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Dreamweaver 8/Fireworks 8
J. Craig Venter Training

1. Hour 2 - Creating Your First Web Site - Textbook Chapter 2
   1. Basic HTML Structure

<element attribute ="value">Object (Text, Image)</element>

<img        src          ="mom.jpg">

<a           href         ="http://www.montgomerycollege.edu">MC Home</a>

<table     bgcolor   ="#ffffff" border="1" bordercolor="black">

     <tr><!-- Table Row Opening Tag-->

           <td>Table Data Cell 1</td>

           <td>Table Data Cell 2</td>

     </tr><!--End Table Row 1-->

</table> <!-- End Table 1-->

1. XHTML = "Strict" and "Transitional" XHTML - XML
2. Site Definition and Management - Harnessing Dreamweaver's Power
   1. Windows Explorer - Windows PC File Manager software - Manage Files
   2. Start>Right Click>Explore or
   3. Keystroke - Flag Key + "E"
   4. Internet Explorer - Web Page Browser by Microsoft
3. Start Your Site
1. Create two folders in C:\My Documents
   1. Root Folder - rjkwebsite
   2. Sub-folder - images
   3. Home Page - index.html - Goes in Root Folder, but not in any sub-folders
   4. Each sub-folder can have an index.html page that will open by default. This may be confusing until you create a site or two.
2. Dreamweaver's Site Manager - Main Menu > Site > Manage Sites > New > Site
3. Site Dialog Box
   1. Local Site
      1. Root Folder  - Place this folder in the C:\Drive
      2. Edit in C:\
      3. Do not edit your Dreamweaver site in an external Drive - flash, CD-RW, Zip, etc.  You'll mess up all your links!!!!
   2. Remote Site
      1. Select FTP - File Transfer Protocol - Rules for transferring files across the Internet
         1. HTTP - Hypertext Transport Protocol
         2. SMTP - Simple Mail Transport Protocol
      2. Hostname - web4students.montgomerycollege.edu
      3. Login -
      4. Password - 8 digit alpha-numeric character
   3. Advanced Tab - Local Site - Designate Default Images Folder

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