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Overview for Dreamweaver 2
What is Dreamweaver
DW1.2 and 2.0/Goodies
Color Differences
Getting Help
Workspace
Size, Time and Tag Selector
Object and Properties
Shortcuts and Palettes
External Image Editors
Integrating HTML Editor
Creating a Local Site

Text
Adding Text
Selecting Text
Font and Size
Aligning Text
Style
Page Titles
Changing Text Color
Background Colors and Images
Line/Paragraph Breaks
Fontsets
Create a New Fontset

Images
Image Formats
Inserting Images
Inserting Images in DW2
Tracing Images
Advanced Tracing Options
Adding Background Image
Alignment Controls
Low Source Images
Vertical/Horizontal Space
Cache
Resizing with Refresh

Links
Links with DW1.2
Links using DW2
Changing Links Colors
Creating Anchors
Anchors to a New Page
Link to an email Address
External Links
Script Links
Viewing Site Map
Absolute and Relative Paths

Miscellaneous
Creating Lists
Spell Checking
More on Spell Check
Setting a Color Scheme
Image Maps

Tables
Creating a Table
Inserting Text
Inserting Images
Selecting Table Elements
Resizing Table Elements
Aligning Tables Contents
Colorizing Table Elements
Colorizing Table Borders
Adding a Background
Adding Headings
Adding Rows and Columns
Padding and Spacing
Split and Merging Cells
Nested Tables
Sorting Tables
Table Formats
Copy and Paste Cells
Copy and Paste Text
No Wrap
Convert Tables to Layers
Single Pixel Gif Trick

Layers (All DW 2.0)
Introduction to Layers
Adding Layers
Labelling and Selecting
Adding Content
Moving Layers
Resizing Layers
Bg Color and Image
Stacking Order
Nested Layers
Convert Layers to Tables

Netscape Layers
Intro to Netscape Layers
Stacking Netscape Layers
Inline Layers
HTML Documents in Layers

Forms
Starting a Form
Scrolling Text Box
Checkboxes
Radio Buttons
Menus and Lists
Submitting a Form
CGI Resources
Dynamic Forms
Differences with 1.2 and 2
Hidden Fields
File and Image Fields

Frames
What are Frames
Create Frames
Frame Properties
Frame Borders
Problems with Frames
Targeting Frames
Change Frame Size
No Frames
Embedding Inline Frames

Style Sheets
Introducing CSS
Custom Styles
Applying Styles
External Style Sheets
Using CSS Selectors
Styling the Background
Block Controls
More on Style Sheets
Float and Clear
Understanding Cascading
More Style Sheet Options
CSS Filters (Windows Only)
Advanced CSS Options

Behaviors
Introduction
Popup Message
Multiple Behaviors
Complex Behaviors
Behaviors with Frames
Customizing Behaviors
Plug-in Detection
Combining Layers
Visibility and Clipping
Third Party Actions

Templates
Creating Templates
Editable Regions
Marking Selections
Applying to a Page
Modifying Templates
Hidden Template Tools
Stylesheets and Behaviors

Library and Server Side Include
Library Items
Creating Library Items
Adding to a Page
Updating Library Items
Making Items Editable
More Library Controls
Adding to a Template
Adding Behaviors
What is SSI
Adding SSI
SSI Prefs && Frames

XML
What is XML?
Adding XML
Importing into a Template
Exporting XML

Dynamic HTML
Introducing Dynamic HTML
Timelines Inspector
Simple Animation
Adding Key Frames
Changing Stacking Order
Hiding Layers
Adding Behaviors
Multiple/Record Paths
Animating Images
Complex Animation
Animating Images
Resizing Layers
Behaviors Channel (1)
Behaviors Channel (2)
Copy && e Paths
Working with Timelines

Head Elements
Exploring the HEAD
Adding HEAD Objects
Using Refresh
Working with META
Keywords
BASE && LINK

Site Management
Introduction
Defining a Local Site
Creating Site Maps
Creating/Breaking Links
Modifying Map Layout
Redefine Home Page
Viewing Options
Rename and Delete
Change Links Sitewide
Selecting Newer Files
Moving Folders && Files
Checking Links
Connecting to a Web Server
Put && Get
Check In && Out
Advanced Check Out and In
FTP Logs
Testing Site

Find and Replace
Find and Replace
Find in HTML Source
Advanced Text Search
Searching Using Tags
Using Find and Replace
Advanced Options
Searching Site or Folders

Source
HTML Inspector
Check HTML Source
Alter Appearance of HTML
Insert Comments
External Editor Integration
Editing with HomeSite
Absolute Format Control
Format Preservation
How to Debug HTML Code
Source and 3rd Party Code

Beyond the Basics
Java Overview
Adding Parameters
Plugins
Shockwave
Flash
Aftershock
Javascripting
VBScript
ActiveX
Creating Objects
Adding Behaviors

Overview
Whats New in Dreamweaver 3.0
Updating Dreamweaver 3.0
Preparing a Site
Defining a Local Site
Customizing the Launcher

Objects Palette
Objects Palette && Characters
Insert Tabular Data
Insert Navigation Bar
Modify the Navigation Bar
Insert Email Link
Insert Date
Inserting Form Elements
Insert Jump Menu
Advanced Jump Menu

HTML
HTML Source Inspector

Design Notes
Introduction
Adding to Objects
Adding a New Status

History Palette
Introduction
Replaying Steps
Recording Commands
Saving/Editing && Deleting
Prefs - Clearing && Menus

Word HTML
Importing Word HTML

HTML Styles
Introduction
Adding && Editing
Paragraph Styles && Options
Sharing && Global Styles

Netscape Resize Layer Fix
Add Remove Netscape Resize Fix

Image Maps
Inline Image Maps
Modifying && Menus
Adding Behaviors

Flash Movies
URLs in Flash Movies

Frame Sets
Inserting Predefined Frame Sets

HTML Formatting
Rewrite Preferences
Third Party Tags

Dreamweaver Menus
Menus && Shortcuts

Quick Tag Editor
Introduction
Insert && Wrap Modes
Preferences
Hints Menu

Fireworks Integration
Introduction
Library items
Updating HTML
Optimizing Images Command
Editing Images
Creating Photo Album
Extending Dreamweaver && Fireworks

Behaviors
Set Text Behavior

Site Management
Synchronize
Get/Put/Check In && Check Out

Dreamweaver Exchange
Adding Extension with the Extensions Manager

Miscellaneous
Changing the Default Page
Customizing - Source Formatting
Customizing ETH Dialog Boxes
Customizing ETH File Types
Netscape Plug-ins
External Cascading Style Sheets
CSS Extensions
Accessing a Network Server
Setting File Permissions
Server Side Includes
Linking External Javascript Files
Using SPAN Tag
Call JavaScript Behavior

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