Although you don’t have to learn HTML to create web pages in Dreamweaver, having a basic concept of how it works does come in handy. If at first glance you think that XHTML code looks like hieroglyphics, don’t give up too quickly. With just a little training, you can start to recognize at least some […]
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They all create HTML pages, don’t they? So what’s the difference? Well for one thing, they don’t all create web pages the same way, and two of the programs listed here aren’t even being updated and supported any more (hint: GoLive and FrontPage are officially out of the running). So which program is right for […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, web designUsing templates in web design is a great way to save time on your page designs — and there are a gazillian templates you can download from the Web. But before you learn how to edit web sites with templates or themes, it’s helpful to understand the big picture: What are templates best used for, […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6Not all templates are created equally. Although they all share many of the same basic characteristics, different kinds of templates are in used for different purposes (and with different programs) on the Web today. Dreamweaver templates (extension .dwt) offer many advantages without requiring advanced programming skills. When you create Dreamweaver templates with the .dwt extension, […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs5, dwcs6, templatesThe tutorial that appears below is about creating your own form in Dreamweaver and using it with an email script hosted on your own server. When I wrote that tutorial a few years ago, using a script like this was one of the only ways to add forms to a website. If you’re a programmer or […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6Including background images in your web pages is a great way to add depth, color, and texture to your designs. You can use backgrounds in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to add decorative elements, such as textured backgrounds, gradients, and borders. Using background images in multiple parts of the page makes it possible to create rich, […]
Read More css, dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6The concept of creating styles has been around since long before the Web. Desktop publishing programs (such as Adobe InDesign) and even word processing programs (such as Microsoft Word) have long used styles to manage the formatting and editing of text on printed pages. When using styles in a word processor, you can create and […]
Read More css, dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6If you’ve faced the frustration of designing a web page in CSS only to find it doesn’t look right in some web browsers, or your styles seem to be conflicting with each other, you may be happy to discover the CSS Inspect feature, added to Dreamweaver CS5 and available in later versions as well. How […]
Read More css, dwcs5, dwcs6When you create a new style in Dreamweaver using CSS features, you will need to choose which type of style you want to create and which ‘selector’ you want to use. Understanding (and remembering) the differences between the various types of style selectors can be a challenge. That’s why I created this short tutorial on […]
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