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Dreamweaver 30-minute Clinic

First Session: End those Dreamweaver Blues!

Quick tips:

Get rid of the start-up blank page

Hide floating panels

Use the bottom bar shortcuts

Use the top bar

Make Design Notes your marker tool

Post as you go

And Here's Property Inspector!

Find your file

Session 2: Link Up

Links without underlines

Links with Behaviours

Links with Hints

Create Your Own Shortcuts

Apply Source Formatting (Ctrl-Shft-F)

Clean Up HTML (Ctrl-Alt-C)

Call up Library (Ctrl-Alt-L)

Quick Editing (right mouse button)

Session 3: Refresher Course

No margins

Clear row heights

Pick your color

Session 4: Dreamweaver MX

Use the Arrow Tabs.

Don't forget F4.

Site files.

Still no anchors aid (but see Session 7: speed dial internal links)

Session 5: Start at the beginning

Page formatting

Look at the heading material

Switch on Code Hints

Split the screen to see the code

Work in the code panel for your headings

Enter keywords and a description

Time-limit your pages

Automatically switch pages

Stop pages being indexed

Create a custom error page

Session 6:Design is Content

Use layers

Look at the heading material

Switch on Code Hints

Split the screen to see the code

Work in the code panel for your headings

Enter keywords and a description

Time-limit your pages

Automatically switch pages

Stop pages being indexed

Create a custom error page

Sessions 7: Down and dirty editing

Do you really need Templates?

Avoid updating

Speed dial internal links

 

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