Dreamweaver 3 Bible / Joseph W. Lowery.

By: Lowery, Joseph (Joseph W.).

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BookPublisher: Foster City, CA : IDG Books Worldwide, 2000Description: xi, 1081 p. : ill. ; 24 cm + pbk.ISBN: 0764534580.Subject(s): Dreamweaver (Computer file) | Web sites -- Authoring programs

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DDC classification: 005.72

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

If Dreamweaver 3 can do it, you can do it too... You're holding in your hands the definitive guide to Dreamweaver--the only book you need to master today's leading Web development tool. Author Joseph Lowery has orked with th Dreamweaver team at Macromedia since the program's first release, and he is intimately familar with every Dreamweaver feature, nuance, and shortcut. From Dreamweaver basics to Dynamic HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, XML, and other next-generation technologies, he shows you step-by-step how to get the most out of the program--and create sites that are truly state-of-the-art.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Dreamweaver 3

Get up and running fast with a Dreamweaver quick start. Tweak HTML tags using the new Quick Tag Editor. Set up frames and framesets using easy drag-and-drop tools. Extend HTML with plug-ins, ActiveX objects, and Java applets. Harness ready-made objects and behaviors -- or code your own. Build a consistent look-and-feel without CSS, using the new HTML styles. Fine-tune images by capitalizing on the seamless Fireworks integration. Add pizzazz with video, audio, Flash, and Shockwave elements. Use the new History Palette to automate and accelerate development. Manage and maintain your site using libraries, templates, and other tools.

A bonus CD-ROM contains more than 300 extensions created specially for this book; trial versions of related software packages; and example code, style sheets, and Web pages.

No matter where you are in your career as a Web developer, you'll find techniques not published anywhere else. You'll see why the entire Bible series has such an outstanding reputation when the Dreamweaver 3 Bible goes the distance for you.

CD-ROM to accompany book available at issue desk.

Includes index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Foreword (p. ix)
Preface (p. xi)
Acknowledgments (p. xxi)
Part I Getting Started with Dreamweaver (p. 1)
Chapter 1 What Is Dreamweaver? (p. 3)
The Real World of Dreamweaver (p. 3)
The Dreamweaver Interface (p. 5)
Up-to-Date HTML Standards (p. 9)
Next-Generation Features (p. 12)
Program Extensibility (p. 15)
Automation Enhancements (p. 17)
Site Management Tools (p. 18)
Chapter 2 QuickStart for Beginners (p. 25)
Setting Up a Site (p. 25)
Home Page Layout (p. 28)
Including Client Text (p. 33)
Activating the Page (p. 35)
Previewing and Posting the Page (p. 37)
Chapter 3 A Hands-On Tour of Dreamweaver (p. 41)
Viewing the Document Window (p. 41)
Working with the Status Bar (p. 42)
Selecting from the Objects Palette (p. 48)
Getting the Most out of the Property Inspector (p. 58)
Using the Launcher (p. 61)
Customizing Your Workspace with Dockable Windows and Palettes (p. 73)
Accessing the Menus (p. 74)
Chapter 4 Setting Your Preferences (p. 101)
Customizing Your Environment (p. 101)
Adjusting Advanced Features (p. 118)
Making Online Connections (p. 124)
Customizing Your Code (p. 128)
Chapter 5 Using the Help System (p. 149)
Navigating the Help Screen (p. 149)
Stepping through the Tutorial (p. 154)
Getting Help Online (p. 156)
Chapter 6 Setting Up Your First Site (p. 161)
Planning Your Site (p. 161)
Defining a Local Site (p. 166)
Relative and Absolute Addresses (p. 171)
Creating and Saving New Pages (p. 174)
Previewing Your Web Pages (p. 178)
Putting Your Pages Online (p. 179)
Chapter 7 Publishing with the Site Window (p. 183)
Site Management with Dreamweaver (p. 183)
Setting Up a New Site (p. 184)
Using the Site Window (p. 191)
Checking a File In and Out (p. 195)
Checking Links (p. 199)
Launching External Editors (p. 201)
Working with the Site Map (p. 201)
Part II Using Basic HTML in Dreamweaver (p. 213)
Chapter 8 Understanding How HTML Works (p. 215)
The Structure of an HTML Page (p. 215)
Defining [head] Elements (p. 217)
Adding to the [body] (p. 229)
Working with the HTML Source Inspector (p. 232)
Rapid Tag Modification with the Quick Tag Editor (p. 233)
Inserting Symbols and Special Characters (p. 240)
Chapter 9 Adding Text to Your Web Page (p. 245)
Starting with Headings (p. 245)
Working with Paragraphs (p. 247)
Importing Word HTML (p. 273)
Styling Your Text (p. 277)
Using HTML Styles (p. 281)
Modifying Text Format (p. 287)
Incorporating Dates (p. 297)
Commenting Your Code (p. 299)
Chapter 10 Inserting Images (p. 303)
Web Graphic Formats (p. 303)
Using Inline Images (p. 307)
Putting Pictures in the Background (p. 318)
Dividing the Web Page with Horizontal Rules (p. 320)
Applying Simple Web Animation (p. 322)
Dreamweaver Technique: Including Banner Ads (p. 324)
Inserting Rollover Images (p. 326)
Adding a Navigation Bar (p. 328)
Chapter 11 Establishing Web Links (p. 333)
Understanding URLs (p. 333)
Surfing the Web with Hypertext (p. 335)
Adding an E-mail Link (p. 339)
Navigating with Anchors (p. 340)
Targeting Your Links (p. 344)
Chapter 12 Creating Lists (p. 347)
Creating Bulleted (Unordered) Lists (p. 347)
Mastering Numbered (Ordered) Lists (p. 352)
Making Definition Lists (p. 355)
Using Nested Lists (p. 357)
Accessing Special List Types (p. 359)
Dreamweaver Technique: Building Graphical Bullets (p. 360)
Part III Incorporating Advanced HTML (p. 365)
Chapter 13 Setting Up Tables (p. 367)
HTML Table Fundamentals (p. 367)
Inserting Tables in Dreamweaver (p. 369)
Setting Table Preferences (p. 371)
Modifying Tables (p. 372)
Working with Table Formats (p. 394)
Sorting Tables (p. 396)
Importing Tabular Data (p. 398)
Structuring Your Web Page with Tables (p. 400)
Nesting Tables (p. 400)
Chapter 14 Making Client-Side Image Maps (p. 403)
Client-Side Image Maps (p. 403)
Creating Image Hotspots (p. 405)
Converting Client-Side Maps to Server-Side Maps (p. 409)
Dreamweaver Technique: Building an Image Map Rollover (p. 411)
Chapter 15 Interactive Forms (p. 421)
How HTML Forms Work (p. 421)
Inserting a Form in Dreamweaver (p. 423)
Using Text Boxes (p. 426)
Providing Checkboxes and Radio Buttons (p. 430)
Creating Form Lists and Menus (p. 432)
Navigating with a Jump Menu (p. 437)
Activating Your Form with Buttons (p. 441)
Using the Hidden Field and the File Field (p. 444)
Chapter 16 Using Frames and Framesets (p. 447)
Frames and Framesets: The Basics (p. 448)
Creating a Frameset and Frames (p. 449)
Quick Framesets with the Frame Objects (p. 453)
Working with the Frameset Property Inspector (p. 455)
Modifying a Frame (p. 458)
Targeting Frame Content (p. 466)
Handling Frameless Browsers (p. 469)
Part IV Extending HTML Through Dreamweaver (p. 473)
Chapter 17 Accessing External Programs (p. 475)
Using CGI Programs (p. 476)
Incorporating Plug-ins (p. 483)
Working with ActiveX Components (p. 489)
Adding Java Applets (p. 493)
Adding JavaScript and VBScript (p. 495)
Chapter 18 Creating and Using Objects (p. 499)
Inserting Dreamweaver Objects (p. 500)
Modifying the Objects Palette (p. 501)
Adding Other Objects (p. 503)
Creating Custom Objects (p. 505)
Putting JavaScript to Work in Custom Objects (p. 509)
Chapter 19 Using Behaviors (p. 525)
Understanding Behaviors, Events, and Actions (p. 525)
Attaching a Behavior (p. 526)
Managing and Modifying Your Behaviors (p. 568)
Chapter 20 Creating a Behavior (p. 571)
Creating a Behavior from Scratch (p. 571)
Extending Dreamweaver Documentation (p. 582)
Useful Common Functions (p. 603)
Dreamweaver Behavior Techniques (p. 605)
Chapter 21 Customizing Dreamweaver (p. 609)
Adding New Commands (p. 610)
Managing Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts (p. 625)
Working with Custom Tags (p. 633)
Customizing Property Inspectors (p. 636)
Making Custom Floaters (p. 642)
Developing Translators (p. 644)
Extending C-Level Libraries (p. 650)
Part V Adding Multimedia Elements (p. 655)
Chapter 22 Fireworks Integration (p. 657)
Easy Graphics Modification (p. 658)
Inserting Rollovers (p. 664)
Controlling Fireworks with Dreamweaver (p. 670)
Chapter 23 Adding Video to Your Web Page (p. 679)
Video on the Web (p. 679)
The Streaming Media Big Three (p. 680)
Working with Video Clips (p. 685)
Playing Videos within Dreamweaver (p. 688)
Inserting QuickTime Movies (p. 689)
Streaming with RealMedia (p. 698)
Chapter 24 Using Audio on Your Web Page (p. 707)
Digital Audio Fundamentals (p. 707)
Music Files (p. 711)
MP3 Mini-Primer (p. 712)
Linking to Audio Files (p. 714)
Embedding Sounds and Music (p. 715)
Targeting Specific Plug-ins (p. 718)
Installing Streaming Audio (p. 721)
Sonifying with the Beatnik ActionSet Pro (p. 724)
Chapter 25 Shockwave and Flash Movies (p. 741)
Shockwave and Flash: What's the Difference? (p. 742)
Including Shockwave Movies in Dreamweaver Projects (p. 744)
Specifying Shockwave Properties (p. 747)
Designating Flash Attributes (p. 750)
Configuring MIME Types (p. 753)
Managing Links in Flash Movies with Dreamweaver (p. 753)
Providing User Interaction with Shockwave Movies (p. 755)
Dreamweaver Technique: Triggering Behaviors from Flash Movies (p. 759)
Part VI Dynamic HTML and Dreamweaver (p. 765)
Chapter 26 What Is Dynamic HTML? (p. 767)
Fundamentals of Dynamic HTML (p. 769)
Accessing DHTML in Netscape Communicator (p. 772)
Working with DHTML and Internet Explorer (p. 777)
Chapter 27 Building Style Sheet Web Pages (p. 783)
Understanding Cascading Style Sheets (p. 784)
Creating and Applying a Style Sheet in Dreamweaver (p. 788)
Styles and Their Attributes (p. 794)
Linking to an External Style Sheet (p. 805)
Chapter 28 Working with Layers (p. 809)
Layers 101 (p. 810)
Creating Layers with Dreamweaver (p. 811)
Modifying a Layer (p. 819)
Creating Your Page Design with Layers (p. 835)
Activating Layers with Behaviors (p. 841)
Dreamweaver Technique: Creating a Loading Layer (p. 846)
Chapter 29 Working with Timelines (p. 849)
Into the Fourth Dimension with Timelines (p. 850)
Creating Animations with Timelines (p. 852)
Adding Layers to the Timelines Inspector (p. 852)
Modifying a Timeline (p. 854)
Triggering Behaviors in Timelines (p. 863)
Dreamweaver Technique: Creating a Multiscreen Slideshow (p. 866)
Part VII Creating Next-Generation Code with Dreamweaver (p. 875)
Chapter 30 Extending with XML (p. 877)
Understanding XML (p. 877)
Exporting XML (p. 880)
Importing XML (p. 882)
Chapter 31 Adding Multimedia Extensions (p. 885)
Understanding SMIL (p. 886)
IBM HotMedia (p. 891)
Zooming into Graphics (p. 894)
Chapter 32 Building Active Web Sites (p. 897)
Understanding Active Content (p. 898)
E-Commerce Solutions (p. 903)
Understanding E-commerce (p. 903)
Ensuring Dreamweaver Compatibility (p. 907)
Part VIII Enhancing Web Site Management and Workflow in Dreamweaver (p. 911)
Chapter 33 Using Dreamweaver Templates (p. 913)
Understanding Templates (p. 913)
Creating Your Own Templates (p. 914)
Using Editable Regions (p. 916)
Adding Content to Template Documents (p. 920)
Working with the Templates Palette (p. 923)
Updating Templates (p. 926)
Changing the Default Document (p. 927)
Chapter 34 Using the Repeating Elements Library (p. 929)
Dreamweaver Libraries (p. 929)
Using the Library Palette (p. 930)
Editing a Library Item (p. 937)
Updating Your Web Sites with Libraries (p. 938)
Applying Server-Side Includes (p. 940)
Chapter 35 Maximizing Browser Targeting (p. 947)
Converting Pages in Dreamweaver (p. 948)
Ensuring Browser Compatibility (p. 951)
Testing Your Page with a Targeted Browser (p. 958)
Customizing a Browser Profile (p. 962)
Appendix A What's on the CD-ROM? (p. 969)
Appendix B CourseBuilder for Dreamweaver (p. 975)
Appendix C BBEdit 5.0 Primer (For Macintosh Users) (p. 989)
Appendix D HomeSite 4.5 Primer (For Windows Users) (p. 1017)
Index (p. 1045)
End-User License Agreement (p. 1082)
CD-ROM Installation Instructions (p. 1087)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Joseph W. Lowery has been writing about computers and new technology since 1981. He has also written books on using the Internet for business and HTML, and has contributed to several books on Microsoft Office. Joseph is currently Contributing Editor for GadgetBoy, an online consumer review service, as well as Webmaster for a variety of sites. Joseph and his wife, dancer/choreographer Debra Wanner, have a daughter, Margot.