Chapter 2 Developing a Web Page

A web page is composed of two distinct sections: –The head content –The body Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

The head content includes the page title that appears in the title bar of the browser and meta tags. Meta tags are HTML code that include information about the page, such as keywords and descriptions. Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

Viewing the head content Meta icon Head content section Title icon CSS icon Title text box on Document toolbar Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

Keywords are words that relate to the content of the website. A description is a short paragraph that describes the content and features of the website. Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

Keywords dialog box Keywords Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

The body is the part of the page that appears in a browser window. Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

The background color is the color that fills the entire page and should complement the colors used for text, links, and images on the page. Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

A CSS layout block is a section of a web page that is defined and formatted using a Cascading Style Sheet, a set of formatting characteristics you can apply to text, links, and other page objects. Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

The default font and default link colors are the colors used by the browser to display text, links, and visited links. Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

The default color for unvisited links, or links that the user has not clicked yet, is blue. Unvisited links are usually simply called links. The default color for visited links, or links that have been previously clicked, is purple. Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

Dreamweaver has two web-safe color palettes, Color Cubes and Continuous Tone, each of which contains 216 web-safe colors. Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

Color picker showing color palettes Available color palettes Web-safe palettes Click list arrow to choose a color palette Creating Head Content and Setting Page Properties

Most information in web pages is presented in the form of text. You can type text directly on a page in Dreamweaver, import, or copy and paste it from another software program. Creating, Importing, and Formatting Text

Dreamweaver will preserve formatting and generate clean HTML code. Clean HTML code is code that does what it is supposed to do without using unnecessary instructions, which take up memory. Creating, Importing, and Formatting Text

If text does not have a font specified, the default font on the user’s computer will be used to display the text. Keep in mind that some fonts might not appear the same on both a Windows and a Macintosh computer. Creating, Importing, and Formatting Text

The way fonts are rendered (drawn) on the screen differs because Windows and Macintosh computers use different technologies to render them. Creating, Importing, and Formatting Text

Text in your website should be attractive and easy to read. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are sets of formatting attributes that you use to format web pages to provide a consistent presentation for content across the site. Creating, Importing, and Formatting Text

A Font-combination is a set of font choices that specify which fonts a browser should use to display the text on your web page. Creating, Importing, and Formatting Text

To change the size of text using the Property inspector: –Select a numerical value for the size from 9 to 36 pixels. –Use a size expressed in words from xx-small to larger. Creating, Importing, and Formatting Text

To format a paragraph as a heading, click anywhere in the paragraph, and then select the heading size you want from the Format list in the HTML Property inspector. Creating, Importing, and Formatting Text

When you create links on a web page, it is important to avoid broken links, or links that cannot find their intended destinations. You should provide a point of contact, or a place on a web page that provides users with a means of contacting the company. Adding Links to Web Pages

A common point of contact is a mailto: link, which is an address that users with questions or problems can use to contact someone at the company’s headquarters. Adding Links to Web Pages

mailto: link on the Property inspector mailto: link Adding Links to Web Pages

A menu bar, or navigation bar, is an area on a web page that contains links to the main pages of a website. Adding Links to Web Pages

The History panel records each editing and formatting task you perform and displays them in a list in the order in which you completed them. Using the History Panel and Editing Code

Each task listed in the History panel is called a step. You can drag the slider on the left side of the History panel to undo or redo steps. Using the History Panel and Editing Code

The History panel Click in the bar next to a step to undo to that step Drag slider to undo steps Using the History Panel and Editing Code

You can view the code in Dreamweaver using Code view, Code and Design views, or the Code Inspector. The Code Inspector is a separate window that displays the current page in Code view. Using the History Panel and Editing Code

The Code Inspector Code displayed in the Code Inspector Page displayed in Design view behind the Code Inspector Selected text with corresponding code Using the History Panel and Editing Code

A JavaScript function is a block of code that adds dynamic content such as rollovers or interactive forms to a web page. A rollover is a special effect that changes the appearance of an object when the mouse moves over it. Using the History Panel and Editing Code

As you add and modify pages, test each page as part of the development process. Test a web page in Live view or in a browser window to make sure that all text and image elements appear the way you expect them to. Modifying and Testing Web Pages

Adobe BrowserLab is a tool that checks pages by simulating multiple browsers and platforms. You can use it to test your pages in browsers that are not installed on your computer. Modifying and Testing Web Pages

The Multiscreen Preview button is located on the document toolbar. With the Multiscreen Preview, you can view a page in three device sizes in one window. Modifying and Testing Web Pages

The Desktop preview Phone preview Tablet preview Using the Multiscreen Preview Viewport Sizes button Modifying and Testing Web Pages