CSS is a considerably more complex technology than HTML and using CSS to control the layout of your pages requires experience. Fortunately for us, Dreamweaver contains a wide variety of CSS layouts which can be used for creating both individual pages and also templates which can then be used to generate multiple pages.
To gain access to Dreamweaver's preset CSS layouts, simply choose New from the File menu. The New Document window gives access to all the different types of web page that Dreamweaver is capable of creating. These page types are arranged in categories and CSS layouts are available both in the Blank Page and Blank Template categories.
If the option "None" is chosen in the Layout column, no CSS file will be created; Dreamweaver will simply create a blank HTML or XHTML page. Clicking on the name of each of the layouts displays a preview on the right. This gives you an idea of what the layout will look like. There are single column, two column and three column layouts available. These layouts use terms that you may find confusing such as elastic, fixed liquid and hybrid. We will come back to these terms in another tutorial. At the moment, we are just concerned with creating an HTML page which is driven by a CSS file.
Having chosen a preset CSS layout, before you click on the "Create" button, you need to specify the way in which your CSS file will be linked to the HTML document. Next to the option labelled "Layout CSS", you will find a drop-down menu with three options: choosing "Add to Head" will place all of the CSS rules inside the HTML document in the head section; if you opt for "Add to New File", Dreamweaver will create a new external CSS file containing all the necessary rules; "Link to Existing File" will cause Dreamweaver to place the necessary CSS rules in an existing CSS file you designate. This final option is useful if you're adding the page to an existing site which already has a CSS file which you want to keep using.
As a general rule, it is normally preferable to place the CSS in an external file since this offers you greater flexibility in reusing the CSS rules contained in the file. If you don't have an existing CSS file then choose "Create New File" and then click the Create button. Dreamweaver will prompt you to choose a location for the CSS file and will suggest a cryptic name, such as " twoColElsLtHdr.css". Feel free to enter a more memorable name. When you click the Save button, Dreamweaver will create both the HTML and CSS pages. - 16928
To gain access to Dreamweaver's preset CSS layouts, simply choose New from the File menu. The New Document window gives access to all the different types of web page that Dreamweaver is capable of creating. These page types are arranged in categories and CSS layouts are available both in the Blank Page and Blank Template categories.
If the option "None" is chosen in the Layout column, no CSS file will be created; Dreamweaver will simply create a blank HTML or XHTML page. Clicking on the name of each of the layouts displays a preview on the right. This gives you an idea of what the layout will look like. There are single column, two column and three column layouts available. These layouts use terms that you may find confusing such as elastic, fixed liquid and hybrid. We will come back to these terms in another tutorial. At the moment, we are just concerned with creating an HTML page which is driven by a CSS file.
Having chosen a preset CSS layout, before you click on the "Create" button, you need to specify the way in which your CSS file will be linked to the HTML document. Next to the option labelled "Layout CSS", you will find a drop-down menu with three options: choosing "Add to Head" will place all of the CSS rules inside the HTML document in the head section; if you opt for "Add to New File", Dreamweaver will create a new external CSS file containing all the necessary rules; "Link to Existing File" will cause Dreamweaver to place the necessary CSS rules in an existing CSS file you designate. This final option is useful if you're adding the page to an existing site which already has a CSS file which you want to keep using.
As a general rule, it is normally preferable to place the CSS in an external file since this offers you greater flexibility in reusing the CSS rules contained in the file. If you don't have an existing CSS file then choose "Create New File" and then click the Create button. Dreamweaver will prompt you to choose a location for the CSS file and will suggest a cryptic name, such as " twoColElsLtHdr.css". Feel free to enter a more memorable name. When you click the Save button, Dreamweaver will create both the HTML and CSS pages. - 16928
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The The writer of this article is a training consultant with Macresource Computer Solutions, a UK IT training company offering Adobe Dreamweaver training courses at their central London training centre.
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