Macromedia Studio 8 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies,9780764596902

Macromedia Studio 8 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

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ISBN13: 9780764596902
ISBN10: 076459690X
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Pub. Date: 2006-01-11
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary

Your one-stop guide to six great Macromedia tools for building Web sites It's like a Web-site-in-a-book! First, there's some Web site insight to help you decide what you want your site to do. Then it's into the nitty-gritty of making it happen - building with Dreamweaver, adding animation with Flash, enabling collaboration with Contribute, using ColdFusion to access databases, and a whole lot more. Discover how to Plan content for your site Use CSS styles Incorporate forms into your pages Beef up Flash movies with ActionScript Use queries in ColdFusion Integrate all the Macromedia products

Author Biography

Damon Dean has been working in Internet technologies and development for nearly a decade as an editor, producer, and developer. As a development editor for Sybex, Damon was responsible for developing both the multimedia and computer-game book lines. After developing those properties into profitable units, he moved on to Postlinear Entertainment, where he produced and designed online multiplayer computer games for publishers such as Sega and MGM. Three years later, Damon took his software development skills and moved into Web development. As a founding member of 415 Productions, Damon worked with several large companies, including Credit Suisse, Robert Mondavi, HP, and BART. His application design and development resumé includes architecting and building content management systems, extranets, corporate intranets, and enterprise CRMs. After four years at 415, Damon moved on in the summer of 2001 to be the Internet Services Director at a private foundation in Oakland, California.
Damon has written several books, dating back to 1996. His first book, A Pocket Tour of Multimedia on the Internet (Sybex), was eventually translated into five languages. In 1997, Damon began a relationship with Wiley Publishing and has written several books for them, including Web Channel Development For Dummies, FrontPage 2000 For Dummies Quick Reference, ACT! 2000 For Windows For Dummies Quick Reference (co-author), and more recently, Cascading Style Sheets For Dummies.

Andy Cowitt is a freelance Web developer who spent five years learning the trade at the award-winning firm 415, Inc. While at 415, Andy worked on multimedia presentations and Web sites for Apple, Oracle, Macromedia, the San Francisco Symphony, KQED, and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. He’s been using Macromedia’s products since each of them arrived on the scene. In his spare time, Andy plays guitar and ukulele and makes videos. He lives in Oakland with illustrator Michael Wertz and their dog, Olive.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(1)
About This Book
1(1)
How to Use This Book
1(1)
Three Presumptuous Assumptions
2(1)
Macintosh versus Windows
2(1)
How This Book Is Organized
3(1)
Book I: An Introduction to Building Web Sites
3(1)
Book II: Dreamweaver 8
3(1)
Book III: Fireworks 8
3(1)
Book IV: Flash 8
3(1)
Book V: Contribute 3
4(1)
Book VI: FreeHand MX
4(1)
Book VII: ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition
4(1)
Icons Used in This Book
4(1)
Where to Go from Here
5(2)
Book I: An Introduction to Building Web Sites
7(34)
Why Build a Web Site?
9(8)
Understanding Why People Build Web Sites
9(1)
Finding Your Place on the Web
10(2)
What Drives People to the Web
12(1)
Choosing the Right Type of Web Site
13(1)
Macromedia Studio 8: Your Ally in Development
14(1)
Before You Start: Things to Know
15(2)
Developing Web Content
17(6)
Developing Content: A Four-Step Process
17(1)
Choosing and Organizing Content
18(2)
Classifying common types of Web content
19(1)
Categorizing your content
19(1)
Creating Content for the Web
20(2)
Prepping Content for the Web
22(1)
Choosing the Right Tools for the Job
23(8)
Before You Begin: When Not to Use Macromedia Studio 8
23(1)
Using Dreamweaver 8 for Web Development
24(1)
Designing with Fireworks 8
25(1)
Creating Animation with Flash 8
26(2)
Illustrating with FreeHand MX
28(1)
Creating a Dynamic Site with ColdFusion 7
29(1)
Managing Your Site with Contribute 3
29(2)
Best Practices for Web Development
31(10)
Following the Best Path of Development
32(6)
Step one: Develop a site concept
32(1)
Step two: Define your requirements
32(1)
Step three: Generate content
33(1)
Step four: Design the site
33(1)
Step five: Build the site
34(2)
Step six: Test and deploy your site
36(2)
Getting the Right People at the Right Time
38(3)
Building a team
38(1)
Involving the right people at the right time
39(2)
Book II: Dreamweaver 8
41(130)
Introduction to Dreamweaver 8
43(12)
Exploring the Dreamweaver 8 Interface
43(3)
Selecting a workspace on start-up
44(1)
Introducing the new Start page
44(2)
Introducing the Document Window
46(1)
Choosing among Standard, Expanded Table, and Layout Modes
47(1)
Examining Your Web Site with the Files Panel
48(1)
Exploring Toolbar Buttons
49(2)
Using Panels and Inspectors
51(1)
Understanding the role of panels
51(1)
Working with the Properties panel
52(1)
Getting Help
52(3)
Creating Basic Web Pages
55(20)
Setting Ruler and Grid Options in the Document Window
55(2)
Creating and Opening Pages
57(1)
Establishing Page Properties
58(2)
Working with Text
60(4)
Adding, editing, and deleting text
60(3)
Inserting a line break
63(1)
Working with Images
64(3)
Inserting an image
64(1)
Deleting or moving an image
65(1)
Modifying an image
65(2)
Working with Links
67(3)
Inserting a link
68(1)
Deleting a link
68(1)
Using named anchors
68(2)
Working with Tables
70(4)
Inserting a table
70(2)
Deleting a table
72(1)
Using layout tables
72(2)
Storing information in table cells
74(1)
Previewing Your Work
74(1)
Creating and Using Dreamweaver Sites
75(20)
Defining a Site in Dreamweaver 8
75(1)
Creating Your First Site
76(6)
Creating a site manually
76(2)
Creating a site using a wizard
78(4)
Setting Up a Remote Connection
82(3)
Using Advanced Site Options
85(4)
Testing your server
86(1)
Cloaking
87(1)
Using Design Notes
87(1)
Setting up a site map
87(1)
Selecting columns for the File view
87(1)
Enabling Contribute compatibility
88(1)
Publishing Your Site
89(1)
Maintaining Your Site
90(3)
Running reports
90(2)
Checking links
92(1)
Using Source Control
93(2)
Punching Up Your Pages with Forms and Frames
95(16)
Incorporating Forms into Web Pages
95(7)
Adding a form
96(1)
Specifying form properties
97(1)
Labeling form objects
98(1)
Using text fields
99(1)
Setting up buttons
100(1)
Adding other form elements
101(1)
Structuring Pages with Frames
102(9)
Adding frames
102(1)
Modifying frames
103(3)
Deleting frames
106(1)
Saving frames
106(1)
Saving framesets
106(1)
Setting no-frames content
106(1)
Targeting content
107(4)
Laying Out Pages with Layers
111(12)
Adding a Layer
111(1)
Selecting a Layer
112(1)
Deleting a Layer
113(1)
Placing Objects in a Layer
113(1)
Changing Layer Properties
113(7)
Including a background image or color in a layer
114(1)
Naming a layer
114(1)
Aligning layers
115(1)
Changing the visibility of a layer
116(1)
Layering layers: Setting the z-index
117(2)
Moving a layer
119(1)
Resizing a layer
120(1)
Nesting Layers
120(3)
Enabling nesting
121(1)
Creating a new nested layer
121(1)
Nesting an existing layer
122(1)
Collapsing or expanding your view in the Layers tab
122(1)
Using ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition in Dreamweaver 8
123(14)
Understanding the Integration of ColdFusion and Dreamweaver
123(3)
Using Features on the Insert Bar
126(4)
Editing a Tag
130(1)
Getting Data from a Database
130(3)
Using the Bindings Tab
133(2)
Introducing Server Behaviors and Components
135(2)
Understanding server behaviors
135(1)
Considering components
135(2)
Advanced Web Page Design Techniques
137(20)
Creating Clickable Image Maps with Hotspots
137(2)
Creating a hotspot
137(2)
Modifying a hotspot
139(1)
Adding Flash Text Rollovers
139(3)
Adding Flash text
140(1)
Changing Flash text
141(1)
Adding Flash Button Rollovers
142(2)
Adding a Flash button
142(2)
Changing a Flash button
144(1)
Inserting Image Rollovers
144(2)
Setting Up a Navigation Bar
146(2)
Adding Audio and Video to Your Pages
148(3)
Embedding an audio or video clip
149(1)
Embedding background music
150(1)
Linking to an audio or video clip
150(1)
Adding Other Media
151(1)
Using Dreamweaver 8 Templates
152(4)
Validating Your Code
156(1)
Integrating Dreamweaver 8 with Other Macromedia Products
157(14)
Integrating Dreamweaver with Fireworks
159(4)
Making Fireworks your primary image editor
159(1)
Working with tables
160(3)
Integrating Dreamweaver with Macromedia Flash
163(4)
Inserting a Flash movie into a Dreamweaver document
163(1)
Working with the Property inspector
164(1)
Editing a Flash movie in Dreamweaver
165(1)
Editing a link in an SWF file in Dreamweaver
166(1)
Integrating Dreamweaver with ColdFusion
167(1)
Integrating Dreamweaver with FreeHand
167(1)
Integrating Dreamweaver with Contribute
167(4)
Book III: Fireworks 8
171(174)
Introduction to Fireworks 8
173(20)
Understanding the Power of Fireworks
173(3)
Making designing easier with layers
174(1)
Creating slices
174(2)
Taking a Quick Tour of the Fireworks 8 Interface
176(6)
The Tools panel: A bird's-eye view
177(1)
The Tools panel: A bug's-eye view
178(3)
Across the aisle: The right-side panels
181(1)
The Property inspector
182(1)
Viewing and Previewing Your Work
182(1)
Customizing Your Work Environment
183(3)
Collapsing and expanding panels
183(1)
Moving, docking, and grouping panels
184(2)
Setting Fireworks Preferences
186(4)
Setting General preferences
187(1)
Editing just the way you want
188(1)
Telling Fireworks how to play with others
189(1)
Expanding your Folder options
189(1)
Importing files in a useful form
190(1)
Getting Help
190(3)
Fireworks 8 Basics
193(14)
Creating a New Document
193(2)
Changing Views of Your Document
195(2)
Saving Documents
197(1)
Modifying Document Size
198(5)
Changing the image size
198(3)
Changing the canvas size
201(2)
An Introduction to Color Management
203(4)
Hexadecimal numbers
204(1)
Web-safe colors
204(3)
Working with Text, Shapes, and Images
207(28)
Working with Text
207(11)
Creating text with the Text tool
209(1)
Selecting a font and changing its size
210(1)
Adding a little color
211(3)
Manipulating text
214(4)
Working with Vector Shapes
218(10)
Making a good old-fashioned line
218(1)
Making simple shapes
219(3)
Making complex shapes
222(2)
Editing, moving, and deleting shapes
224(1)
Splitting shapes
225(1)
Adding a little color to your shapes
226(2)
Working with Bitmap Images
228(7)
Exploring the bitmap drawing tools
228(2)
Inserting a bitmap image
230(1)
Selecting areas in a bitmap image
231(2)
Editing bitmaps: The basics
233(2)
Transforming Text, Shapes, and Images
235(28)
Scaling Graphics
235(3)
Using the Scale Transformation tool
236(1)
Resizing by entering numerical values
237(1)
Distorting and Skewing Images and Text
238(5)
Distorting an image
239(1)
Skewing an image
240(1)
Distorting and skewing text
241(2)
Rotating and Flipping Graphics and Text
243(4)
Rotating graphics
243(2)
Rotating text
245(1)
Flipping images
246(1)
Flipping text
247(1)
Adding Gradients, Textures, and Patterns to Shape Fills and Bitmap Selections
247(7)
Introducing gradients
248(5)
Adding patterns
253(1)
Adding textures
253(1)
Adjusting Color Information and More with Filters
254(8)
Fine-tuning your colors
254(5)
Blurring and sharpening
259(2)
Using the other filters: Convert to Alpha and Find Edges
261(1)
Adding shadows to objects
262(1)
Using Extras: Lite Versions Bundled with Fireworks 8
262(1)
The Power of Layers and Frames
263(28)
Managing Layers
264(6)
Adding and deleting layers
265(1)
Making a layer active
265(1)
Expanding and collapsing layers
266(1)
Making a layer visible or invisible on the canvas
267(1)
Locking and unlocking a layer
267(1)
Renaming a layer
267(1)
Moving a layer in front of or behind other layers
268(2)
Merging layers
270(1)
Using Layers for Masking
270(5)
Creating a bitmap mask
271(3)
Creating a vector mask
274(1)
Using the Web Layer
275(3)
Cutting your objects with the Slice tool
276(1)
Slicing your canvas more exactly with the Polygon Slice tool
277(1)
Working with Objects
278(4)
Renaming an object in the Layers panel
278(1)
Moving an object between layers
278(1)
Setting an object's opacity/transparency
278(1)
Blending
279(3)
Managing Frames
282(2)
Adding frames
283(1)
Deleting and editing frames
284(1)
Renaming frames
284(1)
Using Frames to Create Rollovers and Animated GIFs
284(7)
Creating a rollover
285(1)
Creating an animated GIF
286(5)
Slicing Up Content for the Web
291(22)
Exploring the Advantages of Using Slices
291(2)
Creating and Editing Slices
293(4)
Naming a slice
293(1)
Moving a slice
294(1)
Resizing a slice
295(1)
Duplicating a slice
296(1)
Optimizing Your Images for the Web
297(9)
Working with the options in the Optimize panel
298(2)
Making a JPEG
300(3)
Making a GIF
303(3)
Previewing Slices
306(3)
The Preview pane
307(1)
The 2-Up view
307(1)
The 4-Up view
308(1)
Relating Hotspots and Slices
309(1)
Exporting Images
310(3)
Exporting a single image
310(1)
Exporting multiple image slices
311(1)
Exporting an animated GIF
312(1)
Advanced Fireworks 8 Tools
313(18)
Using Advanced Export Options
313(6)
Readying your PNG for HTML export
315(1)
Exporting HTML with your images
316(2)
Setting the export HTML file options
318(1)
Setting Up Image Maps and Button Rollovers
319(5)
Creating image maps with hotspots
320(1)
Creating advanced button rollovers
321(3)
Bringing Interactivity to Your Pages with Behaviors
324(7)
The Swap Images behavior
324(2)
Generating pop-up menus
326(5)
Integrating Fireworks 8 with Other Macromedia Products
331(14)
Integrating Fireworks with Macromedia Flash
333(3)
Exporting files from Fireworks to Macromedia Flash
333(2)
Importing files into Macromedia Flash from Fireworks
335(1)
Integrating Fireworks with Dreamweaver
336(4)
Setting preferences
336(1)
Editing PNGs
337(1)
Working with tables
338(2)
Integrating Fireworks with FreeHand
340(4)
Importing FreeHand files into Fireworks
341(2)
Editing Fireworks objects in FreeHand
343(1)
Integrating Fireworks with Director
344(1)
Book IV: Flash 8
345(134)
Introduction to Macromedia Flash 8
347(20)
Understanding What Macromedia Flash Is and How It Works
347(2)
Seeing what Macromedia Flash can do
347(1)
Creating content for a Web site in Macromedia Flash
348(1)
Using Macromedia Flash on a Web site
349(1)
Comparing Bitmaps and Vector Graphics
349(1)
Exploring Basic Moviemaking Principles
350(2)
The Stage
350(1)
The Timeline and frames
351(1)
Layers
351(1)
Scenes
352(1)
Creating a Flash Document File
352(1)
Taking a Quick Tour of the Macromedia Flash Interface
352(5)
Menus
352(2)
Timeline
354(2)
The Tools panel
356(1)
Getting Organized with Panels
357(3)
The Properties panel
358(1)
Library
358(2)
Viewing the Stage
360(1)
Setting Movie and Macromedia Flash Preferences
361(4)
Setting document properties
361(2)
Creating your own keyboard shortcuts
363(2)
Getting Help
365(2)
Using the Graphics Tools
367(24)
Choosing When to Use the Macromedia Flash Tools
367(1)
Creating Shapes and Text
367(9)
Line tool
368(1)
Oval tool
369(1)
Rectangle tool
369(1)
Polystar tool
370(1)
Pencil tool
371(1)
Pen tool
372(1)
Brush tool
372(1)
Paint Bucket tool
373(1)
Ink Bottle tool
374(1)
Text tool
374(2)
Modifying Shapes and Text
376(10)
Selection tool
376(1)
Lasso tool
377(1)
Moving and copying objects
377(1)
Eraser tool
378(1)
Reshaping with the Selection tool
378(1)
Subselect tool
379(1)
Free Transform tool
379(3)
Straightening and smoothing with the Selection tool
382(1)
Optimizing curves
382(1)
Softening edges
383(1)
Flipping
383(1)
Transferring properties with the Eyedropper tool
384(1)
Grouping
384(1)
Breaking objects apart
385(1)
Aligning objects
385(1)
Working with Colors
386(5)
Creating solid colors
386(1)
Creating gradients
387(1)
Editing fills
388(1)
Working with bitmap fills
389(2)
Working with Symbols
391(10)
Appreciating the Importance of Symbols
391(1)
Working with Graphic Symbols
392(3)
Working with instances of symbols
392(1)
Creating graphic symbols
393(1)
Using graphic symbols
394(1)
Editing graphic symbols
394(1)
Creating and Working with Movie Clip Symbols
395(2)
Working with Button Symbols
397(4)
Creating simple button symbols
398(1)
Adding pizzazz to buttons
399(1)
Testing buttons
400(1)
Making Your Life Easier with Layers
401(12)
Working with the Layer List
402(1)
Working with Layers
403(6)
Creating layers
403(1)
Using layers
403(1)
Editing layers
403(3)
An introduction to guide layers
406(1)
Using mask layers
407(2)
Changing Layer Options
409(1)
Altering the visibility of objects
409(1)
Locking and unlocking layers
409(1)
Setting layer properties
409(1)
Using Folders to Manage Layers
410(3)
Creating Animation
413(14)
Getting Familiar with the Timeline
413(3)
Understanding the frame rate
414(1)
Working with the Timeline
414(1)
Onion skinning
415(1)
Using Frames and Keyframes
416(1)
Creating Animation Frame By Frame
417(1)
Creating Tweened Motion Animation
418(4)
Preparing to tween
418(1)
Creating a simple tween
419(1)
Motion tweening along a path
420(2)
Creating Tweened Shape Animation
422(2)
Creating a simple shape tween
422(1)
Using shape hints for more control
423(1)
Adding Basic Interactivity to Animation
424(1)
Go To
424(1)
Stop
425(1)
Play
425(1)
On (mouse event)
425(1)
Working with Scenes
425(2)
Adding Sound and Video
427(8)
Exploring Sound and Video Formats
427(1)
Sound file formats
427(1)
Video file formats
428(1)
Working with Sounds
428(5)
Importing sounds
428(1)
Placing a sound in a movie
429(1)
Editing sounds
430(1)
Setting sound properties
431(2)
Working with Video Clips
433(2)
Publishing Movies
435(12)
Publishing Movies the Simple Way
435(2)
Optimizing Movies for Speed
437(3)
Simplifying graphics
438(1)
Optimizing text
438(1)
Minimizing the size of sound files
439(1)
Testing download time
439(1)
Generating HTML and Graphics
440(7)
Creating HTML code
441(1)
Creating graphic files
442(2)
Creating QuickTime movies
444(1)
Creating self-playing movies
445(1)
Exporting movies and images
446(1)
Getting Interactive with ActionScript
447(10)
Exploring the Role of ActionScript
447(1)
Using Actions in Your Movies
448(3)
Timeline Control actions
449(1)
Browser/Network actions
450(1)
Movie Clip Control actions
450(1)
Advanced actions
450(1)
Creating Frame Actions
451(2)
Creating Button Actions
453(4)
Creating Interfaces with Components and Forms
457(12)
Adding Components
458(8)
Check boxes
460(1)
Radio buttons
460(1)
Push buttons
461(1)
Combo boxes
461(1)
List boxes
462(1)
Scroll panes
462(1)
Label
463(1)
Loader
464(1)
TextArea
464(1)
TextInput
464(1)
NumericStepper
465(1)
Window
465(1)
Setting component properties
465(1)
Creating Forms with Macromedia Flash
466(3)
Collecting data within a Flash movie
466(2)
Posting form data
468(1)
Integrating Macromedia Flash 8 with Other Macromedia Products
469(10)
Integrating Macromedia Flash with Fireworks
469(3)
Importing a Fireworks PNG into Macromedia Flash
470(1)
Cutting and pasting between Macromedia Flash and Fireworks
471(1)
Integrating Macromedia Flash with Dreamweaver
472(1)
Integrating Macromedia Flash with FreeHand
473(1)
Integrating Macromedia Flash with ColdFusion
474(5)
Book V: Contribute 3
479(90)
Introduction to Contribute 3
481(16)
Why Contribute?
481(1)
Exploring the Contribute Interface
482(10)
Panel basics
482(5)
Menus
487(5)
Setting Preferences
492(5)
Setting Editing preferences
493(1)
Setting File Editors preferences
493(1)
Setting FTP Proxy preferences
494(1)
Setting Invisible Elements preferences
495(1)
Setting Microsoft Documents preferences
495(1)
Setting Security preferences
495(2)
Basics for Contributors
497(28)
Connecting to a Site
497(5)
Connecting to a site with the connection key
498(1)
Connecting to a site with the Connection Wizard
499(3)
Opening an Existing Page for Editing
502(1)
Creating a New Page
503(1)
Working with Text
504(5)
Adding text
504(1)
Formatting text
504(5)
Working with Tables
509(7)
Inserting a table
510(1)
Adding information to a table
511(1)
Modifying a table
512(4)
Adding Images, Links, and More
516(4)
Inserting an image
516(1)
Inserting a Flash movie
517(1)
Inserting a link
517(2)
Inserting a document as FlashPaper
519(1)
Previewing Your Work
520(1)
Uploading (Publishing) a Page
520(1)
Working Offline
521(1)
Collaborating
522(3)
Contribute 3 Administration
525(38)
Setting Yourself Up as Site Administrator
525(4)
Creating General Settings
529(8)
Changing the administrator's e-mail address
529(1)
Changing the Administrator password
530(1)
Setting up Contribute Publishing Services (CPS)
531(1)
Establishing Web server settings
532(3)
Using the Rollback feature to save file backups
535(1)
Setting New Pages defaults
536(1)
Deleting all permissions and settings at once
537(1)
Setting Up Users and Roles
537(2)
Opening the Administer Website dialog box
537(1)
Setting up a new role
538(1)
Deleting roles
538(1)
Editing Role Settings
539(19)
Making general settings
540(1)
Granting access to folders and files
541(2)
Extending file deletion privileges
543(1)
Customizing editing settings
543(3)
Granting styles and fonts permissions
546(2)
Granting permission to create new pages
548(3)
Setting file placement rules
551(2)
Working with shared assets
553(3)
Customizing options for adding new images
556(2)
Creating Connection Keys to Provide Access to Contributors
558(5)
Integrating Contribute 3 with Other Macromedia Products
563(6)
Using FlashPaper 2
563(3)
Teaming Contribute with Dreamweaver
566(1)
Understanding Dreamweaver Templates
566(1)
Working with PayPal and Google
567(2)
Inserting PayPal buttons
567(1)
Inserting a Google search field
568(1)
Book VI: FreeHand MX
569(138)
Introduction to FreeHand MX
571(12)
Introducing FreeHand MX
571(1)
Using Illustration Tools for the Web
572(1)
Understanding the Role of Vector Graphics
572(2)
Investigating the FreeHand MX Interface
574(9)
Exploring the document window
574(1)
Using the drawing tools
574(2)
Working with toolbars
576(1)
Perusing the panels
577(3)
Modifying groups
580(3)
Understanding FreeHand MX Basics
583(24)
Creating FreeHand Documents
583(6)
Creating a new document
584(1)
Modifying documents with the Properties panel
585(4)
Editing a Master Page
589(1)
Changing the Document Tab Thumbnail Display
589(1)
Using the Page Tool
590(1)
Opening Existing Documents
591(1)
Using the Document Grid
592(1)
Using Rulers
592(3)
Creating guides
593(1)
Editing guides
594(1)
Adding Text to Your Illustration
595(1)
Creating Predefined Shapes
595(2)
Creating Custom Shapes with the Pen Tool
597(1)
Using the Line Tool
598(1)
Coloring Shapes
598(2)
Using the Fill Color box
598(2)
Changing a shape's fill color
600(1)
Creating Outlines
600(1)
Using the Stroke Color box
600(1)
Changing an object's stroke color
601(1)
Working with Layers
601(3)
Creating layers
602(1)
Editing layers
603(1)
Saving Documents in FreeHand
604(3)
Saving FreeHand files
604(1)
Exporting files in other formats
605(2)
Using the FreeHand MX Text Tools
607(24)
Creating Text with the Text Tool
607(2)
Creating auto-expanding text boxes
608(1)
Creating fixed-size text boxes
608(1)
Using Text Rulers
609(1)
Checking the Spelling of a Text Selection
610(2)
Editing Blocks of Text
612(2)
Moving and deleting text
612(1)
Resizing text boxes
612(1)
Changing text box characteristics
613(1)
Formatting Text
614(11)
Choosing a font type, size, and style
616(1)
Creating text styles
617(1)
Choosing a text color
618(1)
Aligning your text
619(1)
Changing paragraph settings
619(2)
Formatting text in columns and rows
621(1)
Scaling text horizontally
622(1)
Copying attributes between text boxes
623(1)
Adding visual effects to text
623(2)
Adjusting the Spacing and Position of Characters and Lines
625(2)
Adjusting leading
625(1)
Adjusting kerning
625(1)
Adjusting baseline shift
626(1)
Working with Text and Paths
627(4)
Converting text to a path
627(1)
Aligning text to a path
628(1)
Aligning text to both sides of an ellipse
628(1)
Modifying the alignment of text along a path
629(2)
Creating Illustrations with FreeHand MX
631(18)
Using Predefined Shapes
631(5)
Creating rectangles and squares
632(1)
Creating polygons
633(1)
Creating ellipses
634(1)
Creating spirals
635(1)
Creating Free-form Shapes
636(4)
Using the Pencil tool
637(1)
Using the Variable Stroke Pen tool
638(1)
Using the Calligraphic Pen tool
639(1)
Selecting Objects
640(2)
Using the Pointer tool
640(1)
Using the Subselection tool
641(1)
Using the Lasso tool
641(1)
Editing Objects with the Object Tab
642(1)
Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
643(1)
Arranging Objects
644(1)
Aligning Objects with the Align Panel
645(2)
Slicing Objects with the Knife Tool
647(2)
Transforming Text, Shapes, and Images with FreeHand MX
649(24)
Working with Bitmap Images
649(1)
Modifying Objects
650(14)
Scaling graphics
650(3)
Skewing and distorting objects
653(2)
Rotating objects
655(2)
Flipping objects
657(2)
Using the Move command
659(1)
Giving an object some perspective
660(2)
Extruding an object
662(1)
Scaling, skewing, and rotating with the Pointer tool
662(2)
Using the Trace Tool
664(2)
Creating New Shapes by Combining Shapes
666(1)
Using the Xtra Tools to Change a Shape
667(3)
Using the Arc tool
668(1)
Using the 3D Rotation tool
668(1)
Using the Smudge tool
669(1)
Using the Shadow tool
669(1)
Using Xtra Operations to Modify Shapes
670(3)
Exploring the Color Management Tools
673(22)
Using the Mixer Tab
674(4)
Mixing a CMYK color
674(1)
Mixing an RGB color
675(1)
Mixing an HLS color
676(1)
Mixing a color from the System Color Picker
677(1)
Working with the Mixer Tab
678(2)
Using the Mixer tab to apply color to an object
678(1)
Using the Mixer tab to change the current fill or stroke color
679(1)
Adding a color to the Swatches tab of the Assets panel
679(1)
Creating Color Tints
680(1)
Using the Swatches Tab of the Assets Panel
681(5)
Adding preset colors to the Swatches tab
683(1)
Renaming a color
683(1)
Exporting a color palette
684(1)
Adding custom colors to the Swatches tab
685(1)
Using the Eyedropper Tool
686(1)
Modifying Strokes
686(2)
Modifying Fills
688(7)
Creating a basic fill
688(1)
Creating a gradient fill
689(2)
Creating a tiled fill
691(1)
Using FreeHand's other fill types
692(3)
Integrating FreeHand MX with Other Macromedia Products
695(12)
Integrating FreeHand with Fireworks
695(1)
Integrating FreeHand with Macromedia Flash
696(6)
Creating animations
696(2)
Using ActionScript
698(1)
Exporting Flash movies
699(3)
Integrating FreeHand with Dreamweaver
702(5)
Adding navigation links
702(1)
Publishing a document as HTML
703(4)
Book VII: ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition
707(108)
Introduction to ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition
709(14)
Creating Dynamic Web Sites
709(3)
Exploring the Components of ColdFusion
712(1)
Understanding the Role of the Web Application Server
712(2)
Investigating CFML
713(1)
Working with the ColdFusion Administrator
713(1)
Setting Up the ColdFusion Environment
714(4)
Finding an ISP
714(1)
Installing the application server
714(3)
Configuring the application server
717(1)
Introducing Databases
718(2)
Taking a Quick Tour of ColdFusion in Dreamweaver
720(3)
Working with the ColdFusion Administrator
723(12)
Exploring the Functionality of the ColdFusion Administrator
723(1)
Logging On to the ColdFusion Administrator
724(1)
Working with the ColdFusion Administrator
725(1)
Creating Data Sources
726(4)
Setting up a data source
727(2)
Other data source tasks
729(1)
Connecting to a Mail Server
730(2)
Controlling Logging on Your Site
732(1)
Debugging Options for Building Your Site
733(2)
ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition Basics
735(12)
Understanding the ColdFusion Application Server Model
736(2)
Getting Acquainted with CFML
738(9)
Introducing CFML tags
738(4)
Working with variables
742(2)
Using expressions
744(3)
Understanding CFML Basics
747(14)
Setting Up Your Page Architecture
747(3)
Understanding template basics
747(2)
Using <CFINCLUDE>
749(1)
Using Conditional Processing
750(3)
Using <CFIF> and <CFELSE>
751(1)
Using <CFELSEIF>
752(1)
Using <CFSWITCH>
753(1)
Using SQL Queries
753(5)
Exploring SQL concepts
754(1)
Using <CFQUERY>
755(1)
Using SQL commands
756(2)
Outputting Content to the Screen
758(3)
Using <CFOUTPUT>
759(1)
Looping
759(2)
Variables, Functions, and Structured Data
761(22)
Working with Variables and Parameters
761(7)
Creating variables with <CFSET>
762(2)
Testing the existence of variables with <CFPARAM>
764(4)
Getting access to variables through <CFQUERY>
768(1)
Using variables generated by ColdFusion
768(1)
Using CFML Functions
768(5)
Using the arrayNew function
770(1)
Using the isDefined function
771(1)
Using the len function
771(1)
Using the DateFormat function
772(1)
Using the Trim function
773(1)
Casting Data into Arrays, Lists, and Structures
773(10)
Creating lists
774(2)
Creating arrays
776(4)
Using structures
780(3)
Using Databases with ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition
783(8)
Understanding Relational Databases
783(3)
Understanding ODBC and OLE
786(1)
Creating Queries in ColdFusion
787(4)
Using <CFQUERY>
788(1)
Using <CFINSERT>
788(2)
Using <CFUPDATE>
790(1)
Advanced Features in ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition
791(16)
Using <CFFORM>
791(3)
Working with Sessions and Cookies
794(5)
Using session variables
795(2)
Setting and retrieving cookies
797(2)
Sending Mail
799(2)
Creating Graphs
801(3)
Building Custom Tags
804(3)
Integrating ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition with Other Macromedia Products
807(8)
Integrating ColdFusion with Dreamweaver
807(3)
Integrating ColdFusion with Fireworks
810(1)
Integrating ColdFusion with Macromedia Flash
810(5)
Using the Macromedia Flash Remoting service
811(2)
Working with CF.query and CF.http
813(1)
Understanding the Macromedia Flash Communication Server
814(1)
Charting
814(1)
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