Entries Tagged as 'Random things you should know'

Can I create all my pages in Photoshop and bring them into Dreamweaver as an image?

February 6th, 2012 · No Comments

Janine I just finished your Dreamweaver  For Dummies book. I found it to be right on the money. However, I have a question. I’m a photographer and graphic designer. I’m most comfortable working in Photoshop. Can I create all my pages in Photoshop and bring them into Dreamweaver as an image rather than create them from scratch? [...]

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I created a drop-down menu in Dreamweaver, but when I upload it to the server, it doesn’t work.

December 4th, 2011 · No Comments

Hi Janine, I created a drop down menu with Dreamweaver CS3 ( I am waiting to upgrade soon. ) Your directions were great. When I F12 the page to preview it, it looks awesome! However, when I upload the page, does not look the way it should or function at all. I have searched the [...]

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What is the difference between using Appearance (HTML) or Appearance (CSS) in the Page Properties Dialog Box? They both seem to have most of the same options.

November 1st, 2011 · No Comments

I strongly recommend Appearance (CSS). That option will cause Dreamweaver to create CSS styles that correspond to the Page Properties settings, which is the recommended way to define page properties today. To see how this works, create a new blank page, set the page properties with the CSS option selected, and then you can study [...]

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How do I remove Skype formatting from phone numbers on my web pages on my websites?

October 20th, 2011 · No Comments

Skype automatically highlights any phone numbers displayed in a web browser to make it easy to ‘click to call’ the numbers. Just because you see this formatting on your computer, doesn’t mean other people see it.  Skype formatting on phone numbers is specific to each person’s computer, not to the general formatting of a web [...]

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