Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Snippet: Create It and Use It!Written by kay
By Kay ZetkinThe Macromedia Dreamweaver MX have these powerful new addition to its toolset – introducing, Snippets! Do you often use blocks of code? Well, snippets make it easy to save it or put it over same conversion on a block already written on your page. It also allows you to save and reuse chunks of code over and over. Snippets save you time and effort in maintaining a large Web site. You can use snippets to store things like: * Headers and footers * Logos * Scripts * ... 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.
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- Know what you want
Make sure you know why you want a website and what you want your website to do for you. Write down some short term and long term goals. Establishing an Internet presence for your business is an important step – make sure you do it right! You need to have a clear vision before you start. - Surf internet
Compile a list of websites that appeal to you in aspects of: colour scheme, content, layout and other related design properties. This will help your web designer factor in your personal tastes and preferences into design process and produce a website you’re proud of! - Plan content of your website
Draw a hierarchical tree menu structure (site map) so that you can see how everything will fit in and write down names of your pages. You know your company better than your web designer! Write content for your website – even if it is just in bullet points, a skilled copywriter can always step in from there. Keep in mind you need to write for your website visitors. As always, content is king.
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