1. 1 ITEC 4830 Graphics Design Chapter 1 Dreamweaver MX 2004 Basics

2. 2 Concepts  Image  Graphics  HyperText Markup Language (HTML)  Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML)  Extensible Markup Language (XML): facilitate the separation of structure, content, and presentation by specifying the content and structure of a page; the presentation is handled by CSS.

3. 3 Applications  Uses  Maps  Graphs  Charts  Computer Arts  Movies  Helps to  Compare data  Spot trends  Make decisions  Visual information is more compelling

4. 4 Learn  Dreamweaver interface  Set up a local site  A simulation of web server file structure  Access local site files from Assets Panel  Create & save a new document  Set up page properties  Title  Background color & image  Text color & font  Modify CSS styles

5. 5 Questions  How to hide and restore all panels?  Describe the process to change the properties of a specific tag using the CSS?  How to change the preview browser?  Short cut key for: Save, Repeat, Undo, Preview  Textbook review questions.