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Project 5

Templates and Style Sheets

Dreamweaver MX 2004Concepts and Techniques

Project 5: Templates and Style Sheets 2

Project Objectives

• Describe a template• Create a template• Describe the different types of style sheets• Create a Cascading Style Sheet


Project Objectives

• Apply Cascading Style Sheet attributes to a template

• Create a Web page from a template• Describe and use the Assets panel


Copying Data Files to the Parks Web Site

• Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar and then click My Computer

• Double-click Local Disk (C:) and then navigate to the location of the data files for Project 5

• Double-click the DataFiles folder and then double-click the Proj05 folder

• Double-click the parks folder and then double-click the images folder



• Click the first image file in the list, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last image file in the list

• Right-click the selected files to display the context menu

• Click the Copy command and then click the My Computer Back button the number of times necessary to navigate to the your name folder

• Double-click the your name folder, double-click the parks folder, and then double-click the images folder



• Right-click in the open window to display the context menu

• Click the Paste command to paste the image files into the images folder

• Click the images window Close button


Starting Dreamweaver and Opening the Florida Parks Web Site

• Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar• Point to All Programs on the Start menu, point to

Macromedia on the All Programs submenu, and then click Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 on the Macromedia submenu

• If necessary, display the panel groups and expand the Property inspector

• Click the Files panel box arrow and then point to Florida Parks on the Files pop-up menu

• Click Florida Parks


Starting Dreamweaver and Opening the Florida Parks Web Site


Creating a New Template Document

• Click New on the File menu• Click Template page in the Category list and then

click HTML template in the Template page list• Click the Create button


Creating a New Template Document


Saving the Web Page as a Template

• Click File on the menu bar and then click Save• Click OK• Type spotlight_parks in the Save as text box• Click the Save button• Click the plus sign to the left of the Templates

folder


Saving the Web Page as a Template


Adding a Background Image and Title to the Template Page

• Click Modify on the menu bar and then click Page Properties

• Click the Browse button to the right of the Background image box

• If necessary, navigate to the images folder. Click parksbg.gif and then click the OK button in the Select Image Source dialog box



• Click the OK button in the Page Properties dialog box

• Click the Title text box, delete Untitled Document, and type Spotlight on Florida Parks as the entry

• Press the ENTER key and then click the Document window


Adding the Logo Image to the Template

• Click the Assets tab in the panel groups. If necessary, click the Images icon. Scroll down and click the logo.gif file

• Drag the logo.gif image to the top-left corner of the Document window

• Click the Alt text box and type Florida Parks logo as the entry

• Click to the right of the image to deselect it and then press the ENTER key two times


Adding the Logo Image to the Template


Adding the Park Name and Park Description Prompts for the First Two Editable Regions

• Collapse the panel groups• Type Spotlight on [name of state park] as the heading prompt

• Click the Format box arrow in the Property inspector and apply Heading 2 to the spotlight prompt

• Press the ENTER key• Type Add short description of park as

the prompt for the second editable region and then press the ENTER key


Adding the Park Name and Park Description Prompts for the First Two Editable Regions


Adding and Centering a Table as the Third Editable Region

• Click Insert on the menu bar and then click Table

• Enter the following data in the Insert Table dialog box: 1 for Rows, 2 for Columns, 70 percent for Table width, 0 for Border thickness, 5 for Cell padding, and 0 for Cell spacing. Type Spotlight on Florida Parks as the Summary text

• Click the OK button• Click the Align box arrow in the Property inspector,

and then click Center to center the table• Click the left cell in the table and then drag to select

both cells in the table



• Click the Horz box arrow in the Property inspector and then click Center. Click the Vert box arrow and then click Middle

• Click the left cell in the table and then type Add additional columns and rows as necessary. Add images and short description of image to each cell in the table as the prompt.

• Click the right cell. Click Insert on the menu bar, point to Image Objects, and then point to Image Placeholder

• Click Image Placeholder



• When the Image Placeholder dialog box is displayed, type add_image in the Name text box as the prompt

• Press the TAB key. Type 64 for the Width• Press the TAB key two times, type #006600 for the

Color, and then press the TAB key• Click the OK button• Click to the right of the table and then press the

ENTER key two times


Adding and Centering a Table as the Fourth Editable Region

• Click Insert on the menu bar and then click Table to display the Insert Table dialog box

• Enter the following data in the Insert Table dialog box: 1 for Rows, 2 for Columns, 50 percent for Table width, 0 for Border thickness, 5 for Cell padding, and 0 for Cell spacing. Type Web site links as the Summary text. Click the OK button

• Click the Align box arrow in the Property inspector, and then center the table



• Click the left cell and then drag to select both cells in the table

• Click the Horz box arrow in the Property inspector and then click Center. Click the Vert box arrow and then click Middle

• Click the left cell and then type Add additional columns as necessary for links as the prompt. Press CTRL+S to save the file. If a Dreamweaver warning box appears, click the OK button


Displaying the Insert Bar and Common Category

• If necessary, click Window on the menu bar and then click Insert

• If the Common category is not displayed, click the arrow to the right of the displayed category on the Insert bar and then click Common on the Insert bar pop-up menu

• Click the Property inspector expand/collapse arrow to hide the Property inspector


Displaying the Insert Bar and Common Category


Creating the First Editable Region

• If necessary, scroll to the top and then click to the left of the heading prompt

• Click the <h2> tag in the Tag selector• Click the Templates pop-up menu and point to

Editable Region



• Click Editable Region• Type park_name in the Name text box• Click the OK button


Creating the Second Editable Region

• Click to the left of the prompt, Add short description of park, in the Document window

• Click the <p> tag in the tag selector. Click the Templates pop-up menu and then click Editable Region

• Type park_description in the Name text box and then click the OK button


Creating the Second Editable Region


Creating the Third and Fourth Editable Regions

• Click in the left cell of the first table and then click the <table> tag in the tag selector

• Click the Editable Region command on the Templates pop-up menu

• Type parks_images in the Name text box, and then click the OK button



• If necessary, scroll down to display the second table, click in the left cell of the second table, click the <table> tag in the tag selector, and then click the Editable Region command on the Templates pop-up menu

• Type links in the Name text box and then click the OK button

• Click the Save button


Displaying the Design Panel Group

• Scroll up in the Document window. Click the expand/collapse arrow to expand the panel groups

• Click the Design panel expand/collapse arrow. If necessary, click the CSS Styles tab


Adding a Style and Saving the Style Sheet

• Click the Files panel tab• Click to the left of the text, Spotlight on [name of

state park], in the park_name editable region and then click the <h2> tag in the tag selector

• Click the New CSS Style button• Click the Tag (redefines the look of a specific tag)

radio button to select it• Click the Tag box and type h2 as the tag name



• Verify that (New Style Sheet File) is selected in the Define in: section

• Click the OK button• Click the Save in box arrow and then click the

parks folder name. Click the File name text box and then type spotlight as the style sheet name

• Click the Save button. Click the Font box arrow, click Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif in the Font list, and then press the TAB key



• Click the Size box arrow, click 24 in the Size list, and then press the TAB key two times

• Click the Weight box arrow, click bolder, and then press the TAB key

• Click the Style box arrow and then click italic• Click the Color text box, type #0029DE, and then

press the TAB key• Click the OK button and then click anywhere in

an editable region on the page to deselect the heading prompt


Creating a Style for the Paragraph Text

• Click to the left of the prompt, Add short description of park, and then click the <p> tag in the tag selector

• Click the New CSS Style button in the CSS Styles panel

• Click the OK button• Click the Font box arrow and then click Arial,

Helvetica, sans-serif• Click the Size box arrow and then click 12



• Click the Weight box arrow and then click bold• Click the Color text box and then type #0029DE

for the color. Press the TAB key• Click the OK button• Click to the right of the paragraph to deselect it


Adding a Background, Border, and Text Color to a Table

• Click in the first cell of the parks_images table• Click the <table> tag in the tag selector• Click the New CSS Style button in the CSS Styles

panel• Click the OK button

• Click the Font box arrow and then click Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif



• Click the Color text box, type #FFFFFF, and then press the TAB key

• Click Background in the Category list• Click the Background color text box, type #000099 as the color and then press the TAB key

• Click Border in the Category list• Verify that the Same for all check boxes are

selected for Style, Width, and Color



• Click the Top box arrow and then click groove in the Top pop-up menu

• Click the Width box arrow and then click thick in the Width pop-up menu

• Click the top text box in the Color area and then type #9CCE9C for the border color. Press the TAB key

• Click the OK button and then, if necessary, scroll down in the Document window to display both tables


Modifying the A:Link Attribute

• Select the links table• Click the New CSS Style button in the CSS Styles

panel• Click the Advanced (IDs, contextual selectors,

etc) radio button• Click the Selector box arrow, and then point to

a:link• Click a:link



• Click the OK button• Click none to select the none Decoration attribute• Click the Color text box, type #FFFFFF, press the

TAB key• Click the OK button


Adding the A:Visited Attribute

• Verify that the links table is selected• Click the New CSS Style button in the CSS Styles

panel to display the New CSS Style dialog box• Click the Advanced (IDs, contextual selectors,

etc) radio button• Click the Selector box arrow and then click

a:visited



• Click the OK button to display the CSS Style Definition for a:visited in spotlight.css dialog box

• Click the none check box to select the none Decoration attribute

• Type #FFFF00 in the Color text box and then press the TAB key

• Click the OK button


Adding the A:Hover Attribute

• Verify that the links table is selected• Click the New CSS Style button in the CSS Styles

panel to display the New CSS Style dialog box• If necessary, click the Advanced (IDs, contextual

selectors, etc) radio button• Click the Selector box arrow and then click

a:hover• Click the OK button to display the CSS Style

Definition for a:hover in spotlight.css dialog box



• Type #FFFF00 in the Color text box and then press the TAB key. Click the none check box to select the None Decoration attribute

• Click the OK button and then click the Save button on the Standard toolbar. If a Dreamweaver warning dialog box appears, click No. At this point, the template is not attached to any documents

• Close the spotlight_parks template• Click the Save button on the spotlight.css

document and then close the style sheet


Creating the Bahia Honda State Park Spotlight Web Page

• Click the Design panel expand/collapse arrow to collapse the panel

• Click File on the menu bar and then click New• Click Basic Page in the New Document dialog

box and then click the Create button• Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar

and then save the page in the parks folder. Use bahia_park.htm as the file name


Creating the Bahia Honda State Park Spotlight Web Page


Applying a Template to the Bahia Honda State Park Web page

• Click the Assets panel tab in the Files group panel

• If necessary, click the Templates icon in the Assets panel

• Click spotlight_parks• Click the Apply button• Collapse the panel groups


Applying a Template to the Bahia Honda State Park Web page


Adding the Park Name and Park Description to the Bahia Honda State Park Web Page

• Select the text and brackets, [name of state park], in the park_name editable region

• Type Bahia Honda State Park as the park name• Select the prompt, Add short description of park, in the

park_description editable region. Type the following text: Bahia Honda, located on Big Pine Key, is unique among other islands in the Keys. The island consists of white, sandy coastline and deep, crystal-clear waters for excellent swimming and snorkeling. Other activities include boating, fishing, camping, and bird-watching.


Adding the Park Name and Park Description to the Bahia Honda State Park Web Page


Adding Rows to the Parks_Images Table

• Click in the left cell of the parks_images table. Click Modify on the menu bar, point to Table, and then point to Insert Rows or Columns

• Click Insert Rows or Columns• Double-click the Number of Rows text box and

then type 2 for the number of rows• Click the OK button


Adding Rows to the Parks_Images Table


Adding Images to the Parks_Images Table

• Select the text in row 1, column 1 of the parks_images table and then press the DELETE key

• Press the F6 key to switch to Expanded Tables mode

• If a Getting Started in Expanded Tables Mode dialog box displays, read the information and then click the OK button

• Display the panel groups• Click the Assets tab in the panel groups, and then

click the Images icon



• Drag the calusa_beach01.jpg image to row 1, column 1 of the parks_images table

• Click to the right of the image• Hold down the SHIFT key and then press the

ENTER key• Type Calusa Beach as the description• Press the TAB key to move the insertion point to

row 1, column 2



• Press the DELETE key to delete the image placeholder and then drag the calusa_beach02.jpg image to the cell

• Click to the right of the image• Hold down the SHIFT key and then press the

ENTER key• Type Another view of Calusa Beach as

the description



• Add the four other images and descriptions to the parks_images table as indicated in Table 5-2 on page DW 431

• Drag each image to the appropriate table cell, click to the right of the image, hold down SHIFT and press the ENTER key, and then type the description

• Press the TAB key to move from cell to cell• Press the F6 key to exit from Expanded Tables

mode



• Hide the panel groups• Display the Property inspector• Select the first image in the table and type Bahia Honda Calusa Beach as the Alt text

• Select the second image in the table and type Another view of Bahia Honda Calusa Beach as the Alt text

• Use the Alt Text column in Table 5-2 on page DW 431 to add the Alt text for the other four images


Adding the Links to the Links Table

• Scroll down to display the links table. Select the text in the left cell of the links table and then press the DELETE key

• Type Home as the text link in the left cell and then select the text

• Click the Link text box in the Property inspector, type index.htm as the link text, and then press the TAB key

• Click the right cell in the links table. Type Bahia Honda State Park as the text for the link and then select the text



• Click the Link text box in the Property inspector and then type http://www.floridastateparks.org/bahiahonda as the link text

• Click the Target box arrow and select _blank• Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar


Adding a Link from the State Parks Page to the Bahia Honda State Park Page

• Expand the panel groups and open the state_parks page. If necessary, click the Files tab

• Scroll to the bottom of the page and then click to the right of the Home link. Press the END key

• Hold down the SHIFT key and then press the ENTER key

• Type Featured Park as the link text



• Select the text and then drag bahia_park.htm from the Files panel to the Property inspector Link text box

• Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar• Press the F12 key to preview the state_parks.htm

page in your browser. Scroll down and then click the Featured Park link to view the Bahia Honda State Park Web page

• Verify that the Bahia Honda State Park Web page links work



• If instructed to do so, print a copy of the Bahia Honda State Park Web page and hand it in to your instructor

• If instructed to do so, upload your Web site to a remote server. Appendix C contains information on uploading to a remote server. A remote folder is required before you can upload to a remote server. Generally, the remote folder is defined by the Web server administrator or your instructor

• Close the browser


Closing the Web Site and Quitting Dreamweaver

• Click the Close button on the upper-right corner of the Dreamweaver title bar


Project Summary

• Describe a template• Create a template• Describe the different types of style sheets• Create a Cascading Style Sheet


Project Summary

• Apply Cascading Style Sheet attributes to a template

• Create a Web page from a template• Describe and use the Assets panel

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