How to use DREAMWEAVER software to save web production time

People in the INTERNET industry know that the biggest difference between online publishing and print publishing is not color, image size, or animation, but speed. The speed referred to does not only refer to the speed of downloading webpages, but also refers to the speed of webpage production (from idea to implementation) and the speed of webpage updates requested by customers. Usually, customers are required to be able to use new technologies as quickly as possible. Information online.

In the traditional printing and publishing industry, the final delivery date is determined by strict printing plans and distribution requirements. The online publishing industry does not need to wait for printing, as long as there is important information, you can immediately publish it online. The greatest significance of Macromedia DreamWeaver software is that it can save production time, and time on the network means everything.

If you've worked on web design, you've probably experienced staying up late to work for your customers or to provide the most timely online services. DreamWeaver has a lot of excellent performance, which helps save a lot of time, such as template features, tracing capabilities, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), advanced search and replace functions, component library features, dynamic HTML (DHTML) support, easy tabulation And frame and website management functions.
The following briefly describes some of the basic features of DreamWeaver and hopefully it will help.

Time saving template function

DreamWeaver 2.0's innovative template features are one of the most popular features of the software. Many HTML software provide template functions for web design, but these low-quality templates rarely meet the needs of personal websites, let alone for commercial websites. DreamWeaver takes the application of the template to a new level: When a modification is made to an existing template, DreamWeaver can automatically update all pages in the current site that are created using the template.

The following example shows how DreamWeaver's template function can save time: if the customer requires all pages to have a bright yellow background with pink and blue stripes, accompanied by corporate navigation in pink, green, and purple. Article. Although you are dissatisfied with dissatisfaction with this color scheme, they still insist on such a design. Therefore, you have to create one such template. However, after you completed the design of all 368 pages, the president of the client company reviewed the design of the website. The most aesthetically conscious president decided that every page must be a dark blue corporate navigation bar on a deep burgundy background. This is how frustrating it is.

Fortunately, using DreamWeaver software, it takes only a few hours to make such a big change. Since these pages are created using the template in DreamWeaver, you only need to change the navigation bar, background and other elements in the template, and then select "Modify" - "Templates" - "Updat Pages" Menu commands can be used to make changes to all web pages on the site.

Drawing function

Some web designers prefer to first create a page with a graphics software such as Adobe Photoshop or Macromedia FreeHand, place it in the background of the web page, and then use the software that generates the HTML language to generate the web page. The trace function is very useful at this time, through which the image creation web page is rendered.

Using the tracing function is ideal for positioning layers and creating table cells, which ensures that images and other elements are exactly the same as your original design. DreamWeaver can accept images from any software and use them as basemaps in JPEG, GIF, or PNG format files.

It is worth noting that the base map is not a background image of a web page and therefore does not appear in browsers such as Netscape or IE. When you insert a basemap into a DreamWeaver file, the background image or color of the page is hidden. If you need to see the background in the file window, you can temporarily close the basemap.

Using CCS to Create Styles By using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), the entire site can maintain a consistent appearance and style. By using style sheets, you can easily format the content of new web pages, or you can easily use existing style sheets. Add new content. If you are familiar with style sheets in software such as Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft Word, or QuarkXPress, you will soon realize the importance it has for website design.

By using style sheets, you can define a large number of formatting options, such as fonts, alignments, point sizes, etc. You can also apply the defined options to any element of a web page. For example, if you define the style of the title should be bold, centered, Helvetica font, red, each time you create a new title, you can apply these styles to the title at the same time, without the need to apply one by one.

You can define a style for a paragraph of a file, an entire file, or an entire site. If you want to make some changes to the style after you have applied this style (such as changing the title font from Times to Helvetica), you can change all the elements defined in this style at once: just change to the title definition Style, all text defined by this style will be automatically changed.

The only downside to using stylesheets is that applying CSS to the web is the latest thing, and only the latest browsers support it, such as Netscape Navigator 4, Microsoft IE 4, or a newer version. Fortunately, MacroMedia has considered the differences between different browsers when developing a new version of DreamWeaver. For example, after you have set up a website using a style sheet, you can use the "Convert to 3.0 Browser" menu option to generate an alternative version for older browsers, but after doing so you need to maintain two different versions of the entire website. .

In addition to controlling most of the traditional text formatting attributes, style sheets used in HTML files can also define unique HTML attributes such as positioning, special effects, and mouse rollovers. However, it is worth noting that not all style options are displayed in DreamWeaver. Properties with an asterisk next to the style sheet dialog cannot be displayed in DreamWeaver. You must preview it through a CSS-enabled browser. When previewing the generated web page in DreamWeaver, you need to select the "File, Preview in Browser" menu command and select the browser type.

Use the component library
The purpose of the DreamWeaver widget library is to be able to automatically insert and change the components contained in multiple pages in a website. DreamWeaver stores component libraries in a library directory and links the components to the web pages where they are applied. This means that once the browser loads a widget, it does not need to be reloaded when displaying other web pages. (The position of the parts in the file cannot be changed, otherwise the parts may not be displayed properly.)

Users can store any element as a component, such as a navigation bar consisting of images and links, a logo, or even an animation. Simply drag the widget from the widget library to your web page of choice when you use it. If you make a change to a component (for example, add an image or change a link), the entire web site that uses the component will be updated.

The user must define a separate component library for each website that is designed. If the user wants to use the parts of other websites, he can copy and paste the parts. Users can also open a web page that contains the parts they want to use, then use the Save As command to save the web page to a new web site, and then redefine each library part.

The component library can consist of any element of the BODY area of ​​the HTML file, such as tables, charts, images, Java applets, plug-ins, and text. But can not include timeline, style sheets and Javascript functions, because these parts belong to the HEAD area of ​​the HTML file. Although the user can add actions to a library widget (a mix of events, such as rollovers and Javascript actions), DreamWeaver has some special requirements on the behavior of the library parts, because part of these behaviors come from the HEAD area.

Dynamic design

Another feature of DreamWeaver is DHTML support. In DreamWeaver 1.2 or later, you can increase interactive features, such as flipping, triggering graphics events when the mouse is over a particular text or image.

If you are using DHTML to develop more complex websites, you will love DreamWeaver's timeline animation capabilities. Some savvy designers can create their own behavior and provide it to colleagues. On Macromedia's regularly updated website, www.dreamweaver.com, users can discover a list of new behaviors and extensions available for download.

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