Contents

Getting Started

About Classroom in a Book

TinyURLs

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

1 Customizing Your Workspace

Lesson overview

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

Lesson overview

What is HTML?

Where did HTML begin?

Writing your own HTML code

Frequently used HTML 4 codes

Introducing HTML5

3 CSS Basics

Lesson overview

What is CSS?

HTML vs. CSS formatting

HTML defaults

CSS box model

Formatting text

Formatting objects

Multiples, classes, and IDs, oh my!

CSS3 overview and support

4 Creating a Page Layout

Lesson overview

Web design basics

Working with thumbnails and wireframes

Defining a Dreamweaver site

Using the Welcome screen

Previewing your completed file

Modifying an existing CSS layout

Adding a background image to the header

Inserting new components

Changing element alignment

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

5 Working with Cascading Style Sheets

Lesson overview

Previewing the completed file

Working with the CSS Styles panel

Working with type

Using images for graphical effects

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

6 Working with Templates

Lesson overview

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

7 Working with Text, Lists, and Tables

Lesson overview

Previewing the completed file

Creating and styling text

Creating and styling tables

Spell checking webpages

Finding and replacing text

8 Working with Images

Lesson overview

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 to insert images

Inserting non-web file types

Working with Photoshop Smart Objects

Copying and pasting images from Photoshop and Fireworks

Inserting images by drag and drop

Optimizing images with the Property inspector

9 Working with Navigation

Lesson overview

Hyperlink basics

Previewing the completed file

Creating internal hyperlinks

Creating an image-based link

Creating an external link

Setting up email links

Targeting page elements

Inserting Spry menu bars

Checking your page

10 Adding Interactivity

Lesson overview

Learning about Dreamweaver behaviors

Previewing the completed file

Working with Dreamweaver behaviors

Working with Spry Accordion widgets

11 Working with Web Animation and Video

Lesson overview

Understanding web animation and video

Previewing the completed file

Adding web animation to a page

Adding web video to a page

12 Working with Forms

Lesson overview

Previewing the completed file

Learning about forms

Adding a form to a page

Inserting text form elements

Inserting checkboxes

Creating radio buttons

Incorporating text areas

Working with lists

Adding a Submit button

Specifying a form action

Emailing form data

Styling forms

13 Working with Online Data

Lesson overview

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

14 Building Dynamic Pages with Data

Lesson overview

Building pages with PHP

Creating a master/detail page set

Creating a detail page

15 Publishing to the Web

Lesson overview

Defining a remote site

Cloaking folders and files

Wrapping things up

Putting your site online

Synchronizing local and remote sites

Appendix: TinyURLs

Index