Dreamweaver Directions

Dreamweaver Directions

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Getting StartedTablesAdding Images and ColorAdding TextAdding LinksCreating a Rollover

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Open Dreamweaver

Select HTML

• Select HTML• Layout none• Click Create

File Organization

• A home page is always called index.html• images folder inside Project files folder• index.html page file inside Project files folder

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Creating Tables

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Tables

• Find tabs at the top of your window• Common tab• Select the table icon: it looks like a little grid

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• Select the number of:• Rows • Columns• Table width 700-1000 pixels• Boarder 0• Cell pad 0• Cell space 0• Header none• Click ok

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In PROPERTIES INSPECTOR- at bottom of windowYou can enter a number for the width & height for each table cell

Adding Images and Color

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Add color to a whole cell

Click inside cellClk <td> tag (cell tag) in the Properties InspectorEnter either 6-digit color code -Or clk on Bg to get color menu

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Adding Background Color

• Page Properties in properties inspector • Go to Bg-type 6-digit color code

or click in little box next to Bg for color menu

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Background Color - more

• Click Page Properties in the Properties Inspector < APPEARANCE

• Click Background Color box

• Either insert a 6-digit color code

• Or click Background color box and select from swatches

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Adding Images

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Common tabTree iconImage

Select Image Source

• Open your images folder• Select the image you want

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Adding Text

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• Click inside table cell• Type some words• Select the <td> tag

Choose Font

• In properties inspector (window < properties)• Font: choose font style• Arial, Times, Courier, Georgia, Veranda, etc.

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Choose Font Format

• In properties inspector• Format: choose either paragraph,

heading 1, heading 2, etc.

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Choose Font Size

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In properties inspector (window < properties)Size: choose font size

Choose Font Color

• Select grey unmarked box to change font color

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Bold, Italic & Align Font

• Bold, Italic• Left, Center, Right, All Justify• Bullets and Numbering

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Align Font (will also align images)

• Horizontal alignment• Vertical alignment

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Creating Links

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Click link icon• Select a word or words• Click on the link icon in the common insert bar

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Fill in Hyperlink information• Text: selected text • Link: this is where you will type the page URL• Target: _blank opens the linked page in a new window

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Check your link

• Click once away from the selected text to deselect it• The link text should be blue• And underlined in blue

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Change Link Color

In properties inspectorGo to page properties

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Category: Click linksLink color: select from swatchesRollover links: choose colorUnderline Style: chooseClick ok

Creating a Rollover

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Inserting a Rollover Image

• In the common insert bar at the top of the window• Go to image (tree icon)• Rollover image

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Inserting a Rollover Image

• In the insert rollover image dialogue box

• Click browse

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• Go to your images folder

Select your image• Original Image: browse and choose• Rollover image: browse and choose• Alternate text: what the image is• Ok

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Preview your rolloverClick on the Preview in Browser icon (little world)Click preview in browser

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Check your rolloverIn your browser windowrollover image should change as cursor hovers over image