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How to Make a Website in Dreamweaver

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By Tyson Simmons
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Websites created in Dreamweaver can be adapted for personal or business use. Dreamweaver provides a combined HTML editing and WYSIWYG editing base that is understandable for even the un-experienced web editor to use. Using the included tools, effective and websites can be created quickly.

From Quick Guide: Adobe Web Design
Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  1. Step 1

    Open Dreamweaver and create a new .html file. Click anywhere on the blank page, then at the bottom of the screen, click on "Page Properties", then change the background color of the page.

  2. Step 2

    Click on the "Layer" option in the "Layout Objects" section of the file menu. This will create a new design layer. Drag the layer to create the boundary of your navigation bar.

  3. Step 3

    Select the boundaries of the new layer. Then click on the button that looks like a small pencil on the right side of your screen. This will open the CSS options menu. Here you can pick a border and background color for the layer. Choose colors that work well with your background color.

  4. Step 4

    Double-click on the layer, and type in all of your website's navigation buttons. Once you have done this, select each one, then type the .html that it will be linked to in the "Link" box at the bottom of the page.

  5. Step 5

    Create a new layer for the body text, logo box, and copyright box, and use the same process of layer creation, border and fill to design them.

  6. Step 6

    Save the file as "template.html" once you have inserted your logo and made a copyright bar. Use this file to create all the other pages in your website. Insert images and text in the content box as desired for each different page.

Tips & Warnings
  • Take time creating a very good template page. This will affect how professional your website looks.
  • Always use your own work when creating publishable content.

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