Knowing how many people are visiting your website, where they come from, and what they do when they visit your pages is key to the success of any business or service on the web. Here are three traffic reporting services you can easily add to the pages of any web site to get detailed traffic […]
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Unfortunately, different web browsers display text and HTML differently, and Internet Explorer is one of the worst, and most notorious, for bad code display (especially older versions of IE). What most web designers do is test their pages in a variety of web browsers to work to make sure their pages look ‘good enough’ in […]
Read More browsers, css, dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6Where do I insert the Google Checkout shopping cart code?
Janine, I just watched your class on E-Commerce on Kelby Training. It was an excellent class for someone like me, but I am experiencing a little difficulty in adding the Google checkout to my site. I have no problems adding the code for the items, but that 2nd piece of code that you said to […]
Read More css, ecommerce, wordpressHow do I change internal styles into an external style sheet?
Hello Janine, I have watched all of your Dreamweaver and CSS training videos numerous times and worked all of the projects, and I am getting the hang of css styles and rules, etc. However, I have noticed that the pre-made CSS templates in Dreamweaver have <style> in the CSS panel, which I presume is an “internal” style […]
Read More css, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6Why is the CSS in templates from ThemeForest and Woo Themes so complicated and hard to understand?
One of the things that makes it hard to ‘get’ the hierarchy or specificity of CSS that was written by someone else is that there are so many different ways to write CSS. I sometimes compare it to the art of writing prose. Not everyone who has learned to spell and understands the basics of grammar, can […]
Read More css, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, wordpressWhat is the difference between using Appearance (HTML) or Appearance (CSS) in the Page Properties Dialog Box?
I strongly recommend Appearance (CSS). That option will cause Dreamweaver to create CSS styles that correspond to the Page Properties settings, which is the recommended way to define page properties today. To see how this works, create a new blank page, set the page properties with the CSS option selected, and then you can study […]
Read More css, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6How do I arrange thumbnails in a photo slideshow?
Hi Janine, I’m one of your students. Thank you for your very helpful online courses. I am writing to ask your opinion. I am a graphic designer and illustrator. I am putting together my own website and would like to show samples of my work. My thought is to have a table of 15 thumbnails and a large […]
Read More css, dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6Can I create all my pages in Photoshop and bring them into Dreamweaver as an image?
Janine I just finished your Dreamweaver For Dummies book. I found it to be right on the money. However, I have a question. I’m a photographer and graphic designer. I’m most comfortable working in Photoshop. Can I create all my pages in Photoshop and bring them into Dreamweaver as an image rather than create them from scratch? […]
Read More css, dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6I created a drop-down menu in Dreamweaver, but when I upload it to the server, it doesn’t work.
Hi Janine, I created a drop down menu with Dreamweaver CS3 ( I am waiting to upgrade soon. ) Your directions were great. When I F12 the page to preview it, it looks awesome! However, when I upload the page, does not look the way it should or function at all. I have searched the […]
Read More css, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6How do I create a web page design with a large background image and content that floats over the middle?
Hi Janine, I’m reading Dreamweaver for Dummies and enjoying it very much, but I’m stuck on how to set-up a page that has a background image and then has a smaller boxed area for the “live” or content containing area inset over the background. Could you possibly tell me how to do this? Jack Hi Jack, […]
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