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Adding and Changing Your Content

This is where the fun begins. To view a web page of the completed project follow this link to the completed project page.

This is a screen shot (Mac) of the edit window.

1. click in the text box to the right of "Title" at the top of the page
2. name the document "[Your Name Here]'s Home Page"

This title shows up in the top of a Web browser and is also the name that will appear in the bookmarks of the browser. This is why it's important to name your page something meaningful in relation to its content.

Type these sentences into the editor:

Center the first sentence:

1. select (highlight) the first sentence
2. go to the "Properties" panel
3. click on the "Align Center" button (looks similar to a word processor button)

Take a moment to see a useful feature of many current software programs. Move your mouse pointer over a button in the "Properties" panel and let it rest there for a second or so. A pop-up window called a "tool tip" identifies the function of the tool. Pretty neat payoff for having patience!

Now make a "Heading 1" out of the same sentence:

1. select the sentence again if it's not selected
2. go to the "Properties" panel
3. find the "Format" drop-down menu (remember tool tips can help)
4. click on the "Format" box to get a drop down menu
5. choose "Heading 1" from the choices available

If the font size looks too large, you can change that too!

1. select the sentence again if it's not selected
2. go to the "Properties" panel
3. find the "Size" box
4. click the up/down button to the right to make the font size smaller

The next task involves creating a list. First the items are entered as paragraphs and then they are turned into a list.

Type these items into your Dreamweaver document:

Now make a bullet list of the items.

1. select the list items
2. go to the "Properties" panel
3. find the "Ordered List" (bullet) button
4. click the button

You can go back and insert a name for this list. Let's call it "Food Stuff of the Web gods:"

1. click in front of the list
2. hit "enter" (Windows) or "return" (Mac)
3. type "Food Stuff of the Web gods:"

When changing text, you can change the format of text by selecting it and using the "Text" menu. All text changing options are available in the menu while only the most used are in the "Properties" panel. Try some of the options to see what they look like.

If you're ready for more, move on to "Absolute and Relative Links."

Making Your First Web Page with Dreamweaver Workshop Navigation

1. Making Your First Web Page with Dreamweaver Workshop
2. Opening Dreamweaver and Setting Defaults
3. Adding and Changing Your Content
4. Absolute and Relative Links
5. Naming Files for the Web
6. Viewing Your Web Page in a Browser
7. Creating a Site
8. Letting the World See Your Page
9. Setting Preferences
10. Basic Web Page Exercise
11. Web Design References

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