![]() ![]() And if you’re not sure what those things are, you’re only a click away from an explanation. If CSS is hard, what’s the best way to learn it? You need to play: play with selectors play with positioning of divs. Great learning tools built in (code references) Create the new style sheet in GoLive by choosing File>New>Web>CSS, then save it directly into your Dreamweaver site to use in conjunction with your CSS-based start pages. Those external style sheets have many element selectors predefined and come in color themes. Tip: If you have GoLive CS2 or GoLive 9 around, you can use the premade external style sheets included there, too. They offer a huge head start to creating modern pages that load fast and devolve gracefully in older browsers. I can’t express how much I appreciate these pages. When you choose File>New, you’ll be offered an array of more than 30 premade CSS-based start pages. But this is an area in which Dreamweaver CS3 shines. But while many have mastered using basic CSS for styling text, there are plenty who aren’t using it to define the layout of their pages. Still, given the fact that millions of people use and love it, I figured it was time to see what all the fuss was about.Įver heard of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)? Sure, everybody has. That is true for people who, for whatever reason, find themselves using a software application that isn’t the one they’re used to, and it was true for me when faced with the task of learning Dreamweaver. Human nature dictates that when a person leaves his comfort zone, the departure will be accompanied by a measure of trepidation and hostility. Let’s start with what makes it worth the switch. ![]() In this article I’ll cover the “Ten Things That Make It Worth the Switch” and “Ten Things You’ll Need to Remember” to safely traverse to the new platform. I’d love to share my experiences with fellow “GoLivers” about to embark upon the Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 train. ![]() So when Layers asked me to write this article, I said yes. There are things not covered in any user guide that I wish I’d known, and the differences between GoLive and Dreamweaver are profound enough to (at times) make me feel like a complete novice to Web design. Now I know Dreamweaver, but I sure wish I’d had a guide to help me over the rough spots. Cut to 2005 when the next big thing happened: Adobe bought Macromedia, and I was faced with yet another unexpected change-as an Adobe Solutions Engineer I would be required to learn Dreamweaver. bought GoLive Systems, Inc., and CyberStudio became Adobe GoLive. A few years later, two things happened that changed my life in countless ways. It’s also the number often employed in magazines such as this one-”Top Ten Best Tips of the Century” or “Top Ten Commands That Will Crash Your Computer.” But the main reason the number ten is so applicable here is because it was ten years ago that I began using GoLive CyberStudio.ĬyberStudio was at version 2 then and I fell in love with it. Ten is a nice round number just ask David Letterman, whose Top Ten list has been a comedy standard for years. ![]()
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