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When Dreamweaver opens, the Document
window will display in the center of the monitor. The Floating
panels displayed around the Document window contain the
tools and buttons necessary to create HTML documents in
the main Document window. |
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The floating panel to the left of the main Document
Window is called the Objects panel. When first opened
the objects panel displays a selection of common objects such as pictures,
tables, forms, and other multimedia items. A drop down list can be opened
from the top of the Objects panel to display a different category
of buttons and selections offering various options used to insert text
and images into the document being worked on. Use the Screen tips
function by passing the mouse cursor over each button to display the function
of each button on the Objects panel. Then move to the panel attached
to the bottom of the Document window. |
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The toolbar located at the bottom of the Document window
is called the Property Inspector. It is used to control
various elements in the HTML document. The readings and content change as
elements are selected and manipulated. For example, if a piece of text is
selected the Property inspector can be used to change the font
style and size or even attach a link to the text. (If this panel does not
launch automatically, go the tool bar at the top of the page, click on Tools,
and select Properties.) |
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The two on the right of the Document window
are called Docked panels because they consist of multiple
tabs linking multiple panels together. The HTML Styles
tab is displayed in front at the upper right hand corner of the monitor
and is used to create the formatting styles to be applied to the Web pages.
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The Reference tab is located in the lower
right docked panel and offers information for building Web sites from the
O’Reilly set of reference books. |
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