Adobe Dreamweaver CC/2015 Release

Project 4:

Yosemite CSS LayoutCreating layouts with style sheetsWorking with a templateUsing CSS to control content

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Tracing Images

View>Tracing Image>Load

Reset to move to document edges

Change view percentage if necessary

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Style Basics

External styles

Embedded styles

Inline styles

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Style Basics (cont’d)

Apply one set of rules to multiple pages

Separate content from presentation

Edit styles to change page appearance

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Creating a CSS File

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Attaching a CSS File

Attach (link) to an HTML file

Use different files for different media

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Viewing CSS Code

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Creating CSS Rules

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The CSS Box Model

Margin

Border

Padding

Content

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ID selectors

Apply to <div> tags

# sign in name

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Inserting Div Tags

HTML Insert panel

Insert>Div

Drag from panel in Live view

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Inserting Div Tags (cont’d)

Click edge to show box model

HTML code is minimal, purely structural

Editing in Live View

Drag-and-drop

Define IDs and classes

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Using the DOM Panel

Review/organize structural hierarchy

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Nesting Divs

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Templates

File>Save as Template

.dwt extension

Templates folder

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Editable Regions

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Paths in Templates

Site Setup: Advanced Settings

Document-relative paths

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New From Template optionAssets panel contextual menu

New From Template option in File>New dialog box

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Apply Template to Page

Modify>Templates submenu

Inconsistent Region Names

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Apply Template to Page (cont’d)

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Modifying Templates

Open from Files panel

File>Save

Update linked files

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Tag Selectors

Format all content with a specific tag

“Nested” nature

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Tag Selectors (cont’d)

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Compound/Descendent Selectors

Only affect elements in specific divs

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Pseudo-Class Selectors

a:link

a:visited

a:hover

a:focus

a:active