dreamweaver软件简介(英文版)

Chapter4

IntrotoDreamweaver1ObjectivesDescribetheWebsitecreationworkflow.Describethethingsoneshouldconsiderwhenplanningasite.Discussthewebpagedesignissue.UseDreamweavertobuildaWebsite.2WebsitecreationworkflowPlanningDesigningBuildingPublishingMaintenance3SiteplanningPlanningandorganizingyoursitecarefullyfromthestartcansaveyoutimelateron.Organizingyoursiteincludesnotonlydeterminingwherethefileswillgo,butalsoexaminingsiterequirements,audienceprofiles,andsitegoals.Additionally,youshouldconsidertechnicalrequirementssuchasuseraccess,aswellasbrowser,plug-in,anddownloadrestrictions.4LayingoutwebpagesManywebdesignprojectsstartwithstoryboardsorflowchartsthatareturnedintosamplepages.UseDreamweavertocreatemock-upsamplepagesasyouworktowardafinaldesign.Mock-upsusuallyshowthedesignlayout,sitenavigation,technicalcomponents,themesandcolor,andgraphicimagesorothermediaelements,buttheydon’tcontainthefinalcontentsofthepage.5BuildingAddingcontentAddassetsanddesignelements,suchastext,images,colors,movies,sound,andotherformsofmedia.AddinginteractivityandanimationDreamweaverallowsyoutogobeyondstaticpages,usinginteractivityandanimationtocapturevisitors’interest.6testing、publishing&maintenanceDependingonthesizeoftheproject,clientspecifications,andkindsofbrowsersthatvisitorswilluse,youmayneedtomoveyoursitetoastagingserverwhereitcanbetestedandedited.Whencorrectionshavebeenmade,youpublishthesitewherethepubliccanaccessit.Oncethesiteispublished,establishamaintenancecycletoensurequality,respondtouserfeedback,andupdatethesite’sinformation.7Siteplanning——MoreWhenyoubeginthinkingaboutcreatingawebsite,youshouldfollowaseriesofplanningstepstomakesureyoursitesucceeds.8Siteplanning——MoreDeterminingyourgoalsDecidingwhatyoursitegoalsareistheveryfirststepyoushouldtakewhenyoucreateawebsite.Askyourselforyourclientquestionsaboutthesite.Whatdoyouhopetoaccomplishbyhavingawebsite?Writedownyourgoalssothatyourememberthemasyougothroughthedesignprocess.Goalshelpyoufocusandtargetyourwebsitetoyourparticularneeds.

9Siteplanning——MoreChoosingatargetaudienceAfteryouhavedecidedwhatyouwanttoaccomplishwithyourwebsite,youneedtodecidewhoyouwanttovisityoursite.Thinkaboutthepeoplewhowillbeattractedtoyourwebsite,orwhoyouhopetoattract.Onceyouchoosetheaudienceandhavedeterminedwhattypesofcomputers,connectionspeeds,andbrowserstheywillbeusing,youcantargetyourdesign.10Siteplanning——MoreOrganizingthesitestructureTheusualwaytosetupasiteistocreateafolderonyourlocaldiskthatcontainsallthefilesforyoursite(referredtoasthelocalsite),andtocreateandeditdocumentswithinthatfolder.BreakdownyoursiteintocategoriesDecidewheretoputitemssuchasimagesandsoundfilesUsethesamestructureforlocalandremotesites11Designing——MoreItcanbeassimpleascreatingamock-updrawingofhowyouwantthesitelayouttolookonapieceofpaper.AmoreadvancedapproachwouldbetocreateacompositedrawingofyoursiteusingsoftwaresuchasMacromediaFreeHandorFireworks.Theimportantthingistohaveamock-upofyourlayoutanddesignsoyoucanfollowitlaterasyoubuildyoursite.12Designing——MoreItisimportanttomaintainconsistencyinyourpagelayoutanddesign.Youwantuserstobeabletoclickthroughthepagesinyoursitewithoutgettingconfusedbecauseallthepageshaveadifferentlook,orthenavigationisinadifferentplaceoneachpage.13Designing——MoreAnotherareawhereplanningpaysoffisnavigation.Considerthefollowingpoints:“Youarehere”informationenablesvisitorstoeasilyknowwheretheyareinyoursiteandhowtoreturntoyourtop-levelpage.Searchingandindexes

makeiteasyforvisitorstofindanyinformationtheyare

lookingfor.Feedback

providesawayforvisitorstocontactthewebmaster.14DreamweaverWorkspace15AbouttheDocumentwindowTheDocumentwindowshowsthecurrentdocument.Youcanchooseanyofthefollowingviews:DesignviewCodeviewCodeandDesignviewThetitlebarshowssomedocument-relatedinformation.16UsingtheDocumenttoolbar17UsingtheInsertbarTheInsertbarcontainsbuttonsforcreatingandinsertingobjectssuchastables,layers,andimages.Thebuttonsareorganizedintotabs.18AReference《网页制作教程》（修订本）陈强主编赵丰年编著19Project——WebdesignBuildapersonalwebsitewhichmeetsthefollowingrequirements:AlltextsinEnglish.Onepageaboutyourself,betterwithphoto.UsingCSStoformatallthedocuments.Oneexternalstylesheetfileasdescribedinpage84.Well-navigated.Atleast10pages,usingbothtablesandframes.20Stepbystep——sitebuildingSettingupasiteSettingupadocumentDesigningthepagelayoutTableandlayoutview