Dreamweaver CS5 Bible -- About the Author -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book -- How This Book Is Organized -- Minimum Requirements -- Further Information -- Part I: Laying the Groundwork in Dreamweaver -- Chapter 1: Introducing Dreamweaver CS5 -- The Dynamic World of Dreamweaver -- The Dreamweaver Interface -- Up-to-Date Code Standards -- Next-Generation Features -- Program Extensibility -- Automation Enhancements -- Site Management Tools -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Touring Dreamweaver -- Choosing a Workspace Layout -- Viewing the Document Window -- Accessing the Toolbars -- Selecting from the Insert Panel -- Getting the Most Out of the Property Inspector -- Customizing Your Workspace with Dockable Panels -- Accessing the Menus -- Connecting to Adobe Services -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Setting Your Preferences -- Customizing Your Environment -- Adjusting Advanced Features -- Making Online Connections -- Customizing Your Code -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Setting Up Sites and Servers -- Planning Your Site -- Mapping Dynamic Pages for Web Applications -- Defining a Site -- Cloaking Site Folders -- Managing Site Info -- Creating and Saving New Pages -- Creating New Documents -- Previewing Your Web Pages -- Putting Your Pages Online -- Summary -- Part II: Designing and Crafting Basic Pages -- Chapter 5: Accessing the Code Directly -- The Structure of a Web Page -- Expanding into XHTML -- doctype and doctype Switching -- Defining Elements -- Adding to the -- Working with Code View and the Code Inspector -- Integrating Live View, Related Files, and Code Navigator Features -- Using the Coding Toolbar -- Enhancing Code Authoring Productivity -- Adding Code Through the Snippets Panel -- Using the Reference Panel -- Modifying Code with the Tag Inspector -- Rapid Tag Modification with the Quick Tag Editor.

Adding Java Applets -- Managing JavaScript and VBScript -- Validating Your XML Pages -- Inserting Symbols and Special Characters -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Building Style Sheet Web Pages -- Understanding Cascading Style Sheets -- Working with the CSS Styles Panel -- Creating and Applying Styles -- Styles and Their Attributes -- Design-Time Style Sheets -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Working with Text -- Starting with Headings -- Working with Paragraphs -- Checking Your Spelling -- Using Find and Replace -- Controlling Whitespace -- Working with Microsoft Office Documents -- Styling Your Text -- Modifying Text Format -- Incorporating Dates -- Commenting Your Code -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Inserting Images -- Using Images Inline -- Adding Background Images -- Dividing the Web Page with Horizontal Rules -- Including Banner Ads -- Inserting Rollover Images -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Establishing Web Links -- Understanding URLs -- Surfing the Web with Hypertext -- Adding an E-mail Link -- Navigating with Anchors -- Targeting Your Links -- Summary -- Part III: Adding Advanced Design Features -- Chapter 10: Working with Divs and AP Elements -- Divs and AP Elements 101 -- Placing Tags -- Creating AP Elements with Dreamweaver -- Modifying an AP Element -- Creating Your Page Design with AP Elements -- Activating AP Elements with Behaviors -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Using Behaviors -- Understanding Behaviors, Events, and Actions -- Attaching a Behavior -- Installing, Managing, and Modifying Behaviors -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Setting Up Tables -- HTML Table Fundamentals -- Inserting Tables in Dreamweaver -- Modifying Tables -- Sorting Tables -- Importing Tabular Data -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Interactive Forms -- How HTML Forms Work -- Inserting a Form in Dreamweaver -- Using Text Fields -- Providing Checkboxes and Radio Buttons -- Creating Form Lists and Menus.

Navigating with a Jump Menu -- Activating Your Form with Buttons -- Using Hidden and File Fields -- Improving Accessibility -- Styling Forms with CSS -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Creating Lists -- Creating Unordered (Bulleted) Lists -- Mastering Ordered (Numbered) Lists -- Creating Navigation Buttons from Lists -- Making Definition Lists -- Using Nested Lists -- Accessing Special List Types -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Using Frames and Framesets -- Frames and Framesets: The Basics -- Creating a Frameset and Frames -- Adding More Frames -- Selecting, Saving, and Closing Framesets -- Working with the Frameset Property Inspector -- Modifying a Frame -- Targeting Frame Content -- Handling Frameless Browsers -- Investigating Iframes -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Powering Ajax Pages with Spry -- Understanding Ajax and Spry -- Integrating XML or HTML Data with Spry -- Enhancing Your Site with Spry Widgets -- Spry Effects -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Working with JavaScript Frameworks -- Using JavaScript Frameworks -- Integrating Framework Functions -- Implementing a Web Widget -- Summary -- Part IV: Incorporating Dynamic Data -- Chapter 18: Establishing Connections and Recordsets -- Data Source Basics -- Understanding How Active Content Pages Work -- Opening a Connection to a Data Source -- Managing Connections -- Extracting Recordsets -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Making Data Dynamic -- Working with Dynamic Text -- Formatting Dynamic Data -- Making Images Dynamic -- Integrating Flash and Other Dynamic Media -- Summary -- Chapter 20: Managing Data -- Displaying Data Conditionally -- Handling Record Navigation -- Summary -- Chapter 21: Working with Dynamic Live View -- Engaging Live View -- HTTP Request Settings -- Previewing an Application in the Browser -- Using the Server Debug Panel with ColdFusion -- Summary -- Chapter 22: Crafting Multi-Page Applications.

Using the URL to Pass Parameters -- Getting Values from a Form -- Establishing Dynamic Form Elements -- Managing Data Sources Online -- Inserting Variables -- Connecting to the Customer -- Summary -- Chapter 23: Using Web Content Management Systems -- Understanding Web Content Management Systems -- Working with WordPress -- Summary -- Part V: Including Multimedia Elements -- Chapter 24: Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, and Bridge Integration -- Bringing in Photoshop Images -- Integrating Fireworks -- Inserting Rollovers -- Building Dreamweaver/Fireworks Extensions -- Working with Bridge -- Summary -- Chapter 25: Inserting Flash Elements -- Including SWF Files in Dreamweaver Projects -- Designating SWF Attributes -- Configuring MIME Types -- Editing SWF Files from Within Dreamweaver -- Adding Shockwave Files -- Summary -- Chapter 26: Adding Video to Your Web Page -- The Flash Video Revolution -- Mainstream Streaming Media -- Working with Video Clips -- Playing Videos in Dreamweaver -- Inserting QuickTime Movies -- Streaming with RealMedia -- Summary -- Chapter 27: Using Audio on Your Web Page -- Linking to Audio Files -- Embedding Sounds and Music -- Playing Background Music -- Targeting Specific Plugins -- Integrating Podcasts -- Summary -- Part VI: Enhancing Productivity and Web Site Management -- Chapter 28: Using Dreamweaver Templates -- Understanding Templates -- Creating Your Own Templates -- Using Editable Regions -- Adding Content to Template Documents -- Making Attributes Editable -- Setting Editable Attributes -- Enabling Repeating Regions -- Establishing Optional Regions -- Nesting Templates -- Working with Templates in the Assets Panel -- Updating Templates -- Removing Template Markup -- Changing the Default Document -- Editing Content in the Browser -- Summary -- Chapter 29: Using Library Items and Server-side Includes.

Dreamweaver Library Items -- Using the Library Assets Panel -- Editing a Library Item -- Updating Your Web Sites with Libraries -- Applying Server-Side Includes -- Summary -- Chapter 30: Maximizing Cross-Browser Compatibility -- Converting Pages in Dreamweaver -- Validating Your Code -- Checking Your Page for Compatibility -- Summary -- Chapter 31: Building Web Sites with a Team -- Following Check In/Check Out Procedures -- Keeping Track with Design Notes -- Browsing File View Columns -- Generating Reports -- Administering Adobe Contribute Sites -- Communicating with WebDAV -- Version Control with Subversion -- Summary -- Chapter 32: Integrating with XML and XSLT -- Understanding XML -- Exporting XML -- Importing XML -- Building Your Own XML Files -- Styling with XSL -- Summary -- Part VII: Extending Dreamweaver -- Chapter 33: Customizing Dreamweaver -- Adding New Commands -- Managing Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts -- Working with Custom Tags -- Customizing Property Inspectors -- Making Custom Floating Panels -- Developing Translators -- Extending C-Level Libraries -- Customizing Your Tag Libraries -- Summary -- Chapter 34: Handling Server Behaviors -- Understanding Server Behaviors -- Applying and Managing Server Behaviors -- Standard Server Behaviors -- Installing Additional Server Behaviors -- Creating Custom Server Behaviors -- Summary -- Chapter 35: Creating Adobe AIR Applications -- About Adobe AIR -- Installing AIR into Dreamweaver -- Designing for AIR -- Packaging Your AIR Application -- Summary -- Appendix A: What's New in Dreamweaver CS5 -- Dynamic Scope Expanded -- Totally Revamped Site Setup -- CSS Integration Enhanced -- Online Services Take Off -- Older Features Removed -- Appendix B: What's on the Web Site? -- Visiting the Book's Web Site -- Files and Programs on the Web Site -- Troubleshooting -- Index.