Intro to DreamWeaver

Create a folder where ALL of the files for this project will be kept. Lable it lnDWeaver

Open DreamWeaver CS4

Create>HTML

Use "Split" mode

Put in "Classic" mode

classic

Type "Index" in the Title field or directly into the HTML code, between the <title> and the </title> tags

Save this in your lnDWeaver folder as index.html

Select the CSS tab from the properties panel

cssHTML

Center the opening Caption the the web page and type "This is my opening caption" (without the quotes). When the window comes up choose "Class (can apply to any HTML element)". Type ".center" in the field under "Selector Name". Leave the rest alone. Close window. Choose Center align.

cssWindow

Switch back to HTML

Format it to a "Heading1" size

Hit return

Create a table with 3 columns and 1 row, 300 pixels wide, & select 2px for the other attributes - Thickness, Padding, & Spacing

Save

index gif

Align - "center"

Create 3 more HTML files save them as: image.html & title it Image; gif.html & title it GIF; and flash.html & title it Flash

Go back to you "index.html" page

Properties>CSS

In you first table "Cell" type "Image" with a "Center, Middle" position

The middle Cell is GIF, and the third Cell is Flash - Center, Middle on all

centerMiddle

Change the "Table width to "%". Adjust the code to even out the cells, see graphics below

width

 

table code

Select the word "Image" in the first cell and either "Browse" or just type image.html into the "Link field"

link

Do the same with the words GIF & Flash that are in the table

Save

In the "Code" section, select the code between the <p> just before the <table> tag and end at the </table> tag

linked table

Copy it (Cmd+C)

Open image.html and paste the code (Cmd+V) in same basic area of code

Do the same in the gif.html and flash.html files

Correctly save (save for web) a JPEG graphic, a correctly saved animated GIF, and place the SWF file from a published 320X240 Flash file into your lnDWeaver folder

Open your image.html file in DreamWeaver

Put your cursor just above the table

Insert>Image

Browse to your JPEG graphic, give it an alternate title

Center it

Click to the right of the image and hit the "return" button on the keyboard

Save

Do the same, inserting an animated GIF into the gif.html file

With your flash.html , click just above the table

Insert>Media>Flash

Browse to the SWF file

Do not add a title, just say OK

Click to the right side of the flash image and center it, then hit the "Return Key"

Save

This will put a "Scripts" folder in your folder so that IE can read it correctly

Put the curor to the right of the table and hit the return key and type Back to Opening Caption

Select it and link it to your index.html page

Save

Do this to the other 2 graphic pages

eMail me the entire lnDWeaver folder

Sample

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