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starting with a web site: HTML & CSS

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by JuliannaKunstler.com

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Create ROOT FOLDER for all site files.

Create two folders inside your Root folder: "images" and "CSS"

Define your site

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Menu bar:

Site > New Site

Give your site a name. This is for your use only.

Choose Local Site Folder - the Root folder that you have created.

Add a page

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

File > New...

Give your page a title (it will be placed into the code for you).

I named it test.

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Once the page is created - save it right away in your Root folder.

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Now you are all set to start your first page.

Look around

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site
Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Files panel.

If you do not have it - Window > Files

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Shows the content of your Root folder.

As you see - it includes you new page)

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Choose split view option at the top bar to view code and page preview at the same time.

This is the fastest way to learn the code.

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Code panel shows updated code as you add content to the page.

It actually writes code for you - so you don't have to...

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

The code is already here for you.

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Properties panel is the panel you will need open:

Window > Properties

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site
Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Page View - this is your work area.

Text content

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Click on the document and start typing.

Look at the code panel - you will see your text there.

This text is not formatted yet. So there are no tags attached to it.

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Hit ENTER key, and you text will be formated as a paragraph. You will see <p> tags attached.

Type Header 1 on a new line.

You can turn it into heading by changing the code , or...

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

... you can go to Properties panel and change format setting for Heading 1.

The code will get updated itself.

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Add other headers and a line of a paragraph text.

Use Format option to change formatting for each line.

Link

Adobe Dreamweaver: start a site

Image

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