Macromedia studio 8-exploring studio 8 Manuel D’Utilisation
Create and save a new page 165
You’ll notice that the graphic designer has provided you with a web page
comp that includes a number of content areas, as well as some graphic
ideas. In the next sections, you’ll use Dreamweaver to lay out this design.
comp that includes a number of content areas, as well as some graphic
ideas. In the next sections, you’ll use Dreamweaver to lay out this design.
You can also open the original comp file that you created in Chapter 5,
“Tutorial: Creating Page Mock-ups” if you want to see it on the computer
screen. If you haven’t created the comp, you can go back and complete the
tutorial, or you can look at a finished version of the tutorial in the
cafe_townsend/completed_files/fireworks folder.
“Tutorial: Creating Page Mock-ups” if you want to see it on the computer
screen. If you haven’t created the comp, you can go back and complete the
tutorial, or you can look at a finished version of the tutorial in the
cafe_townsend/completed_files/fireworks folder.
Create and save a new page
After you set up a site and examine any comps, you are ready to begin
building web pages. You’ll start by creating a new page, and saving it in the
cafe_townsend local root folder of your website. The page eventually
becomes the home page for Cafe Townsend, a fictional restaurant.
building web pages. You’ll start by creating a new page, and saving it in the
cafe_townsend local root folder of your website. The page eventually
becomes the home page for Cafe Townsend, a fictional restaurant.
If you haven’t created the cafe_townsend local root folder, you must do so
before you proceed. For instructions, see
before you proceed. For instructions, see
1.
In Dreamweaver, select File > New.
2.
On the General tab of the New Document dialog box, select Basic Page
from the Category list, select HTML from the Basic Page list, and
click Create.
from the Category list, select HTML from the Basic Page list, and
click Create.
3.
Select File > Save As.
4.
In the Save As dialog box, browse to and open the cafe_townsend folder
that you defined as the site’s local root folder.
that you defined as the site’s local root folder.
, you
created this folder within a folder called local_sites.
5.
Enter index.html in the File Name text box and click Save.
The filename now appears in the title bar at the top of the
application window.
application window.
000_ExploringStudio.book Page 165 Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:30 AM