How to Add a Title to a Web Page With Dreamweaver

Some search engines use titles to index Web pages. Titles are also used to identify pages in a browser's history and as default names for bookmarks. Add a clear, concise title to your Web page with Dreamweaver 3.0.

Things You'll Need

• Macromedia Dreamweaver

Instructions

1. Start the Dreamweaver program and open the page to be edited.

2. Open the Modify menu and select Page Properties.

3. Type the title of the page in the Title box and click OK. The dialog box will close.

4. Look at the title bar above the page ' the title should be displayed there.

5. Choose Preview in Browser from the File menu to preview the page. The title of the page should appear in the title bar when you open the browser.

Tips & Warnings

• Make your title short, clear and to the point. An example: "Parts Store at Bob's Auto Supply." Longer titles can cause confusion and will be cut off by some search engines during the indexing process.

• Each page in your site should be given a specific title, since each page could be indexed or bookmarked.

• Search engines sometimes use keywords (meta tags). See "How to Add Keywords to a Web Page With Dreamweaver" in the related eHows for details.

• Avoid "cyber-squatting" - using a variation on a well-known commercial name - when titling your Web page. Many companies take aggressive measures against Web sites that use such lures to attract users or to get indexed faster.