| Move a Textfield around while Editing |
| Hold down the Control key to move a textfield around while editing the textfield. This is great because you do not have to click outside the text box just to move the Text box around. |
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| Break to the Next Line, but not to a New Paragraph |
| Unlike a word processor, Dreamweaver inserts 'two paragraph spaces' (two lines) when you press the Enter key. That's because Dreamweaver is writing HTML as you type, and HTML works a little differently. Pressing Enter creates a paragraph <P> tag, which leaves a blank line after the preceding paragraph. To break to the next line without creating an extra line space, press Shift+Enter, which creates a break <BR> tag. |
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| Make a Headline |
| Rather than bolding text or making it larger, simply define the text as "Heading 1" or "Heading 2" (there are 6 headings in total). To do this, select the text then go to your Properties panel and, under "Format: Paragraph," choose a heading instead of "Paragraph." |
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| Make Text Wrap around an Image |
| Place the image just before the text (whether you want the image to sit on the left or right of the page). Select the image. In the Properties panel, select either "Align Left" or "Align Right." |
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| Break out of a List |
| Pressing Enter when in a list gives you a new bullet instead of a plain paragraph. With your cursor at the unwanted bullet, go to the Properties panel and unclick the bulleted list button. Easier still, hit "Return Key" twice and list is broken... |
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| Inserting Content with Formatting |
Dreamweaver 8 gives you more options than ever for maintaining formatting when you copy and paste text from another program. You can change the default for how Dreamweaver handles formatting when you choose Edit --> Paste and alter the Preferences in the Copy/Paste Category. And, you can choose Edit --> Paste Special to have all the options available each time you paste in new content. Here are your four options:
- Text only: Dreamweaver strips any formatting and inserts plain text.
- Text with structure: Dreamweaver includes paragraphs, lists, tables, and other structural formatting options.
- Text with structure plus basic formatting: Dreamweaver includes structural formatting as well as basic formatting, such as bold and italic.
- Text with structure plus full formatting: In addition to the previous options, Dreamweaver includes formatting created by style sheets in programs such as Microsoft Word.
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| Tabling your Designs |
HTML tables still offer one of the most popular ways to create complex Web designs. Although getting tables just the way you want them can be challenging, Dreamweaver makes creating tables easier with its visual design features. In Layout mode, you can draw table cells on a page, drag them into place, and even group cells in nested tables without ever worrying about how many rows and cells you need to create to make the table work.
Choose View --> Table Mode --> Layout Mode (or click the Layout button on the Layout Insert bar) to access Dreamweaver's special Layout environment. If you do want to do more standard table editing, such as merging or splitting cells, make sure to switch back to Standard mode. You can find cell and table options in the Properties dialog box when you select a table or cell in Standard mode, but not when you are in Layout mode. |
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| Adding Spaces |
| If you need to go to the very next line and not to a new paragraph use use Shift+Enter instead of Enter. Ctrl + Shift + Space gives you more than one space between characters. |
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| Include Sound Files to Web Pages |
- Select the link (either text / link) to play sound and open the Behaviors panel.
- Click Add (+) button and select the 'Play Sound' option from the Actions pop-up menu.
- Select the sound file by clicking the browse button, or enter the filename path in the 'Play Sound' text box and click Ok.
- Select the desired event to play the music/sound. For more events, change the target browser in the 'Show Events For' pop-up menu.
- The coding necessary to play the selected sound file is automatically generated by Dreamweaver.
- Save and test your file in a web browser. That's it you've learnt how to play music/sound in a web page when an event is triggered.
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