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Why do I get a thick blue line around images
when I insert them into Dreamweaver? It does not happen all
the time and it shows when I preview the page in the browser.
A. Select the image, and in the properties set border to 0.
When an image is made a hyperlink it automatically adds a blue
border around the image. But when border is set to 0, the blue
border is gone.
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FrontPage uses Server Extensions and I would
like to know does Dreamweaver support these extensions?
A. Unfortunately Dreamweaver doesn't support FrontPage technologies
but you can go to the Macromedia Exchange for Dreamweaver where
you will find some free tools to help you move across from FrontPage
http://www.macromedia.com/exchange/dreamweaver and do a search
for "FrontPage".
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I would like to create a site in Dreamweaver
and then publish it on a CD-Rom. Is there a way to do it without
messing up the links?
A. If you go to this link
and then select Goodies, you will find a link to publishing
on CD ROM which will be more than enough to get you started!
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How do you get rid of those "ghost scrollbars"
when a page needs no scrollbars?
A. Set the Scroll property to "auto" in the body tag
to get rid of those "ghost scrollbars" that appear
along the right side of the window when a page needs no scrollbars.
Example:
<body scroll="auto">
When you have a page that needs no scrollbars,
then the scrollbars will not appear along the right side of
the window.
When you have a page that needs scrollbars, then the scrollbars
will appear as normal along the right side of the window.
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What are Dreamweaver Extensions?
A. An extension is packaged code that is added to Dreamweaver,
allowing you todo something special beyond DW's ordinary capacities.
There are free extensions and for-sale extensions available,
and "the Exchange" is the section of the Macromedia
web site where you can get many of them.
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I have lost the toolbar that has the buttons
for hyperlink, anchor, horizontal rule etc. The View / Toolbars
show 'Standard' and 'Document' are checked.
A. Try clicking "Window" --> "Insert".
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When I put my updated files to my remote
site and then go to the website on my computer it displays the
old website before it was updated. If I use a different PC it
shows the correct webpage. What am I doing wrong? Is it something
to do with the cache?
A. Yes, it has to do with your cache directory. Always refresh
your browser when you have uploaded new pages. This can be dine
by pressing the F5 key on your keyboard.
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I want to add music to my web site but can't
figure out how to do it. Can you help me?
A. Be careful with adding music and sound files. It may drown
out those who are using screenreaders to access your site! But
here's some great directions from Macromedia: http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/insert_media/addingsandv/
- How do you make the "location indicators"
(i.e., home> products > support ) used at the top of many
sites?
A. These are called "breadcrumbs" and can be done with
a Dreamweaver extension: www.kaosweaver.com/
- Is there a way to double-space the text on
a web page?
A. Yes, you can do this through CSS. You can use an external style
sheet or just use the following code:
<style type="text/css">
.spacedtext {
line-height: "200%";
}
For more information on how to use CSS, you may
want to enroll in our CSS Introduction class here at the MHRIC.
- How can I delete the contents of a page quickly?
A. If you're like me, you try a slew of different layout designs
before you find the right one. Here's a really fast way to scrap
what you're doing and start over when you've got design fever:
Just select <body> in the Tag Selector and press Delete.
BAM! All the visible content—graphics, text, tables, Flash
movies, what have you—is gone. A clean slate awaits your
next masterpiece. Now this eradicates only the visible elements
of a page; any code in the <head>, such as the <title>,
<meta> tags, or JavaScript functions, is untouched. You'll
also find the <body> tag itself is unscathed, leaving any
attributes or events as pristine as ever.
- I want to work on my web sites on a different
computer but I don't want to have to recreate the Site Information.
Is there a way I can move it? What about backing this information
up in case of a computer crash?
A. You can export your site definition to either back them up
or to import to another computer.for them to import. Select Site
> Edit Sites and then click the site you want to export. Click
the Export button and continue with the export—I'm sure you
can figure it out. Do the same for each site definition—it
is good to have a backup of all site definitions, just in case.
If you are backing them up, make sure you copy them to wherever
you back up all your data. If you have a CD-R drive, copying your
data to a CD is the way to go. Then, yu can just go to the other
computer, and select Site > Edit Sites > Import.
- Sometimes my forms come back and all the fields
aren't filled out. Is there a way I can require the user to complete
the form before they click on the Submit button?
A. Making sure that a user has completed a form correctly is made
easy with the Check Form behavior. The Check Form behavior will
let you specify which fields are required and you can choose the
type of user input, such as email address, a number, or within
a range of numbers. After you've established a form with one or
more text fields or text areas, use the Tag Selector to select
the form tag. Now click the Add (+) button on the Behaviors panel
and choose Validate Form near the bottom of the drop-down list.
When the dialog appears, select the form field in the list and
choose the appropriate values for the remaining options. You may
do this for each of the fields listed in the dialog.
By applying the behavior to the <form>
tag, the validation occurs at the time the user submits the
form. If the requirements are met the form is submitted, otherwise
the user will get a JavaScript alert letting them know what
fields need to be corrected. If you want the validation to take
place while the user is filling out the form and proceeds to
the next field, apply the behavior to each text field element
rather than to the <form> tag.
- I have a javascript that I use on many pages.
Is there an easier way to add the script rather than copying it
to every page with the Snippets?
A. Whenever you have JavaScript code that is common to more than
one page, you should externalize the code to its own file and
link it to the document(s) that need it. A blank file with the
script added to it minus the <script> tags and saved with
the .js file extension is all you need. When it comes time to
link the external JavaScript file to a document, go to the Scripts
category of the Assets panel. Clicking the filename will reveal
the file's code inside the preview area. You can either drag the
file by its name into the document or click the Insert icon in
the lower left of the Assets panel. The <script> tag is
added to the document with the proper src attribute that points
to the JavaScript file. You should add a type attribute to the
<script> tag if you want to be sure your page uses valid
(X)HTML.
- I moved my site to Dreamweaver from FrontPage. How can I
clean up the Assets Panel which has a lot of broken images?
A. If you recently moved from using FrontPage
to Dreamweaver (good move, BTW), and your Assets > Images panel
seems to be full of "broken" images, clean out all _vti_cnf
folders. Dreamweaver "sees" the _vti_cnf files, but
as they're a FrontPage-only files, they show up as broken images.
Get rid of the _vti_cnf files, and you might find your Assets
panel easier to use. Check inside each of your site folers for
those pesky _vti_cnf folders!
- I have some folders with experimental pages that I don't
want to upload to the server. Is there a way I can mark them so
I don't accidentally put them there?
Step 1. In Dreamweaver MX, open your Site Files (F8) put all those
files in one folder.
Step 2. Select that folder by highlighting it in you Local Sites
pane.
Step 2. Select Site > Cloaking > Cloak
Step 3. The folder should now have a diagonal red line going through
it.
You cannot cloak individual files, only folders! If you use "Synchronize"
to update your site, the bulky local folder will remain in its
place, drastically improving the update process.
- I have so many panels open in MX. Can I combine some of them?
A. Sure thing! Right-click on the tab that you want to group.
Select Group <panel name> with and choose the panel you
want to group it with or select New Panel Group and create your
own panel.
- On some web sites, they have links that take you to different
sections of the same page. How can I do this for a file with lots
of information? I want the user to be able to find the information
quickly.
A. These are called Anchors and Links.
To make links to anchors, you must first insert those anchors.
To do this, follow these steps:
Step 1. Place your cursor where you would like the top of the
screen to be when someone clicks the link to that anchor.
Step 2. Pull down the "Insert" menu and choose "Named
Anchor".
Step 3. Enter a name for that anchor that you will use later in
the "Link" field. It should be brief, simple, and easy
for you to remember.
Step 4. Click "OK".
Step 5. Once you have the anchors in place, you can make links
to them. To do this, follow the instructions for links that are
given above but in the "Link" field, you will enter
"#anchorname". So, for instance, if you name an anchor
"top", you would enter "#top" and press return.
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