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Candyce Mairs

Candyce Mairs

Converting a Page into a Template

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Course Introduction
What is Dreamweaver?

3m 15s

Intro
0:00
Dreamweaver Introduction
0:07
Dreamweaver Interface
0:32
Code View
0:48
Design View
1:04
Preview in Browser
1:08
Adobe Products
1:29
Panels and Menus
1:47
Summary
2:31
How to Use the Project Files for this Course

3m 42s

Intro
0:00
Course File Instructions
0:08
Extras Folder
1:46
Summary
2:44
Section 2: Introduction to the Web
URL Basics

5m 53s

Intro
0:00
Domain Name
0:22
Protocol
1:34
Folders and Website Files
2:54
Web page file extension
4:33
Client Server Environment

6m 39s

Intro
0:00
Web Server Example
0:21
Port Number
2:17
Browser Environment
3:45
Other Browsers
4:31
Summary
5:07
Static vs. Dynamic Pages

4m 56s

Intro
0:00
Static Page Request Process
0:30
Dynamic Page Request Process
1:32
Application Server
2:24
Server Side Languages
3:01
Summary of Differences between Static and Dynamic
3:44
Separation of Content & Presentation

6m 35s

Intro
0:00
Three Parts of a Browser
1:15
HTML - Page Structure
1:25
CSS - Styling
2:16
JS - User Interactivity
4:29
Interpreters
5:24
Summary of the Three Parts of a Browser
6:03
Planning the Website Development Process

5m 8s

Intro
0:00
Design Development process
1:24
Initiate Project Process
1:55
Site Development Process
2:08
Project Planning Documents

5m 8s

Intro
0:00
Project Plan
1:16
Design Document Questionnaire
1:45
Design Document Items
2:25
Homepage Wireframe
2:42
Website Wireframe
3:12
Login Process Flowchart
3:35
HTML Naming Conventions

6m 46s

Intro
0:00
Examples of Different Naming Conventions
0:49
Headless Camel Casing
2:34
File Extension Options
4:22
Summary of Naming Conventions
5:25
Creating the Page Designs

5m 44s

Intro
0:00
Examples of Page Designs and Programs
0:40
Photoshop Example
1:27
FireWorks Example
2:11
JPEG Format Example
4:25
Copyright on the Web

3m 30s

Intro
0:00
Copyright Law Links
0:50
Copyrighted Page
1:26
Website Accessibility & the 508 Standard

6m 4s

Intro
0:00
Accessibility Definition
1:53
Accessibility Features
2:30
Four Principles of Accessibility
3:30
Section 3: Working in the Browser
HTML Versions & DOCTYPE

8m 25s

Intro
0:00
XHTML Document Type
0:37
Set Default Document Type
2:31
HTML 5 Document Type and Comparison
4:21
Browser Differences

8m 28s

Intro
0:00
Testing Different Browsers
1:10
Google Analytics
3:36
Browser Developer Tools

6m 11s

Intro
0:00
Google Chrome Developer Tools
0:15
Firefox Web Console
1:32
Internet Explorer Developer Tools
2:34
Change Browser Mode
2:49
Quirks Mode
4:31
CSS Viewer
5:16
Additional Browser Tools

7m 36s

Intro
0:00
Web Developer Toolbar
0:53
View Document Size
1:34
Populate Form Fields
2:24
ColorZilla
2:54
Firefox Extensions
3:53
Install Extension
4:46
Customize Toolbar
5:41
Using Firebug for CSS/JS

5m 50s

Intro
0:00
Installing Firebug
0:28
Firebug Tabs
2:30
JavaScript Console
2:36
HTML Tab
2:47
CSS Tab
3:35
Inspect Elements
3:58
Link to Firebug
5:21
Section 4: The Dreamweaver Interface
The Workspace Switcher

5m 31s

Intro
0:00
Workspace Templates
0:28
Reset Workspace
1:47
Classic Workspace
2:25
Workspace Switcher
3:06
Manage Workspaces
3:35
New Workspace
3:43
Dreamweaver Interface Overview

6m 29s

Intro
0:00
Menus
0:43
Create New HTML
1:33
Design View
1:49
Insert Bar and Tabs
2:21
Document Window
3:24
Properties Tab
4:11
Panels
5:05
Overview and Summary
5:21
Navigating the Interface

8m 14s

Intro
0:00
Modify/Customize Panels
0:44
Move Panels
3:53
Rearrange Panels
4:42
Open and Close Properties Tab
7:13
Dreamweaver Preferences

4m 10s

Intro
0:00
General Preferences
0:23
Allow Multiple Consecutive Spaces
0:44
Fonts
1:09
New Document
1:43
Preview in Browser
2:43
Insert Bar & Insert Menu

4m 26s

Intro
0:00
Create New HTML
0:16
Insert Bar
0:46
Forms Tab
1:03
Common Tab
1:18
Insert Menu
1:39
Insert Bar within Designer Workspace
3:36
Working in Code View

7m

Intro
0:00
Example Page
0:26
Coding Toolbar
1:13
Apply HTML Comment
3:57
Remove Comment
4:39
Properties Area
4:56
Line Numbers
5:58
Summary
6:08
Installing Additional Browsers in Dreamweaver

5m 50s

Intro
0:00
Edit Browser List
0:56
Add a browser
1:49
Set Secondary Browser
3:58
Select Preview in Browser
4:42
Section 5: Getting Started
Defining a Site in Dreamweaver

11m 18s

Intro
0:00
Manage Sites
1:38
Create a New Site
2:57
Files Panel
6:16
Rearranging Site Files
7:10
Local View
9:40
Summary
10:14
The Importance of the Files Panel

7m 2s

Intro
0:00
Blank Example Site in Files Panel
0:13
Files Panel Options
0:59
Edit Menu
2:06
View Menu
2:22
Site Menu
2:30
Delete Files
2:51
Rename File
3:54
Files Refresh
5:31
Section 6: Creating a Page Using a Pre-Defined Layout
Pre-Defined CSS Layout Options

8m 21s

Intro
0:00
Course Files
0:21
Files in Files Panels
1:37
New Document
2:38
Page Type
3:14
Layout Options
3:21
Creating a Pre-Defined CSS Layout Page

7m 18s

Intro
0:00
New HTML5 Layout Page
0:49
Preview in Browser
2:28
Save Page
2:43
Browser Preview
4:35
Page in Files Panel
5:12
Building the Header Area

15m 39s

Intro
0:00
Code View and Comments
0:40
Customizing the Header
1:22
Removing Image Placeholder
2:36
Select Regions
3:38
Adding Text
3:55
Set Page Title
4:24
CSS Styles Panel
7:31
Edit Header Color
8:39
Edit Header Text
9:58
Add CSS Style Rule
11:15
Rule Definition
12:35
Summary
14:36
Modifying the Navigation Column, Part 1

9m 1s

Intro
0:00
Modifying the Side Bar
0:23
Tag Selection
1:07
Changing Position and Background Color
2:04
Changing Text Color
4:59
Changing Hover Text and Background Color
6:49
Summary
8:17
Modifying the Navigation Column, Part 2

10m 36s

Intro
0:00
Modifying the Side Bar
0:30
Editing Link Text
0:34
Correcting Mistakes
1:20
Inserting an Image
3:52
Fixing Format Errors
5:08
Modifying the Header
7:28
Add new Margin Property
8:03
Summary
9:52
Adding Content to the Page

9m 42s

Intro
0:00
Modifying the Main Content Area
0:23
Removing Content
1:15
Inserting Code and Content
2:35
Page and Text Formatting
4:30
Summary
9:21
Modifying the Footer Area

7m 38s

Intro
0:00
Modifying the Footer
0:22
Footer Tag
0:31
Changing the Background Color
1:36
Customizing Text
2:22
Customize Address Tag
3:42
Preview in Safari
5:46
Format Troubleshooting
6:09
Changing the Page Background Color

4m 41s

Intro
0:00
Modify Background Color
1:01
CSS Short Hand
1:39
Save Command Shortcut
2:53
Browser Preview
3:10
Summary
4:03
Section 7: Building a Web Page from Scratch
HTML Page Code

5m 58s

Intro
0:00
HTML5 Page
0:41
Change Default Doctype to HTML5
1:16
HTML5 Code
2:39
Head Section Code
3:01
Title Tag Code
3:41
Importance of Code View
4:16
Summary
5:12
Creating a New Page

4m 34s

Intro
0:00
Keyboard Shortcut to Create New Page
0:49
Saving a New Page
1:21
Create New Page with New Document
3:27
The Importance of a Title

4m 43s

Intro
0:00
Importance of a Title on a Page
0:10
New Document
0:17
Save Document
0:35
Preview in Chrome
0:52
Default Bookmark Title
1:13
Search Engine Optimization
1:35
Preview in Firefox
3:35
Section 8: Adding Text Content
Discovering Paste Special

11m 1s

Intro
0:00
Paste Special Command from Word
1:05
Create New and Save
1:22
Paste Special with Full Formatting
2:44
Clean Up Source Code
4:42
Paste Special with Basic Formatting
5:34
Paste Special with Structure Only
6:30
Paste Special with Text Only
7:29
Change Paste Preferences
8:06
Importing a Word Document

3m 52s

Intro
0:00
Create New and Save
0:42
Add Title
1:11
Import Word Document
1:32
Summary
2:38
Setting Headings

6m 17s

Intro
0:00
Create New and Save
0:17
Add Title
0:40
Add Text
0:47
Insert Heading Tags into Text
1:55
Importance of a Heading Tag
2:43
Paragraphs & Line Breaks

8m 25s

Intro
0:00
Paragraph Tags
1:11
Selecting Text
3:14
Insert Line Break Tag
4:05
Creating a Bulleted List

10m 31s

Intro
0:00
Formatting Content
0:42
Add Title
1:07
Insert Heading Tag
1:39
Creating a List
2:13
Creating an Unordered List
3:07
Example of Incorrect List Formatting
3:23
Creating Nested Lists
5:16
Indent List
5:59
Changing List Type
7:50
Change to Numbered List
8:37
Change Bullet Type
9:04
Creating a Numbered List

4m 21s

Intro
0:00
Formatting Content
0:20
Merging Multiple Lines into Paragraph
1:03
Inserting Header Tag
1:34
Create Numbered List
2:36
Create Ordered List
3:08
A Definition List

4m 27s

Intro
0:00
Creating a Definition List
0:30
Select Text
1:11
Create Definition List from Format Menu
1:29
Definition List Tags
3:21
Setting Bold & Italics

6m 12s

Intro
0:00
Add Bold and Italics to Definition List
0:12
The Destinations Page
0:23
Making Terms Bold
1:12
Bold Tag Information
1:42
Making Definition Italic
4:02
Summary
5:41
Inserting Special Characters

7m 23s

Intro
0:00
ASCII Characters
0:12
Create Copyright Message
2:10
Insert Copyright Symbol
3:23
Section 9: CSS Basics
What is CSS?

6m 3s

Intro
0:00
Cascading Style Sheets
0:05
Example CSS Layouts
0:59
Turning CSS Off Examples
3:27
The Syntax for a CSS Rule

9m 24s

Intro
0:00
Create New and Save
0:27
Add Title
1:05
Adding CSS Styles to a Page
1:18
Dragging Tags
2:24
Placing Content
2:48
Adding a Selector
3:28
Creating Style Rules
4:16
Properties and Values
7:19
CSS Syntax Examples
7:53
CSS Rule Locations

9m 3s

Intro
0:00
Three Locations for Placing Style Rules
0:31
Inline Rule
0:58
Internal or Embedded Rule
1:22
External Rule
1:41
Inline Style Rule
2:08
Internal or Embedded Style Rule
3:35
Examples of Internal/Embedded Style Rule
5:09
External Style Rule
5:59
Example of Linking a Style Sheet
7:13
Summary
8:40
Types of CSS Selectors

9m 51s

Intro
0:00
Three Main Selector Types
0:16
HTML Tag Selector Type
0:35
Class Selector Type
2:40
ID Selector Type
4:35
Selector Rules and Examples
7:17
HTML Tag Selector Example
7:46
Class Selector Example
8:09
ID Selector Example
8:28
Section 10: Formatting with Text Using CSS
Creating an Inline Style Rule

9m 54s

Intro
0:00
Code View for Creating an Inline Header Style
2:02
Creating a Font Type Style
3:14
Creating a Color Style
4:26
Creating a Font Size Style
5:16
Split Horizontally
6:06
Creating Paragraph Styles
7:00
Summary
9:17
Creating an Internal or Embedded Rule

10m 32s

Intro
0:00
Create New and Save
0:35
Add Title
0:45
Adding Text Content
1:26
Add New CSS Style Rule
5:44
Assigning Style Properties
6:56
Duplicate Style Rule
8:12
Modify Style Rule
8:46
Summary
10:17
Working with an External CSS File

9m 27s

Intro
0:00
Move CSS Rules to External Style Sheet
0:32
CSS File in Styles Panel
2:00
Remove Style Tag
2:35
External Style Sheet
2:46
Related Files Toolbar
3:13
Adding Additional Styles
4:53
Summary
8:56
Attaching a Style Sheet

6m 34s

Intro
0:00
Apply External Style Sheet to Another Page
0:56
Attach External Style Sheet
1:09
Apply Same Style Rules to Multiple Tags
2:39
Troubleshooting Style Problems
4:30
Summary
5:44
Creating a Class Selector

12m 29s

Intro
0:00
Create New and Save
0:16
Add Title
0:48
Adding Text Content
0:59
Attaching a Style Sheet
2:05
Adding and Formatting Headers
3:18
Creating a Class
4:27
New CSS Rule
5:24
Setting Class Definition
5:55
Applying a Class to Text
7:30
Troubleshooting Class Errors
7:55
Editing Class Properties
8:53
Edit Rule Definition
8:59
Other Methods for Applying Classes
9:42
Preview in Safari
11:10
Summary
11:53
Dreamweaver Style Tools

11m 14s

Intro
0:00
Code Navigator
0:30
Enable/Disable Styles Option
3:50
Comments Out Style Rule
5:02
Enable/Disable All
6:05
Live View
6:37
Live Code
7:56
Inspect
8:24
Summary
10:10
Section 11: Working with Fonts on the Web
Creating a Custom Font Stack

8m 58s

Intro
0:00
Create New Page
0:13
Properties Area
0:28
Edit Font List
1:36
Adding Style Rules to Content
5:17
Preview in Browser
6:55
Summary
8:35
Working with Web Fonts

5m 36s

Intro
0:00
Fonts Overview
0:07
Adobe Type Service
1:52
Google Fonts
2:40
Font Squirrel
3:26
Font Licensing
3:34
Summary
4:49
Using Google Fonts

13m 32s

Intro
0:00
Google Fonts
0:05
Access and Preview Fonts
0:29
Font Collection Area
2:50
Review Font
4:05
'Use Font' Feature
4:23
Adding Google Fonts
6:21
Adding New Style with Google Font
9:31
Preview in Browser
11:29
Summary
13:10
Adding Fonts from Fontsquirrel

18m 2s

Intro
0:00
Font Squirrel Fonts
0:08
Font Squirrel Website
1:23
Download Font Zip File
2:28
Extract Font File
3:04
Web Font Generator
4:23
Download Web Font Kit
6:38
Extract Web Font Kit
7:44
Working with Font Squirrel Fonts
8:20
HTML Font File Preview
9:29
CSS Font File
9:54
Copying over Font Styles
10:26
Adding Styles
11:56
Preview in Browser
12:40
Troubleshooting Errors
13:25
Adding more Styles
15:13
Preview in Browser
16:13
Summary
16:58
Section 12: Inserting Images
Web Image File Formats

16m 44s

Intro
0:00
Two Different Image Formats
0:43
Vector Graphics
0:52
Raster Images
2:05
Raster Image Formats
2:49
Three Types of Raster Image Formats
2:52
Optimization Process
3:48
GIF Image Format
6:27
JPG Image Format
8:49
PNG Image Format
9:39
Vector Graphics
11:40
Scalable Vector Graphics
12:35
Web Page Image Creation Tips
14:18
Summary
16:20
The Assets Panel

7m 32s

Intro
0:00
Assets Panel
0:35
Colors Used
1:54
URLs Outside the Website
2:21
Flash Files
2:38
Shockwave Files
2:56
Movie Files
3:13
Scripts, Templates, Library
3:29
Images Category
3:41
Inserting an Image & Alternate Text

9m 7s

Intro
0:00
Inserting an Image
0:40
Insert Image using Image Name
1:17
Inserting Alternate Text
1:27
Insert Image using Image Icon
3:09
Insert Image using Insert Button
5:23
Preview in Browser
7:11
Summary
8:31
The Difference between Alternate Text & Title

6m 22s

Intro
0:00
Image Alternate Text Explanation
0:10
Image Title Explanation
0:51
Add an Image Title
1:39
Preview in Browser
2:46
Editing Image Titles
3:06
Setting the Default Editors for Dreamweaver

6m 9s

Intro
0:00
Setting Default Image Editors
1:07
Set Preferences
1:16
Adding Image Editors
2:08
Set Primary Editor
3:39
Removing Editors
4:38
Editor Icon Shortcut
5:09
Summary
5:39
Incorporating Photoshop Smart Objects

6m 44s

Intro
0:00
Photoshop Smart Object Explanation
0:09
Inserting Image from Files Panel
0:27
Image Optimization
1:43
Editing with Photoshop
3:36
Update from Original
5:20
Summary
5:53
Section 13: Adding Video to Web Pages
Inserting Flash Files

8m 57s

Intro
0:00
Create New HTML Page
0:10
Inserting SWF File
0:37
Preview SWF File
3:00
Add SWF File
3:32
Autoplay and Loop Options
5:05
SWF File Flash Player Error Message
6:12
Copy Dependent Files
6:52
Summary
8:22
Inserting Flash Video

10m 19s

Intro
0:00
Add Flash Video using Insert Menu
1:51
Insert FLV
2:33
Browse File Location
3:10
Setting Controls Skin
3:32
Set Auto Rewind
6:28
Preview in Browser
7:29
Add a Title
8:22
FLV File Flash Player Error Message
8:44
Summary
9:04
Inserting HTML5 Video

14m 43s

Intro
0:00
Setting up an HTML5 Video
0:44
History of Videos on the Web
1:43
Video Coding
3:26
Video Tag
5:14
Controls
5:48
Poster for Video
6:00
Width and Height
6:24
Preview In Browser
6:40
Troubleshooting Video and Browser Issues
8:59
Insert FLV
11:36
Preview In Browser
12:02
Video Formats
13:15
Section 14: Creating Hyperlinks
Linking to Website Files

13m 46s

Intro
0:00
Creating Hyperlinks between Web Pages
0:30
Create New File
3:14
Assigning a Hyperlink using Point to File
5:01
Assigning a Hyperlink using Browse for File
7:21
Preview in Browser
7:48
Creating Hyperlinks to other Files
10:02
Features of Point to File
10:39
Preview in Browser
11:59
Linking Image to Web Page
12:47
Linking to Files Outside Your Website

7m 37s

Intro
0:00
Linking to a Website
0:45
Link Area
1:14
Open Link in New Tab
4:15
Another Link Example
5:39
Summary
6:25
Email Links

10m 20s

Intro
0:00
Creating an Email Link
0:21
Insert Email Link
1:02
Adding Subject Line Information
6:12
Adding CC Recipients
8:40
Summary
9:54
Named Anchors

10m 6s

Intro
0:00
Adding Links to Page Content
0:26
Insert Image
1:00
Creating Navigation Bar with Links
2:41
Insert Named Anchor
3:46
Linking to Anchor
5:10
Preview in Browser
6:31
Add Link to Top of Page
7:11
Image Maps/Hotspots

11m 45s

Intro
0:00
Creating an Image Map
0:47
Select Image
1:35
Image Map/Hotspot Tools
1:43
Link Hotspot
3:06
More Hotspot Tools
3:55
Preview in Browser
8:37
Troubleshooting Image Hotspots
9:34
Summary
10:53
Creating the Navigation Bar

5m 47s

Intro
0:00
Create New Contact Us Page
0:11
Add Title
0:37
Add Header
0:48
Add Text Content
1:19
Bulleted List
2:56
Create Hyperlinks to Pages
3:17
Assigning Links
4:22
Summary
5:38
Adding Styles for Hyperlinks

13m 20s

Intro
0:00
Basic Hyperlink Styles
0:36
Create New CSS Style
1:18
Selector Type
1:32
Selector Name
2:09
Set Font Family
3:14
Set Font Size
3:47
Text-transform
4:20
Set Color
4:31
Text Decoration
4:39
Set Line Height
4:55
Set Font Weight
5:29
Preview in Browser
5:47
Add Visited Link Style
6:38
Add Hover Link Style
8:40
Change Background Color
10:00
Add Active Link Style
11:26
Summary
12:37
Section 15: Positioning Content Using CSS
How to Use CSS for Page Layout

7m 51s

Intro
0:00
Page Layout Example
0:10
HTML Tasks
1:16
CSS Tasks
2:34
Code Examples
3:50
HTML Code Example
4:01
CSS Code Example
5:47
Understanding the Box Model

8m 33s

Intro
0:00
The Box Model Explanation
0:19
Add Padding
2:01
Add Border
3:43
Add Margin
4:01
Disabling Styles
6:15
Summary
8:17
Creating Boxes on the Page

11m 56s

Intro
0:00
Create New Page
0:07
Insert Div Tag Box
0:41
New ID CSS Rule
1:36
Assign Properties
2:50
Modify Box Properties
4:26
Insert Div Tag Box on Left
4:53
Set Insert Location
5:48
Assign Properties
6:25
Insert Div Tag Box on Right
7:13
New ID CSS Rule
8:16
Assign Properties
8:33
Code View of Boxes
9:14
Preview In Browser
10:00
Summary
10:43
Controlling Content Boxes Using CSS

14m 53s

Intro
0:00
Create New Page
0:18
Creating Divs with Matching IDs
0:32
Insert Div Tag
0:41
New ID CSS Rule
1:14
Assign Properties
1:47
Insert Header Div Tag
3:42
Assign Properties
4:56
Add Text
6:11
Building Navigation Bar
6:50
Insert Div Tag
6:57
Set Insert Location
7:00
Assign Properties
7:33
Add Text
8:31
Create Content Area
9:07
Insert Div Tag
9:15
Assign Properties
9:46
Modify Header Style
11:01
Add Float Property
11:39
Add Padding Property
12:20
Add Margin-Left Property
13:11
Summary
13:47
Section 16: Types of Positioning
Absolute Positioning

14m 51s

Intro
0:00
Absolute Positioning Introduction
1:15
Modifying Div Color
1:33
Code View of Elements
3:11
Delete Styles
3:52
Using Absolute Positioning
4:34
Add Position Property
5:42
Add Left Property
8:08
Adjusting Position and Width
10:04
Insert Right Div Tag
10:39
Assign Properties
11:07
Adjusting Position and Height
12:10
Summary
14:19
Exploring Floats

10m 50s

Intro
0:00
Float Property
0:05
Preview in Browser
1:14
Display Boxes
1:31
Float Left Property
4:32
Float Right Property
8:00
Summary
10:18
What is a Clear?

10m 34s

Intro
0:00
Div Float and Dimension Properties
0:44
Adding a Clear Property
6:50
Preview in Browser
8:32
Height Discussion
8:49
Summary
9:58
Fixed Positioning

10m 48s

Intro
0:00
Fixed Positioning Examples
0:11
Fixed Positioning with an Image
2:18
Current CSS Styles
2:38
CSS Text File
4:17
Preview in Browser
5:30
CSS Properties for Fixed Positioning
6:17
Preview in Browser
7:48
Z-Index
9:19
Summary
10:17
Section 17: Working With Tables
Creating a Table

9m 48s

Intro
0:00
Page Table Example
0:19
Correcting Tags
1:17
Creating a Table
3:11
Insert Table
3:46
Header Option
5:01
Non-Breaking Space
5:50
Add Content to Table
6:31
Summary
9:08
Customizing & Modifying Table Properties

13m 9s

Intro
0:00
Save Page
0:33
Modifying the Table
3:05
Table Widths
3:59
Select Table
5:17
Borders
6:01
Cell Padding
6:49
Select Column of Content
7:40
Remove Column
8:42
Add and Remove Rows
9:19
Merge Columns
11:10
Summary
12:45
Using CSS for Formatting Tables

11m 13s

Intro
0:00
Table Styling
0:33
Table Header Tag
1:16
Removing a Class
4:16
Content Styles
5:15
Preview in Browser
7:59
Fixing Table Size
8:39
Summary
10:53
Importing Spreadsheet Data onto a Page

12m 4s

Intro
0:00
Create and Save New Page
0:49
Locating Saved Files
1:14
Importing Spreadsheet Data
3:45
Import Excel Document
4:25
Delete/Merge Cells
5:57
Customizing Table Content
6:23
Importing Delimited Data
7:59
Import Tabular Data
8:34
Choosing a Delimiter
9:07
Table Formatting Options
9:31
Table Content Styles
10:24
Summary
11:16
Merging & Splitting Table Cells

10m 5s

Intro
0:00
Create and Save New Page
0:10
Insert Table
0:54
Table Options
1:05
Moving Cursor in Front of Table
4:04
Adding an Image
5:35
Moving a Table
6:29
Merging and Splitting Table Cells
7:41
Merging Cells
7:53
Splitting a Cell
8:42
Summary
9:12
Modifying Rows & Columns

5m 12s

Intro
0:00
Save Page
0:19
Hiding Table Widths
0:23
Modifying Rows and Columns
1:15
Insert Column
1:33
Moving through Cells
2:28
Tabbing into New Row
3:08
Deleting Rows
3:36
Summary
4:31
Aligning Table Content

4m 46s

Intro
0:00
Modifying Table Content
0:38
Table Tag Properties
0:46
Cell Alignment
2:11
Center Content in a Row
2:44
Align Content in a Column
3:21
Summary
4:01
Section 18: Creating Forms
Creating an HTML Form

9m 22s

Intro
0:00
Creating a Contact Us Form
0:52
Adding Content
1:20
Insert Form
2:24
Insert Text Field with Form Tag
3:54
Form Tag Properties
4:47
Summary
8:29
Text Field Elements

8m 37s

Intro
0:00
Adding a Field Set
0:26
Insert Field Set
0:51
Adding Name Text Field
1:35
Text Field Attributes
2:05
Text Field Tag Properties
3:46
Adding Email Text Field
4:58
Text Field Tag Properties
5:24
Preview in Browser
5:58
Summary
8:02
Radio Buttons & Select Lists

12m 23s

Intro
0:00
Adding more to the Field Set
0:26
Create another Field Set
1:29
Adding a Radio Button
2:25
Insert Radio Button Group
3:42
Radio Button Group Options
4:09
Set Initial State of Radio Button Group
6:52
Adding a Drop Down Menu
8:07
Insert Select (List/Menu)
8:29
Set Drop Down Menu Attributes
8:59
Edit List Values
9:38
Preview in Browser
10:46
Add Choose Prompt
11:11
Summary
12:07
Checkboxes & Submit Button

8m 9s

Intro
0:00
Adding a Field Set
0:36
Adding a Checkbox Group
1:33
Checkbox Group Attributes
2:14
Arrange Checkboxes
4:38
Adding a Submit Button
4:56
Submit Button Attributes
5:25
Submit Button Tag Properties
6:00
Preview in Browser
6:25
Summary
7:28
Validating Form Data

20m 58s

Intro
0:00
Form Field Validation Example
0:32
Client Side and Web Server Validation
2:54
Adding a Comment Section
6:14
Comment Text Field Attributes
7:04
Comment Text Field Tag Properties
7:34
Add Form Field Validation
8:47
Tag Inspector Area
8:54
Add Validate Form Behavior
10:00
Validate Form Behavior Attributes
10:17
Preview in Browser
11:56
HTML5 Form Field Features
14:56
Required and Autofocus Attributes
16:40
Preview HTML5 Form Validation in Browser
18:08
Summary
20:41
Server-Side Validation Languages

4m 10s

Intro
0:00
Five Server Side Languages
0:40
ASP
0:56
ASP.NET
1:47
ColdFusion
2:08
JSP and PHP
2:42
Summary
3:44
Section 19: Library Items & Templates
Template & Library Overview

6m 22s

Intro
0:00
Dreamweaver Templates and Library Items
0:12
Dreamweaver Template Explanation
0:44
Library Item Explanation
2:33
Overview of Templates and Library Items
4:50
Summary
6:07
Creating a Library Item

8m 30s

Intro
0:00
Creating a Library Item
0:13
Delete a Library Item
0:34
New Library Item
2:10
Library Folder
3:31
How to Use a Library Item
4:17
Library Item Tag
5:12
Adding a Library Item
5:46
Summary
7:42
Modify a Library Item

5m 33s

Intro
0:00
Changing a Library Item
1:07
Edit Library Item
1:42
Save and Update Library Items
2:35
Summary
4:17
Converting a Page into a Template

11m 23s

Intro
0:00
How to Work with a Template
0:27
Create Blank Template File
0:34
Example Template File
2:00
Preview in Browser
2:22
Create Template from File
3:56
Save as Template
4:11
Template Description
4:18
Save and Update Links
5:15
Create New Pages from Template
6:26
Editable and Non-Editable Regions
8:07
Summary
10:33
Creating Editable Regions

9m 21s

Intro
0:00
Create Editable Region for Content
1:53
Insert Editable Region
2:22
Set Name for Editable Region
2:59
Save and Update Template
3:59
Create Editable Region for Nav Bar
4:48
Select and Insert Editable Region
5:30
Save and Update Template
5:53
Update Current Page
7:16
Summary
7:49
Applying a Template

8m 48s

Intro
0:00
Applying a Template
0:40
Apply Template to About Us Page
1:03
Move Content to New Region
1:43
Delete Library Item
4:51
Apply Template to Contact Us Page
5:27
Summary
7:34
Centering a Page in the Browser

14m 9s

Intro
0:00
Centering a Page with Templates
0:11
Edit Template
0:36
Preview in Browser
1:13
Edit External Styles
1:54
Add Wrapper ID
3:30
Insert Div Tag
4:21
New CSS ID Rule
4:52
Save and Update Files
7:54
Preview in Browser
8:57
Delete Wrapper ID
11:15
Save and Preview in Browser
11:59
Summary
13:04
Section 20: CSS3 Properties Enhance Your Pages
Using CSS3

7m 7s

Intro
0:00
Preview CSS3 Element in Browser
0:48
Proprietary CSS3 Properties
2:51
Summary
6:00
Creating Drop Shadows

8m 12s

Intro
0:00
Add Box Shadow Property
0:30
Preview in Browser
2:49
Proprietary Options
6:29
Summary
7:55
Working With Gradients

10m 17s

Intro
0:00
Gradient Property
0:18
Gradient Code
1:45
Apply Comment
5:08
Remove Comment
5:56
Save and Preview in Browser
6:16
Enable Drop Shadow
7:56
Summary
8:28
Rounded Corners

7m 34s

Intro
0:00
Curve Corners with CSS
0:14
Add Border Radius Property
1:32
Preview in Browser
2:39
Enable Gradient and Drop Shadow
4:11
Edit Drop Shadow Color
5:44
Preview in Browser
5:48
Summary
6:56
Section 21: Going Beyond HTML & CSS
Adding a Swap Image Behavior

12m 8s

Intro
0:00
Behaviors in Dreamweaver
0:40
Insert an Image
2:03
Swapping an Image
3:40
Tag Inspector Panel
3:56
Behaviors Panel
4:30
Adding a Swap Image Behavior
4:49
Preview in Browser
8:58
Swap Behavior Code
9:31
Summary
10:38
Fade and Appear Effects

9m 44s

Intro
0:00
Fading and Appearing in CSS3
0:15
Add Page Title and Header
0:45
Insert Image
1:34
Set Image Tag Properties
2:26
Insert Another Image
2:36
Add Appear/Fade Behavior Effect
3:30
Preview in Browser
5:25
Add Appear/Fade Behavior Effect
7:16
Preview in Browser
8:02
Summary
9:07
Opening a New Window Behavior

9m 37s

Intro
0:00
Creating a New Browser Window Behavior
0:24
Insert Thumbnail Image
1:53
Image Tag Properties
2:35
Add Open Browser Window Behavior
3:02
Save and Preview in Browser
5:40
Modify Open Browser Window Behavior
6:46
Save and Preview in Browser
7:11
Summary
9:09
Dreamweaver Extensions

7m 13s

Intro
0:00
Manage Extensions
0:50
Dreamweaver Extensions
1:41
Exchange Panel
2:18
Summary
6:43
Installing an Extension

15m 35s

Intro
0:00
Installing an Extension: Method 1
0:12
Get More Commands
0:31
Manage Extensions
0:37
Dreamweaver Exchange Classic
1:08
Adobe Extension Manager CS6
5:32
Working with the Extension
7:25
Finding the Extension within Dreamweaver
7:26
Using the Lorem Ipsum Extension
9:02
Installing an Extension: Method 2
10:46
Downloading the Adobe Exchange Panel
10:47
Adobe Exchange Panel
13:21
Opening Adobe Exchange
13:22
Searing for Extensions in Adobe Exchange
14:10
Installing the Widget Browser

8m 46s

Intro
0:00
Widget Browser
0:05
Download Widget Browser
1:26
Widget Browser Overview
3:47
Preview Widget
4:55
Summary
7:47
Adding a Widget to My Widget

6m 41s

Intro
0:00
Download Widget through Widget Browser
0:05
Installing the FlexSlider Widget
1:19
My Widgets Area
3:45
Save Widget Files
4:17
Preview Widget in Browser
5:19
Summary
6:17
Obtaining the FlexSlider Widget Files

7m 23s

Intro
0:00
Working with a Widget
0:25
Configure a Widget
1:42
Save Widget Modifications as Presets
2:46
Import/Export Widget Presets
3:30
Widget Files in Files Panel
4:51
Summary
6:10
Customizing the FlexSlider Widget

14m 5s

Intro
0:00
Preview in Browser
0:53
FlexSlider Widget Files
1:24
Code View
2:47
Insert Own Images into Widget
4:15
Preview in Browser
6:38
Comment Out Code
7:47
Understanding Widget Code
9:10
Comment Out Hyperlink
9:47
Add Text Content to Widget
10:34
Preview in Browser
11:06
Summary
12:29
Section 22: Responsive Design
What is Responsive Design?

7m 6s

Intro
0:00
Responsive Web Design
0:13
Website Examples
2:10
Wanderlust Travel Website
4:21
Summary
6:30
CSS Media Types

10m 9s

Intro
0:00
Preview in Browser
0:15
Print Preview
2:11
CSS Screen Style Sheet
2:58
Attach CSS Print Style Sheet
4:34
Preview in Browser
7:35
Print Preview
7:47
Delete CSS Print Style Sheet
9:07
Summary
9:58
Planning for Multiple Screen Sizes

7m 16s

Intro
0:00
Multiple Screen Size Feature in Properties Panel
0:50
Manual Screen Size Adjustment
2:28
CSS Phone and Tablet Style Sheets
3:06
Preview in Browser
4:37
Summary
7:05
Creating Media Queries

10m 2s

Intro
0:00
Creating Media Queries
0:58
Media Queries Dialog Box
2:02
Default Presets
3:38
Select CSS File
4:38
Preview in Browser
7:14
Summary
9:47
Modifying Styles within Media Queries

17m 53s

Intro
0:00
Troubleshooting CSS Issues
1:17
Enable CSS Properties
4:29
Preview in Browser
5:41
Tablet Version Style Errors
6:36
Modify Tablet Styles
7:38
Preview in Browser
8:43
Firebug
10:33
Modify Media Query Styles
12:42
Preview in Browser
14:00
Copy and Paste Styles
14:45
Preview in Browser
15:40
Summary
17:32
Section 23: Site Maintenance & Publishing
Find & Replace

7m 11s

Intro
0:00
Modifying Text Content
0:15
Find and Replace Feature
0:52
Summary
6:44
Site Reports

6m 2s

Intro
0:00
Results Section
0:32
Settings Option for Target Browsers
1:36
Site Reports
2:18
Select Reports
2:27
Run Reports
3:20
Fix Warnings
3:45
Summary
5:19
Entering Web Server Information

3m 31s

Intro
0:00
Manage Sites
0:20
Edit Site Information
0:31
Adding a Web Server
0:49
Summary
3:20
Uploading Files to the Web Server

3m 43s

Intro
0:00
Put Files to Remote Server Function
0:08
Dependent Files
1:10
Preview in Browser
1:31
Use Files Panel to Upload Files
2:21
Summary
3:13
Downloading from the Web Server

3m 15s

Intro
0:00
How to Download Files from a Web Server
0:06
Get Files from Remote Server Function
0:46
Show Local and Remote Sites
2:02
Summary
2:33
Section 24: Creating a Mobile Website Using jQuery mobile
What is jQuery Mobile?

6m 45s

Intro
0:00
jQuery Examples
0:51
Photo Gallery
4:49
Slideshow
5:04
Summary
5:29
Building a jQuery Mobile Page

8m 48s

Intro
0:00
jQuery Website Page
0:10
New jQuery Page Options
1:06
jQuery Mobile CDN
1:35
jQuery Mobile Local
3:05
jQuery Mobile with Theme Local
3:20
Save jQuery Mobile Page in own Folder
4:15
Copy Dependent Files
5:15
Summary
7:34
jQuery Mobile Pages

8m 6s

Intro
0:00
jQuery Files
0:09
Preview Page in Browser
1:26
Page Structure
2:42
Add Content to Footer Area
3:37
Preview in Browser
4:59
Edit Content in Footer Area
5:33
Summary
7:17
Working with jQuery Mobile Themes

6m 20s

Intro
0:00
Overview of Themes
0:06
Live View of jQuery Page
2:47
Example Page
3:43
Preview In Browser
3:57
Summary
4:51
Section 25: Summary
What We Accomplished in the Course

4m 27s

Intro
0:00
CSS 3 Properties
0:42
Images and Slideshows
1:35
Using Web Fonts
2:14
HTML 5 Video
2:42
Web Forms
3:08
FlexSlider Widget
3:31
Dreamweaver Interface
3:56
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Converting a Page into a Template

  • We are going to create a template for our website so all of our pages will have a consistent look
  • There are a few different ways to create a template
    1. You can build a page with the complete look you want to have & convert that page to a template
    2. You can build a blank page with your design, convert that to a template & move your page content into it
    3. Start with a blank DW template page & build your page from there
  • I never find myself doing the last option, it is possible to do it that way
  • We presently have pages that have been created but do not have any specific CSS positioning attached to them
  • We are going to use a page that has been created using CSS positioning but has no content & use that page as our template
  • Open inner.html, this will become our template page
  • To do this, choose Save As Template from the File menu
  • We need to give our template a name, we will use 2 column as the name
  • We just created a Dreamweaver template
  • Note the .dwt file extension
  • Look in the Files panel, there will now be a Templates folder within the site with this file in it
  • Also take a look at the Assets panel, our template is now listed within that area

Converting a Page into a Template

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  • Intro 0:00
  • How to Work with a Template 0:27
    • Create Blank Template File
    • Example Template File
  • Preview in Browser 2:22
  • Create Template from File 3:56
    • Save as Template
    • Template Description
    • Save and Update Links
  • Create New Pages from Template 6:26
    • Editable and Non-Editable Regions
  • Summary 10:33

Transcription: Converting a Page into a Template

We are now going to take a look at creating a template, specifically a Dreamweaver template file, which is a .dwt extension.0000

Within the site files right now, I do not have a Templates folder; but when I am done with this exercise, I will--Dreamweaver will have created it for me, and Dreamweaver will keep track of it for me--which is a very nice feature within Dreamweaver.0010

How do we work with templates?0028

First of all, there are a couple of different ways to create them.0030

You can create a blank template file, and let me show you how to do that.0034

If you go up to File, New, you end up in this New Document interface; and I do tend to find, for people new to Dreamweaver, this is a bit overwhelming; but let me just show you a couple of things within this area.0039

First of all, I know I want a blank page; so it's one of these two options.0055

And Dreamweaver actually has it in both locations, so either way, you can get to a blank .dwt file if you want to build from scratch.0062

If I click on HTML Template here, you can see, when I move over to the right-hand side, it says "Dreamweaver template document."0072

That will get me a .dwt file; the other location is in the Blank Template area.0084

If I click HTML Template, you will see it gives me that same information.0091

If I wanted to do that, I could create a completely blank file and start from scratch.0097

What I tend to find the normal workflow ends up becoming is: I have a page; I get it all organized and set up the way I want it; and then I realize, "OK, I now have a great base page for my template file."0105

So, that is what I have at this point; and the name of this file is inner.html.0120

I'm going to go ahead and open that; and what this is going to be is an inner page for all of my site files within the Wanderlust Travel website.0127

If I put this into the browser (because I know it looks a bit strange now), let's look at it in the browser.0142

What I have is a page created using CSS and the basic CSS properties that were looked at throughout the formatting and positioning regions or sections of this course.0149

I have a header here, and notice, I don't have styles for my text quite yet; but I have a header area for the page.0165

This is going to become my page content; right now, this page just has some Latin text on it, and that is basically just taking the place of text for now, until I actually get the correct text dropped in.0174

My right-hand column has some text in it, and it has this blue square.0189

This is known as a placeholder image, and it is just going to take the place of an image; and as I create my pages, I will drop in the correct text or navigation for this area and image for here.0196

That is going to be my page; when the user clicks on one of these categories (specifically these four categories), this is the page they will be looking at.0212

My homepage is going to have a little different layout, and you will find that is very common on websites: the homepage has a very different look from the inner page areas.0223

So, let's take this inner.html page and make it a Dreamweaver template.0236

What I do is take this page...and the absolute, sure way to make this always work is to use this method.0242

Come into the File menu and say Save as Template; what it is going to do is ask you which website you want to save this template in--and I am going to give it a description; I'm going to name it Inner Content Pages.0252

I am going to save this as inner as well.0271

Now, don't feel like you have to name it the same name as the original HTML page--you don't; you can put any name in here.0274

So, why don't I say, "Oh, let's call it inner-content."0284

Now, I have a dash in here; and when I am working in templates, I tend not to use dashes, just to make sure it's pure text; that is just because, in the olden days, you couldn't use dashes; so I'll stick with that--for my template names, I'm going to use this type of headless CamelCasing (lowercase first word, uppercase everything else).0291

I'll click Save, and here is where the magic happens, provided you make the correct selection here.0316

As long as you say yes, the magic happens; if you say no, you will have a lot of problems.0323

What happens is: this page was sitting in my main folder, and Dreamweaver is going to take this and move it inside the Templates folder.0331

So, if I say no here, links that I may have in hyperlinks, images, style sheets...quite a few things...will no longer work, because the path to those particular items is not correct any longer.0341

As long as you say yes here, you will have no problems; Dreamweaver will take care of it for you.0356

You can see, I have just moved into an innerContent.dwt file; it looks just like my inner page, but it's not; it is a special Dreamweaver template file.0363

And if I go over to my Files panel, you will see, I now have a Templates folder; if I open it, there is my innerContent template.0376

Now, what I am going to do is close up this template; I want to create some new pages from this template.0386

And I am going to say, "Am I sure I want to continue?"--I'll explain this message in a minute--and I'll say, "Yes, I want to continue."0394

I am going to create a new page from this template; so I go out to the File, New, and this takes me right to Page from Template; in case yours did not, move into Page from Template.0405

This is the website I want; this is the template I want; and notice, inner content pages was my description, so that goes underneath a preview of the page.0419

Now, in here, it does look like Contact Us has moved down just a little bit; I don't have to worry about that; I'll be adjusting that piece later, when I get to working in responsive design.0432

I am going to click Create; make sure this stays checked (it is checked by default); and there is my page, created from a template.0446

Now, this area here, up in the upper right, tells me that this was created from a template; it also tells me which template it was created from.0458

Notice, it is an untitled file right now; so I am going to save this, and I am going to save it as page-from-template.0471

I'll put it right in my regular files.0483

Now, what I want to show you is what I can do on this page.0487

And if you notice, everywhere I go, I can do absolutely nothing; I always try and get my classes to start editing here, and we get this little symbol.0492

I think it is important for you to see that that happens; as soon as you move a page into a template, everything is locked down on that page.0505

So, when you make a template, what we have to do is create areas on the page that we want to be able to edit on any of our pages; the rest of the page we will keep locked down.0515

We need to create editable content areas, or what is known as editable regions, within our templates, in order to actually edit the pages created from this template.0528

I am going to do that in another lesson; I just wanted to show you that, once you create a template...0543

And I'll go back to my Files panel: if I open up that template (and let me do it so there are no problems--I like to use the Assets area), now notice, it doesn't show me any templates right now; and that is because the Assets panel does not autorefresh.0549

I need to go down to the bottom of the page, now that I have created a template, refresh it--and you can see, there is my template.0568

This is where I want to actually work and open templates from.0576

That way, I know that that folder in the Files panel can't accidentally get other files placed in it.0582

I'll select this one--selecting the icon; I'm going to click the pencil at the bottom; and that will open the template for me.0589

Now, notice: I can edit anything within the template itself; it's just pages from the template--whatever editable regions have been created, that is the only thing you can edit.0599

I have no editable regions right now on my template itself; that is why I cannot edit on any pages created from it.0613

My next step is to create editable regions on my template page, so that I can actually change the content between pages created from this template.0622

That is how you create a Dreamweaver template, either starting new in the File, New and either of the Blank Page areas, or you can simply do a File, Save as Template if you have a page you are going to use as a base, and Dreamweaver takes care of the rest for you.0633

That is how you can create a Dreamweaver template file, a .dwt file, in order to create other pages from it, using the Dreamweaver template feature built into the program.0655

I tend to use quite a bit of template files; they come in very handy--it makes it easier to keep your pages up to date.0671

That is how you create a Dreamweaver template.0679

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