www.it-ebooks.info Dreamweaver ® MX 2004 Bible Joseph W. Lowery 543504 FM.qxd 12/10/03 10:42 PM Page iii www.it-ebooks.info 543504 FM.qxd 12/10/03 10:42 PM Page ii www.it-ebooks.info Dreamweaver ® MX 2004 Bible 543504 FM.qxd 12/10/03 10:42 PM Page i www.it-ebooks.info 543504 FM.qxd 12/10/03 10:42 PM Page ii www.it-ebooks.info Dreamweaver ® MX 2004 Bible Joseph W. Lowery 543504 FM.qxd 12/10/03 10:42 PM Page iii www.it-ebooks.info LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: WHILE THE PUBLISHER AND AUTHOR HAVE USED THEIR BEST EFFORTS IN PREPARING THIS BOOK, THEY MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO WARRANTY MAY BE CREATED OR EXTENDED BY SALES REPRESENTATIVES OR WRITTEN SALES MATERIALS. THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR SITUATION. 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Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004, Dreamweaver MX 2004, Flash MX 2004, FreeHand MX, ColdFusion MX 6.1 for Professionals, JRun Server v4, and Macromedia Contribute 2.0 copyright  1995-2003. Macromedia, Inc., 600 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 USA. All Rights Reserved. Macromedia, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash, FreeHand, ColdFusion, JRun, and Contribute are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. is a trademark of Wiley Publishing, Inc. 543504 FM.qxd 12/10/03 10:42 PM Page iv www.it-ebooks.info About the Author Joseph Lowery has been writing about computers and new technology since 1981. He is the author of the previous editions of Dreamweaver Bible and Fireworks Bible as well as of Buying Online For Dummies (all published by Wiley). He is also the author of Joseph Lowery’s Beyond Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver MX 2004 Killer Tips (with Angela Buraglia), and Dreamweaver MX 2004 Web Application Recipes (with Eric Ott), all published by New Riders. He recently co- wrote a book on Flash with designer Hillman Curtis and has also written books on HTML and using the Internet for business. His books are international bestsellers, having sold more than 350,000 copies worldwide in ten different languages. Joe is also a consultant and trainer and has presented at Seybold in both Boston and San Francisco, Macromedia conferences in the U.S. and Europe, and at ThunderLizard’s Web Design World. As a partner in Deva Associates, Ltd., Joseph developed the Deva Tools for Dreamweaver set of navigational exten- sions and, with Edoardo Zubler, created FlashBang!, a set of Flash navigation tools. Joseph and his wife, dancer/choreographer Debra Wanner, have a daughter, Margot. About the Contributor Daniel Short never planned to be a Web designer; it just happened. When he was serving in the Army, he began by tearing apart computers. Eventually he was putting together Web sites. Dan is a devoted Macromedian (and Team Macromedia volunteer) and uses almost the entire Macromedia Web Design Suite, including Fireworks and Macromedia Flash. He’s been doing the Web gig since the end of 1998 and has had great luck building his Web design busi- ness through Web Shorts Site Design. Dan helps maintain several HTML and Dreamweaver reference sites including DreamweaverFAQ.com, for which he created the style changer and all ASP functionality, including the Snippets Exchange. Dan has also written articles for sev- eral resource sites, including AListApart.com, run by Jeffrey Zeldman, and Spider Food.net, run by J.K. Bowman. Dan is a contributing author for Dreamweaver MX Magic (published by New Riders). 543504 FM.qxd 12/10/03 10:42 PM Page v www.it-ebooks.info Credits Executive Editor Chris Webb Senior Project Editor Jodi Jensen Technical Editors Derren Whiteman Charles Brown Production Editor Gabrielle Nabi Copy Editor Mary Lagu Editorial Manager Mary Beth Wakefield Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Publisher Robert Ipsen Vice President and Publisher Joseph B. Wikert Executive Editorial Director Mary Bednarek Project Coordinator Ryan Steffen Graphics and Production Specialists Amanda Carter Lauren Goddard Joyce Haughey Jennifer Heleine Michael Kruzil Kristin McMullan Lynsey Osborn Heather Ryan Jacque Schneider Quality Control Technicians Carl William Pierce Kathy Simpson Brian H. Walls Senior Permissions Editor Carmen Krikorian Media Development Specialist Angela Denny Proofreading and Indexing TECHBOOKS Production Services Cover Image Murder By Design 543504 FM.qxd 12/10/03 10:42 PM Page vi www.it-ebooks.info For my good friend and co-worker, Derren Whiteman, in appreciation of the over-the-top support and technical expertise he’s generously provided to me and the entire Dreamweaver community throughout the years. Beauty, eh? 543504 FM.qxd 12/10/03 10:42 PM Page vii www.it-ebooks.info [...]... of HTML and JavaScript expertise Dreamweaver MX 2004 attempts to continue the balancing act of satisfying the two different markets — and, in large part, it succeeds Innovations in Dreamweaver MX 2004 can be categorized into three areas: workspace and productivity improvements, CSS capabilities, and Web-application building www.it-ebooks.info xii Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible Workspace and productivity... interested in Dreamweaver s power and performance Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible addresses the full spectrum of Web professionals, providing basic information on HTML if you’re just starting, as well as advanced tips and tricks for seasoned pros Moreover, this book is a complete reference for everyone working with Dreamweaver on a daily basis What Hardware and Software Do You Need? Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible includes... start Dreamweaver MX 2004 is the one program robust enough for them all, and the Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible is your guidebook to all its features and capabilities What’s in a name? In the case of Macromedia’s Dreamweaver, you find one of the most appropriate product names around Web page design is a blend of art and craft; whether you’re a deadline-driven professional or a vision-filled amateur, Dreamweaver. .. definitely better for using Dreamweaver, especially in terms of memory and processor speed How This Book Is Organized Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible can take you from raw beginner to full-fledged professional if read cover to cover However, you’re more likely to read each section as needed, taking the necessary information and coming back later To facilitate this approach, Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible is divided into... xi Acknowledgments xxi Part I: Dreamweaver MX 2004 Basics 1 Chapter 1: Introducing Dreamweaver MX 2004 3 Chapter 2: A Dreamweaver Workflow Example 35 Chapter 3: Touring Dreamweaver 57 Chapter 4: Setting Your Preferences ... focus is given to the Dreamweaverto-Fireworks communication link and how your Web production efforts can benefit from it www.it-ebooks.info xv xvi Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible In addition to Dreamweaver, Macromedia is perhaps best known for one other contribution to Web multimedia: Flash Chapter 24 explores the possibilities offered by incorporating Flash and Shockwave movies into Dreamweaver- designed... 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Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible includes coverage of Dreamweaver MX 2004 If you don’t own a copy of the program, you can use the trial version on this book’s CD-ROM Written to be platform-independent, this book covers both Macintosh and Windows versions of Dreamweaver MX 2004 Macintosh Macromedia recommends the following minimum requirements for running Dreamweaver on a Macintosh: ✦ Power Macintosh PowerPC... ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xxi Part I: Dreamweaver MX 2004 Basics 1 Chapter 1: Introducing Dreamweaver MX 2004 3 The Dynamic World of Dreamweaver 3 Connecting to the world’s data 4 True data representation ... design prototyping to ongoing Web site management, Dreamweaver automates and simplifies much of a Webmaster’s workload Dreamweaver is not only the first Web authoring tool to bring the ease of visual editing to an HTML-code–oriented world, it also brings a point-and-click interface to complex coding whether server-side or client-side The Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible is designed to help you master every nuance... capabilities Perhaps the greatest feature in the new release of Dreamweaver is not a feature at all — it’s a major shift in design focus Because its creators recognized the ever-growing role played by Cascading Style Sheets in Web design, Dreamweaver MX 2004 has been re-engineered to be CSS-centric from top to bottom If you’re just starting out using CSS, Dreamweaver helps you make the right choices by creating . not be used without written permission. 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