Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Unleashed

Introduction.

What's Inside, Part by Part

What's Inside, Chapter by Chapter

I. GETTING UP TO SPEED WITH DREAMWEAVER.

1. Introducing Dreamweaver.

CSS

Design

Coding

Site/File Management

Application Development

Other Additions and Enhancements

2. The Dreamweaver Interface.

The Start Page

The Document Window

Context Menus

The Insert Bar

The Properties Inspector

Panels

The Menu Bar

3. Building a Web Page.

Creating a New Document

Working with a New Document in Design View

Inserting the Time and Date

Inserting a Horizontal Rule

Working with Images

Working with Hyperlinks

Working with a Web Page in Code View

4. Dreamweaver Site Management.

The Importance of Defining Sites in Dreamweaver

Defining a New Site

Managing a Website in Dreamweaver

Using Advanced Site Management Options

5. Defining Preferences.

Using the Preferences Window

Setting Keyboard Shortcuts

Working with Tag Libraries

II. STATIC WEB PAGE DEVELOPMENT.

6. Web Page Structuring Using Tables.

Inserting and Working with Tables

7. Advanced Page Formatting Using Style Sheets.

An Introduction to CSS

Designing CSS Using Dreamweaver and the CSS Styles Panel

Tips and Tricks for Using CSS

8. Working with Frames and Framesets.

Understanding Framed Websites

Working with Frames and Framesets

Adjusting Frame Attributes

Adjusting Frameset Attributes

Adding Content to Frames

Saving Frames and Framesets

Targeting Frames

Iframes

Targeting Browsers That Don't Support Frames

9. Working with HTML Forms.

An Introduction to HTML Forms

Working with Forms and Form Objects

10. Using Dreamweaver Behaviors.

An Introduction to Behaviors

Using the Behaviors Panel

11. Layers in Dreamweaver.

Introduction to Layers

Working with Layers

Designing Table-less Websites Using Layers

Adding Interactivity with Behaviors

III. TEAM COLLABORATION AND TASK AUTOMATION.

12. Building Dreamweaver Web Sites within Teams.

Using File Check In and Check Out

Maintaining Design Notes

File View Column Sharing

Generating Workflow Site Reports

Implementing Source Control with Visual SourceSafe

Using WebDAV

13. Managing Website Content Using Contribute.

Content Management Using Contribute

Administrating Contribute-Enabled Sites in Dreamweaver

Sending Connection Keys to Contribute Users

Using Contribute to Make Basic Edits

Rolling Back Pages in Dreamweaver

14. Workflow Enhancement.

Working with the Assets Panel

Using Find and Replace

Using the History Panel

Working with Commands

15. Working with Templates.

Understanding Dreamweaver Templates

Working with Repeating Regions

Defining Optional Regions

Nested Templates

Templates and the Assets Panel

Removing Template Markup

Changing the Default Document

16. Working with Library Items.

Understanding Library Items

Using the Assets Panel to Manage Library Items

Working with Server-Side Includes

Summary

PART IV. INCORPORATING MULTIMEDIA AND ANIMATION.

17. Understanding DHTML and the Timeline.

Animation with the Timeline

Behaviors and the Timeline

18. Adding Video and Audio.

Video on the Web

Media Players

Working with Video Clips

Audio on the Web

19. Integrating with Fireworks.

Specifying External Editors

Editing Images in Dreamweaver with Fireworks

Replacing Image Placeholders Using Fireworks

Optimizing Images in Fireworks

Creating Rollover Buttons in Fireworks

Inserting Fireworks HTML

Creating a Web Photo Album

20. Integrating with Flash and Shockwave.

Inserting Flash Movies into Dreamweaver Documents

Working with Flash Elements in Dreamweaver

Managing Links in Flash Movies with Dreamweaver

Controlling Flash Movies with Dreamweaver Behaviors

Roundtrip Flash Editing

V. DYNAMIC WEB PAGE CREATION.

21. Introduction to Web Applications.

Terminology

The Dynamic Dorknozzle Intranet Application

22. Working with Server-Side Technologies.

Introduction to Internet Information Services (IIS)

Introduction to ASP

Introduction to ASP.NET

Introduction to ColdFusion

Introduction to PHP

23. A Database Primer.

What Is a Database?

Installing a Database

An Overview of the Dorknozzle Database

24. A SQL Primer.

The Structured Query Language

Basic SQL

Expressions

Operators

Functions

Joins

Subqueries

Using Access to Generate Queries

Using MySQL Maestro to Generate Queries

VI. BUILDING DYNAMIC WEB PAGES.

25. Working with Dynamic Data.

Connecting to a Data Source

Building the Employee Store Using ASP, ColdFusion, or PHP

Building the Employee Store Using ASP.NET

Using Live Data View

26. Adding and Modifying Data.

Creating the New User Registration Page Using ASP, ColdFusion, or PHP

Creating the My Account Page Using ASP, ColdFusion, or PHP

Building the New User Registration Page Using ASP.NET

Using Application Objects to Create an Admin Page

27. Integrating Search Functionality.

SQL Search

28. Adding Shopping Cart Functionality.

Creating the Employee Store Shopping Cart Using ASP

Building an ASP.NET Shopping Cart

29. Security and User Authentication.

Securing the Dorknozzle Site Using ASP, ColdFusion, or PHP

Securing the Dorknozzle Site Using ASP.NET

30. Web Services.

An Introduction to Web Services

Dreamweaver and Web Services Integration

Building a Simple Calculator Web Service

Web Service and Database Interaction

VII. APPENDIXES AND BONUS CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE.

A. Visual Authoring with XML.

Introduction to XML and XSL

Dreamweaver's Visual XML Authoring Environment

B. Accessibility.

Accessibility Standards

Accessibility Reference

C. Extending Dreamweaver.

Working with Objects

Working with Behaviors

Customizing Dreamweaver Menus Using menus.xml

Sharing Extensions Through the Macromedia Exchange

The Server Behavior Builder

Index.