How to Format Text in a Web Page With Dreamweaver

Embolden, italicize or change the font of text in a Web page with Dreamweaver 3.0. No HTML required!

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Macromedia Dreamweaver

1. Start the Dreamweaver program and open the appropriate page.
2. Type the text to be formatted or highlight existing text.
3. Open the Text menu and select the desired formatting options.
4. Save the page when finished.
5. Preview the page in a Web browser by choosing Preview in Browser from the File menu. From the dialog box, choose which browser to use.

Tips & Warnings

• Dreamweaver aligns itself very closely with HTML, so the Dreamweaver options are almost identical to HTML tags. For example, "strong" is an HTML tag that also means "bold." Older browsers may have an easier time recognizing these "true HTML" commands.
• To make your work seem most professional, use bold, italic, and other styles sparingly, and also limit the number of fonts on a page. Typically, a professionally designed page will have one font for normal text and one font for "display" text (headings and so on). Bold and underline are almost never used in the basic text flow; italics are used for emphasis, but also infrequently. (Because italics can sometimes look bad on screen, bold is sometimes substituted, but the two are not often mixed.)
• Do not use the underline feature unless you absolutely must. On a Web page, underlined text usually means linked text and can be confusing when there is no link.