Create head content and set page properties Create, import, and format text Add links to Web pages Use the History panel and Code Inspector Modify and test Web pages Unit Lessons
Understanding Page Layout Use White Space Effectively Limit Multimedia Elements Keep it Simple Use an Intuitive Navigation Structure Apply a Consistent Theme Developing a Web page
Creating Head Content Title - browser title bar fig B-2 Keywords - search Description - search results fig B-4 keywords description title
Create Head Content… … …..
Web Page Properties Background color Font color Link colors (unvisited, visited, active)
Web-Safe Colors 216 colors RGB Hexidecimal values
Background color
Create, Import and Format Text Adding text to a Dreamweaver page… Type in Dreamweaver Copy/Paste [Ctrl+C] and [Ctrl+V] Import Word HTML
Web fonts Browsers use visitor’s fonts Font combinations Serif and Sans Serif t T Graphic text for funky fonts
Text Property Inspector Font, Size, Color, Style, Alignment
Font Size “3” - Default browser size “1” through “7”, or “-7” through “+7”
Web filenames Do not use: Spaces Special characters Punctuation Capital letters
Add Links to Web Pages
Link properties Link names - informative Hyper text - topic Graphic Formatting properties - consistent Address or path - relative vs absolute
Broken Links Typos Pages move Sites move Sites expire
Add a Link Browse or Point
Link (mailto:) Fig B-20
Site Map Home page Linked pages
History Panel …functions Undo Redo Replay Save As Command
History Panel …properties 50 steps Preferences adds more Increasing steps uses memory
Code Inspector Code View in a floating window
Reference Panel Open from Code Inspector or Reference Panel Html tag example info
Comments Discerns code Not visible in browser
Date Object
Comment and Date HTML Comment tag used for date
Test Pages …in Preview Proofreading Window size Links
Test window sizes within Dreamweaver
Test Pages …in field Monitors size and resolution Platforms unix, mac, pc Browsers explorer, netscape, aol
Unit Tasks Create head content Set page properties Import and Format text Add links Use History Panel Use Code Inspector Test Web pages