In this tutorial, you will get to know how to create snippets and use them to your heart’s content! Creating snippets are not that difficult and would take only at least 5 minutes of your time to do…

Of course, you need to have Macromedia Dreamweaver MX downloaded and ready on your PC and then, let’s start creating snippets! Here’s how…

Upon opening Dreamweaver MX, click “Snippets” in Window menu. You can also access it by holding down shift key and press F9 (Shift-F9). A number of useful snippets are already pre-installed in Dreamweaver. Then, highlight text or code you wish to turn into a snippet and click on New Snippet icon below snippets window. This icon looks like a file with a plus sign. Assign a title to your chosen snippet, plus, provide it with a concise description.

Depending on what you prefer, if snippet is to wrap around text on page, choose "Wrap selection" and if you want a single block, choose "Insert Block". Then, add code for snippet, if you did not have any code highlighted. Whether you prefer it, you could also choose how you want preview in snippet pane to display – either as code or design. Lastly, click OK and you’re all done.

It would be very useful for you to check out pre-installed snippets. There may be one or two there that can help you in managing your site!

Then, if you’re wondering how to use your newly created snippet, here’s a guide on how to use it: 1. Open snippets tab through same procedure given above, then click in page where you want snippet to be placed, in whatever view you prefer it: code or design; 2. Navigate to snippet you want in folders and double-click on snippet to add it to your page.

It’s as simple as you’ve read it…So start creating your snippets now, and put them to good use! -30-

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Dreamweaver MX has Rich CSS Support, Code Editing Support, Cross-Browser Validation, Secure FTP which full encrypt file transfers and prevent unauthorized access to data and files and Built-in Graphic Editors.

Meanwhile, Adobe focuses itself on making lives of Web development team members easier. Through GoLive version 6, you are allowed to convert artwork from other Adobe Software programs into animation-ready objects while retaining ability to edit them in their native application. It is really quite a family integration since GoLive version 6 is designed to integrate with other softwares of Adobe, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and LiveMotion.

Included in $399 GoLive 6 (upgrade, $99) package is WebDAV-based Web Workgroup Server, which facilitates file sharing. Other new features are a view that can show code and layout simultaneously in two windows and full support for Photoshop source files, text, and vector layers.

No doubt about it, these latest packages offered by Macromedia and Adobe are high-quality tools that go well with their other development software. It’s integration at its best. -30-

Kay Zetkin discovered the pleasure of writing through her daily journals as a teen-ager. Writing in it helped sort out her thoughts, relieve her feelings and record what she observes of the world.