| Create
the Site Home Page
 The
majority of your web pages will be designed and created
in Fireworks then exported to HTML. So you will rarely
start your Web page creation directly in Dreamweaver. But if you
need to build a page from scratch here are the basics.
Here are the basics:
- Go to FILE/NEW WINDOW
- In the pop-up window accept the default
settings of "Basic Page and "HTML".
- To include tables go to INSERT/TABLE from
the top menu.
- Use the PROPERTIES
(WINDOWS/PROPERTIES) floating palette to select the
format of the text, add bullet points and numbered
lists
- To link a word or phrase, highlight
the section you wish to link (use the mouse to select
it)
- To link to a page within your
site, click the folder icon to the right of the box
called "link" and browse for the file.
- To link to a web page not within
your site, type the full web site address in the LINK
box (including the http://)
- To include images, go to INSERT/IMAGE.
- To edit the html source, click
on the <> icon in the top left
of Dreamweaver's interface
Dreamweaver
Properties:
Do not change the font from "Default Font",
or use any of the size or color attributes In the Properties
floating palette. Also, avoid using the background color
(Bg) and border (Brdr) color attributes on tables. This
is because all attributes dealing with appearance should
be created in the style sheet.
 If all your pages are going to have
the same design, the best idea is to create a template.
How to create a template is
detailed in this section. |
