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 […]
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Dear Janine, I redesigned my site, uploaded it to my server, but it did not change. I couldn’t find the answer in your Dummies book… maybe I am an idiot. Please help. Dear reader: Something tells me you’re not an idiot, but there are a few reasons that your new site may not be showing […]
Read More dwcs3, 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, […]
Read More css, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6How to line up three divs in a row
Hi Janine, I’ve listened to your CSS Basic and Advanced CSS DVDs. They are great resources, but I have a question I am trying to create a banner div that includes 3 divs inside: a Photo div, Title div, and another photo div, all lined up at the same height. I want the photos floated […]
Read More dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6Does Dreamweaver support Chinese?
Hi Janine, I am reading your book now, I just have one question for you, if I need design an e-commercial web site in Chinese characters, if I am going to use Dreamweaver, whether I can embed Chinese characters in this Dreamweaver code? thank you very much, Jen Hi Jen, If you have the English language […]
Read More dwcs5, dwcs6Adobe shut down BrowserLab in March 2013
If you’re trying to figure out what happened to Adobe Browserlab, it’s gone… Adobe BrowserLab was designed to help web designers preview how pages display in a variety of Web browsers, even if you didn’t have all of those browsers available on your won local hard drive. But in 2013 Adobe announced they were closing […]
Read More browsers, css, dwcs5, dwcs6How do I add a submit button and create a form for my Dreamweaver web page?
Hi Janine, I have Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5 and I wanted to know how to work the submit button. I don’t know how to receive the information that people fill out on the form. Could you tell me how to make that work so I can look at the information? Also, I was wondering in your opinion, […]
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