development and Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Part 3

Development Basics — Typography, Images, Page Layout, and Color Typography, images, page layout, and color are the key design elements that will make up your finished Web site. Correct use of these elements plays an important part in the development process. Consider the following guidelines: Typography As in all media, good typography, the appearance and […]

Web Site Development and Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Part 4

Web Site Languages Web pages are written in plain text and saved in the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, or ASCII (pronounced ASK-ee), format — the most widely used coding system to represent data. Using the ASCII format makes Web pages universally readable by different Web browsers regardless of the computer platform on which […]

Web Site Development and Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Part 5

Extend Your Knowledge Extend the skills you learned in this topic and experiment with new skills. You may need to use Help to complete the assignment. Identifying Web Site Types Instructions: As you learned in this Introduction, Web sites can be classified into 13 basic types. Use a browser such as Internet Explorer to identify […]

Creating a Dreamweaver Web Page and Local Site (Adobe Dreamweaver CS5) Part 1

What Is Adobe Dreamweaver CS5? Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 is a powerful Web page authoring and Web site management software program with an HTML editor that is used to design, code, and create professional-looking Web pages, Web sites, and Web applications. The visual-editing features of Dreamweaver allow you to create pages without writing a line of […]

Creating a Dreamweaver Web Page and Local Site (Adobe Dreamweaver CS5) Part 2

Document Tab The document tab displays the Web page name, which is Untitled-1 for the first Web page you create in a Dreamweaver session, as shown in Figure 1-4. (The “X” is the Close button for the document tab.) After you save and name the Web page, the document tab reflects the changes by displaying […]

Creating a Dreamweaver Web Page and Local Site (Adobe Dreamweaver CS5) Part 3

Using Site Setup to Create a Local Site You create a local site using Dreamweaver’s Site Setup dialog box. You work with two categories of settings: •    Site category: Enter the name of your site and the path to the local site folder. For example, you will use Montana Parks as the site name and […]

Creating a Dreamweaver Web Page and Local Site (Adobe Dreamweaver CS5) Part 4

To Copy Data Files to the Local Web Site You can copy the data files one by one through the Dreamweaver Files panel as you progress through this topic. Alternatively, using the Windows Computer tool, you can establish the basic framework for the parks Web site by copying all the files and images at one […]

Creating a Dreamweaver Web Page and Local Site (Adobe Dreamweaver CS5) Part 5

Web Page Backgrounds Each new Web page you create is displayed with a default white or gray background and other default properties. You can modify these default properties using the Page Properties dialog box. The Page Properties dialog box lets you specify appearance, links, and many other aspects of page design. You can assign new […]