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Discover the essentials of Dreamweaver, a professional visual HTML editor that allows you to create stunning websites, whether you choose to work visually or hand-code in HTML. This guide emphasizes the importance of effective planning, design, and audience targeting in web development—comparing the process to building a house. Learn to create an organized web development folder on your computer and get familiar with Dreamweaver’s workspace, including windows, menus, and toolbars. Start your journey in web design with solid blueprints!
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Getting Started with Dreamweaver Original by Patricia Setser 4/07Updates by Margaret Lion 2010
What is Dreamweaver? • Professional visual HTML editor • You choose to either work in a visual environment or hand-code HTML when you develop your websites. • You can add functionality to websites or web pages without writing a line of code.
Building a Web Site is like Building a House • You need a plan and a GOOD planning process. • First step is to make sure you have a good design and a set of well-defined blueprints
Define Define a site’s goals & target audience. Design Design the site – How does the information flow? Produce Produce the site – code it Test Test the site. Publish Publish the site. THE PLAN for this Exercise • The “blueprints” have already been created for you.
Server in other city http:www……… Server in other city http:www…….. My Computer, C:/Desktop/ web-dev folder: My Mercury Account, www/web-dev folder: index.html index.html mypage2.html mypage2.html images folder images folder picture1.jpg picture2.gif picture3.jpg backgrd.jpg title2.gif picture1.jpg picture2.gif picture3.jpg backgrd.jpg title2.gif Server in other city http:www…….
Creating the web-dev Folder on the Desktop • Keep all of the files you are using together in one organized place! • go to C:/Desktop and create a folder • Name the new folder web-dev. • file names, you should be sure that all filenames are in lower case and contain no spaces or strange punctuation marks.
Launching DREAMWEAVER and Getting Your Workspace READY (In an STC Lab) • REVIEW DREAMWEAVER’S WINDOW, MENUS, and TOOLBARS