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JavaScript and HTML
You can think of JavaScript as an extension to HTML; an add-on, if you will.
Here's how it works. HTML tags create objects; JavaScript lets you manipulate those objects. For example, you use the HTML <BODY> [more…]
How to Build a Website: The Home Page
Plan your home page carefully when you build your website. The contents on your home page can determine whether people will dive into your other pages — or whether they stay on your website, at all! But [more…]
Creating a Rollover Image in Dreamweaver CS3
In Dreamweaver, Rollover images — as the name implies — are designed to react when someone rolls a cursor over an image. The effect can be as dramatic as a picture of a dog being replaced by a picture [more…]
Taking a Tumble with CSS
What does the term cascade mean for style sheets? It means that a CSS rule tumbles down through the code, and sometimes bumps into a conflicting rule.
The cascade is about what programmers call [more…]
Borrowing Winning Web Site Ideas
All good Web sites grow and evolve. If you start with a strong design and pay close attention to some basic rules about interface, navigation, and style, you have a better foundation to build on. The following [more…]
Adding QuickTime Video Files to a Web Page
Many different multimedia formats exist, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. But no other multimedia format is as widely accepted, capable, or supported by so many different multimedia and Web [more…]
Thinking Your Web Page Through
A Web page or Web site is basically a publication, though an interactive one. Thinking about a few simple principles now, before you start, can help make your Web page much more interesting and useful [more…]
Searching for an Available Domain Name
You can register any domain name for your Web site that hasn't already been taken by someone else. Finding out whether a name is already in use is easy — and free. To see whether a domain name is already [more…]
Playing with Active Text in Flash
Static text gets the job done, giving information to your Web site visitors. But Flash can do so much more with text. Sometimes you don't want your text to be text at all, but rather prefer a bunch of [more…]
Specifying Size and Position with CSS
In a CSS style definition (or rule), you can describe positions and sizes in many ways, using may different units of measurement. You can often choose whatever unit you want, although certain specific [more…]
Understanding the Integration of ColdFusion and Dreamweaver
Before the MX version, Dreamweaver was largely geared toward the basics of HTML editing, such as creating and editing tables, graphics placement, text editing, and some basic site management tools. With [more…]
Avoiding Web Design Blunders
Simply cruise the Web — especially areas with lots of personal pages, like the GeoCities site or AOL's Hometown area — and you can find many examples of badly designed pages. But what is it that makes [more…]
Tapping Timesaving Dreamweaver Tips
Even the best programs get better when you know how to make the most of them. Take a moment to check out these tips and save tons of time in developing your Web site. Most of these tips apply to both Macintosh [more…]
Talking Templates in Dreamweaver
Many Web design programs boast about their HTML templates. What they really mean is that they include some ready-made page designs with the program. Dreamweaver takes this concept a few leaps further by [more…]
Publicizing Your Site
Getting people to come to your site can be very easy, or very difficult. The main thing that makes it seem hard to get traffic is your own set of expectations. If you expect huge numbers of visitors [more…]
Considering META Tags
One of the most interesting, and controversial, tags in HTML is the META tag. That's because META tags affect how your Web page appears in search engines, and some people go to great lengths to have their [more…]
Dreamweaver to Fireworks: Image Editing
Suppose that you have a logo on your Web page and your client suddenly wants it in a different color. Normally, this would mean launching another image-editing program, tracking down the logo, opening [more…]
Using HTML Lists
People really like lists. Everywhere you look, you see lists. Here are three reasons why lists are a good thing — in a list, of course: [more…]
Tips for Success with ASP.NET 3.5
A huge, friendly user community supports ASP.NET. Freeresources are plentiful if you want to build dynamic, interactive, data-driven Web pages with ASP.NET 3.5. Here are some helpful hints for your Web [more…]
Setting Up Web Server Access with Dreamweaver MX 2004
To make your life simpler, Dreamweaver incorporates FTP capability so that you can easily upload your pages to a Web server. Integrating this feature also enables Dreamweaver to help you keep track of [more…]
Appreciating HTML Frames
Frames add innovative navigation control because they enable you to display multiple HTML pages in one browser window and control the contents of each framed area individually. Designers commonly use frames [more…]
Getting Web Server Space
A Web server is a computer that's connected to the World Wide Web and runs special software that enables it to provide information to Web users. You can easily get space on a Web server. Several Web-based [more…]
Installing New Dreamweaver Extensions
Even with all the cool features already included in Dreamweaver CS3, the Extension Manager enables you to add new functionality by adding extensions from a variety of third-party sources. [more…]
Introducing ActionScript Classes, Objects, and Methods
Objects, classes, methods, and properties — whew, that's a mouthful — are the building blocks of ActionScript programming. These terms are all related, and understanding how they interact is one of the [more…]
Weaving through Web Hosting Service Features
A number of businesses and organizations offer web hosting service — that is, space on their web server for your website. Most of these organizations charge for this service, and fees vary. You should [more…]
