Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars Project 6 Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Project Objectives Explain the concept of layers Insert, select, resize, and move a layer Name a layer Align layers Describe an image map Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Project Objectives Create an image map Add and edit behaviors Describe a navigation bar Create a navigation bar Insert a Date object Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Copying Data Files to the Parks Web Site Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar and then click My Computer Double-click Local Disk (C:) and then navigate to the location of the data files for Project 6 Double-click the DataFiles folder and then double-click the Proj06 folder Double-click the parks folder and then double-click the images folder Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Copying Data Files to the Parks Web Site Click the first image file in the list, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last image file in the list Right-click the selected files to display the context menu Click the Copy command and then click the My Computer Back button the number of times necessary to navigate to the your name folder Double-click the your name folder, double-click the parks folder, and then double-click the images folder Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Copying Data Files to the Parks Web Site Right-click in the open window to display the context menu Click the Paste command to paste the image files into the images folder Navigate to the Proj06 parks folder. Double-click the parks folder. Click the colorado_attractions.htm file, and then right-click to display the context menu Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Copying Data Files to the Parks Web Site Click the Copy command and then navigate to the your name folder Double-click the your name folder, double-click the parks folder, and then right-click to display the context menu Click the Paste command to paste the data file into the parks folder Close the My Computer window Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Copying Data Files to the Parks Web Site Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Starting Dreamweaver and Opening the Colorado Parks Web Site Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar Point to All Programs on the Start menu, point to Macromedia on the All Programs submenu, and then click Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 on the Macromedia submenu Click the Files panel box arrow and click Colorado Parks on the Files pop-up menu. If necessary, click the plus sign to open the site folder Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Starting Dreamweaver and Opening the Colorado Parks Web Site Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Opening the Colorado Attractions Page and Displaying the Rulers Double-click the colorado_attractions.htm file If necessary, click View on the menu bar, point to Rulers, and then point to Show on the Rulers submenu Click Show Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Opening the Colorado Attractions Page and Displaying the Rulers Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating and Selecting a Layer for the Colorado Map Image If necessary, display the Insert bar and then select the Layout category from the Insert bar pop-up menu Click below the last line of text in the Document window Click the ruler-origin icon and drag it to the insertion point Click the Draw Layer button on the Insert bar Layout category and then move the pointer to the insertion point Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating and Selecting a Layer for the Colorado Map Image Using the rulers as a guide, draw a layer approximately 440 pixels wide and 350 pixels high. If the layer outline does not appear in the Document window, click View on the menu bar, point to Visual Aids, and then click Layer Outlines on the Visual Aids submenu Scroll to the top of the Document window Right-click anywhere on the rulers and select Reset Origin on the context menu Click the layer outline to select it If necessary, scroll to the top of the page. If the layer-code marker does not display, click Edit on the menu bar, select Preferences, and then click the Invisible Elements category. Click the Anchor points for layers check box and then click the OK button Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating and Selecting a Layer for the Colorado Map Image Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Displaying the Layers Panel Press the F2 key to display the Layers Panel Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Naming the Layer and Adjusting Layer Properties Double-click the Layer ID text box in the Property inspector and then type col_map as the layer name. If necessary, double-click the W box and change the width to 440px. Then, if necessary, double-click the H box and change the height to 350px Click the Vis box arrow and then click visible Press the TAB key Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Naming the Layer and Adjusting Layer Properties Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Adding an Image to the Col_map Layer Click the Assets panel tab and, if necessary, click the Images icon Scroll to locate and click the map2.gif image. If the map2.gif file does not appear in the Assets panel, click the Refresh button Drag the map2.gif image onto the layer Click the Image ID box and type colorado_map. Click the Alt text box and type Colorado Map. Press the TAB key Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Adding an Image to the Col_map Layer Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar Press F12 and view the Web page in your browser. Note the space between the text and the image Close the browser Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Adding an Image to the Col_map Layer Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating Stacked Layers Click the expander arrow to collapse the panel groups Click the ruler-origin icon and drag it about 25 pixels to the right of the col_map layer Click the Draw Layer button on the Insert bar and then use the rulers as a visual guide to draw a layer measuring approximately 440px in width and 350px in height to the right of the col_map layer Right-click anywhere on the rulers and then click Reset Origin on the context menu Move the mouse pointer over any border of the layer outline and then click the border Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating Stacked Layers Click the Layer ID text box and then type northern_colorado as the layer ID. If necessary, change the W to 440px and the H to 350px in the Property inspector. Click the Vis box arrow and then click hidden Press the TAB key If necessary, scroll up to see the top of the layer. Click anywhere on the page to deselect the layer Click the Draw Layer button on the Insert bar and then draw a second layer directly on top of the northern_colorado layer Select the layer. Add and modify the following properties in the Property inspector: Layer ID – central_colorado, W – 440px, H – 350px, and Vis – hidden Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating Stacked Layers Press the TAB key Scroll up if necessary and click anywhere on the page to deselect the layer. Click the Draw Layer button on the Insert bar and then draw a third layer on top of the central_colorado layer Select the layer. Add and modify the following attributes in the Property inspector: Layer ID –southern_colorado, W – 440px, H – 350px, and Vis – hidden Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating Stacked Layers Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Selecting Layers and Adding Images Click the expander arrow to expand the panel groups Scroll to the right in the Document window Scroll in the Assets panel and locate the southern.jpg file. Drag the southern.jpg image onto the southern_colorado layer Click the Image ID box and type so_col Click the Alt text box and type Southern Colorado Features. Press the TAB key Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Selecting Layers and Adding Images Click central_colorado in the Layers panel If necessary, scroll up in the Assets panel and locate the central.jpg file. Drag the central.jpg image into the central_colorado layer Click the Image ID box and type cen_col Click the Alt text box and type Central Colorado Features Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Selecting Layers and Adding Images Click northern_colorado in the Layers panel Locate the northern.jpg image in the Assets panel and drag the image onto the northern_colorado layer Click the Image ID box and type nor_col. Click the Alt text box and type Northern Colorado Features. Press the TAB key Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Selecting Layers and Adding Images Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating Hotspots on the Colorado Map Image Collapse the panel groups If necessary, scroll up to display the top of the col_map layer. Click the map2.gif image in the col_map layer Click the Rectangular Hotspot Tool and then move the cross hair pointer to the upper-left corner of the map2.gif image Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating Hotspots on the Colorado Map Image Drag to draw a rectangle encompassing approximately the top third of the map2.gif image. If the rectangular hotspot does not appear, click View on the menu bar, point to Visual Aids, and then click Image Maps on the Visual Aids submenu Draw two more hotspots on the map2.gif image by dragging the cross hair pointer over the middle third of the image and then over the lower third of the image Click anywhere in the window to cancel the cross hair pointer, and then, if necessary, scroll down Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating Hotspots on the Colorado Map Image Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Adding the Show-Hide Layers Action to the Image Map Hotspots Display the panel groups and collapse the Property inspector Press SHIFT+F4 to display the Behaviors panel. If necessary, collapse the Files panel If necessary, scroll up and then click the top rectangular hotspot on the map2.gif image Click the Plus (+) button to display the Actions pop-up menu in the Behaviors panel. Point to Show-Hide Layers Click Show-Hide Layers. If necessary, click layer “col_map” in the Named layers list in the Show-Hide Layers dialog box to select it Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Adding the Show-Hide Layers Action to the Image Map Hotspots Click the Show button. Click layer “northern_colorado” and then click the Show button Click layer “central_colorado” and then click the Hide button. Click layer “southern_colorado” and then click the Hide button Click the OK button Click the middle hotspot on the map2.gif image, click the Plus (+) button in the Behaviors panel, and then click Show-Hide Layers on the Actions pop-up menu Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Adding the Show-Hide Layers Action to the Image Map Hotspots If necessary, click layer “col_map” and then click the Show button. Click layer “cenfl” and then click the Show button. Click layer “northern_colorado” and then click the Hide button. Click layer “central_colorado” and then click the Show button. Click layer “southern_colorado” and then click the Hide button Click the OK button If necessary, scroll down in the Document window and then click the third hotspot on the map2.gif image Click the Plus (+) button in the Behaviors panel, and then click Show-Hide Layers on the Actions pop-up menu If necessary, click layer “col_map” and then click the Show button. Click layer “northern_colorado” and then click the Hide button. Click layer “central_colorado” and then click the Hide button. Click layer “southern_colorado” and then click the Show button Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Adding the Show-Hide Layers Action to the Image Map Hotspots Click the OK button Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar and then press the F12 key to display the Web page in your browser If necessary, maximize the browser window Move the mouse pointer over the hotspots on the map2.gif image to display each of the hidden layers Close the browser window and return to Dreamweaver Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Adding the Show-Hide Layers Action to the Image Map Hotspots Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Adjusting Layer Placement Display the Property inspector. If necessary, click col_map in the Layers panel and then scroll up in the Document window to display the top of the col_map layer Click the T text box in the Property inspector and type 205 as the pixel number Press the TAB key and then click anywhere in the Document window Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Adjusting Layer Placement Press the F12 key to view the Web page in your browser. Verify that none of the text is covered and that the image is positioned nicely within the Web page Close the browser to return to Dreamweaver Make any necessary adjustments in the Document window to adjust the placement of the col_map layer Click the Save button Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Adjusting Layer Placement Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Selecting and Aligning Multiple Layers Select the southern_colorado layer in the Layers panel. Hold down the SHIFT key and then select the central_colorado, northern_colorado, and col_map layers Click Modify on the menu bar, point to Arrange, and then point to Align Top on the Arrange submenu Click Align Top. If necessary, scroll down in the Document window Hold down the SHIFT key and then click col_map in the Layers panel Click Modify on the menu bar, point to Arrange, and then click Align Left on the Arrange submenu Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Selecting and Aligning Multiple Layers Click Modify on the menu bar, point to Arrange, and then click Make Same Width on the Arrange submenu Click Modify on the menu bar, point to Arrange, and then click Make Same Height on the Arrange submenu Press the F12 key to view the Web page in your browser. Move the mouse pointer over the Colorado map to verify that the images are displayed and that they are aligned properly Close the browser and return to Dreamweaver Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Selecting and Aligning Multiple Layers Click View on the menu bar, point to Rulers, and then click Show on the Rulers submenu to hide the rulers Press F2 to collapse the CSS group and then press SHIFT+F4 to collapse the Tag Inspector group Press F8 to display the Files pane. Open the natl_parks.htm file and scroll to the bottom of the page. Click to the right of the Colorado National Parks Hotel Reservations link and press SHIFT+ENTER. Type Colorado Attractions Map as the entry, create a link to the colorado_attractions.htm page, and then save the natl_parks.htm file Press F12 to view the Web page and test the link. Close the browser and then close the natl_parks.htm page Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Selecting and Aligning Multiple Layers Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Setting the Netscape Resize Fix Click Edit on the menu bar and then click Preferences Click the Layers category and then click the Add resize fix when inserting layer check box to select it. If necessary, click the Nest when created within a layer check box to select it Click the OK button. The Netscape Resize Fix source code is added. No visible changes are displayed in the Document window If necessary, click the Save button on the Standard toolbar and then close the colorado_attractions.htm page Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Setting the Netscape Resize Fix Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Opening and Preparing the Index.htm Page If necessary, click the Files panel tab Double-click index.htm in the Files panel to open the index.htm file Collapse the Property inspector and the panel groups Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Opening and Preparing the Index.htm Page Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Deleting Existing Links and Inserting the Date Object Move the insertion point to the left of the two links at the top of the index.htm page and then drag to select the links Press the DELETE key to remove the two links Scroll to the bottom of the page Select the date below your e-mail address link and then press the DELETE key Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Deleting Existing Links and Inserting the Date Object Click Insert on the menu bar and then point to Date Click Date Click the Update automatically on save check box Click the OK button Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Deleting Existing Links and Inserting the Date Object Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating the Navigation Bar Scroll up to the top of the page in the Document window and then click below the heading. Click Insert on the menu bar, point to Image Objects, and then point to Navigation Bar on the Image Objects submenu Click Navigation Bar Type colorado_parks in the Element name text box. If necessary, click the Use tables check box to select it and verify that Horizontally is selected in the Insert pop-up menu. Point to the Browse button for the Up image text box Click the Browse button to the right of the Up image text box. If necessary, double-click the images folder in the Select image source dialog box Click the button01a file Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating the Navigation Bar Click the OK button in the Select image source dialog box and then point to the Browse button to the right of the Over image text box Click the Browse button to the right of the Over image text box and then click button01b Click the OK button. Point to the Browse button to the right of the Down image text box Click the Browse button to the right of the Down image text box. Click button01b, and then click the OK button Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating the Navigation Bar Click the Alternate text text box and then type Colorado Parks as the alternate text. Point to the Browse button to the right of the When clicked, Go to URL text box Click the Browse button. If necessary, navigate to the parks folder. Click the natl_parks file and then point to the OK button in the Select HTML file dialog box Click the OK button in the Select HTML file dialog box. Point to the Add Item button Click the Add Item button Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating the Navigation Bar Repeat the previous steps to add the other four buttons, using the data shown in Table 6-1 on page DW 535 If necessary, display the Property inspector Click the Table ID box, type nav_bar and then press the ENTER key Click the <table#nav_bar> tag in the tag selector. Center the table that contains the navigation bar Click the CellPad text box and type 4. Press the TAB key Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating the Navigation Bar Press the F12 key to view the navigation bar in your browser, and test each of the links If instructed to do so, print a copy of the colorado_attractions.htm page and the revised index.htm page, hand them in to your instructor, and upload the revised Web pages to a server. Close the browser and then click the Save All button on the Standard toolbar Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Creating the Navigation Bar Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Closing the Web Site and Quitting Dreamweaver Click the Close button on the upper-right corner of the Dreamweaver title bar Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Project Summary Explain the concept of layers Insert, select, resize, and move a layer Name a layer Align layers Describe an image map Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Project Summary Create an image map Add and edit behaviors Describe a navigation bar Create a navigation bar Insert a Date object Project 6: Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars

Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars Project 6 Complete Layers, Image Maps, and Navigation Bars