Dreamweaver Basics
Start -> Dreamweaver
VIEW Code and/or Design NOT LIVE View
View Rulers in Pixels
Display Code, Split, Design
Preview in Browser
Windows
Page Properties Help (F1)
Link Options
At this point Save As -- home (lowercase h) in M:\Home Even before you add content
Setting Up Tables according to your design
Split and Merge Cells to fit your design Each object should have it’s own cell Split or Merge Cells
Split and Merged Cell Examples
Place a Table inside a cell of another Table for more layout detail
File -> Save periodically
Links hyperlink anchor Link Name Browse for file Or type URL
Controlling Link Display In the Target pop-up menu, select the window in which the file should open in the Target text box. Use properties panel Attribute Values Value Description _blank Opens the linked document in a new window or tab _self Opens the linked document in the same frame as it was clicked (this is default) _parent Opens the linked document in the parent frame _top Opens the linked document in the full body of the window
Inserting an Image
Inserting an Image
Preview WebPage (click here or F12) Will ask you to Save
Consider using a Photoshop image(s) for all/much of your webpage with Image Mapping