Dreamweaver Tutorials

Working with the code:
Yes the time has come to get your hands dirty and jump into the raw code.
As you add images, text and other elements you may have seen in the code view the HTML code being produced, if not trust me that as you add text, images, and other content, HTML code is produced in a automated fasion.This is going to be the subject of these Dreamweaver Tutorials.

You can code either of two ways: Design view , or Code view (where you can see the HTML code or indeed any other type of script be in JavaScript, PHP or even ASP). You can also use a split view that shows both Code and Design views at the same time.While Dreamweaver does do the job well must of the time, you will need at sometime to jump in and sort things out.

To view the HTML code:
If the Document toolbar isn’t already visible, choose View > Toolbars > Document.
In the Document toolbar, click the Code and Design view button. Or if you have the money invest in dual monitors, I have code view open in the right monitor with all my panels and the left monitor is the standard view, the total cost for setting this up is about $250, and the time it saves, try it and see.

The Dreamweaver window splits, showing the underlying HTML code.

You can edit the code in Code view. Changes you make to the code don’t appear in Design view until you refresh the view.

To make code changes appear in Design view, do one of the following:
Click anywhere in Design view.
Click the Refresh button in the Document toolbar.

many advanced features are provided to help you code in Code view; see Editing code in Dreamweaver for more information.

When you’re working on your own pages, you can whichever view is most comfortable for you. We’ll assume for the rest of this chapter that you’re using Design view.

To show Design view only:
If the Document toolbar isn’t already visible, choose View > Toolbars > Document.
In the Document toolbar, click the Design view button. In the next Dreamweaver Tutorials we shall be looking at adding script to your web sites, don't worry we shall not be writing any code, but we shall be showing you where to place in and a few little tips and tricks to help you sort things out when things don't work as they should.