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Dreamweaver Midterm
Questions from Ch 1-7
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Undergraduate 4
10/06/2010

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Where can you access the command to display or hide any panel?
Definition
All panels are listed in the window menu.
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Where can you find the Code, Design, and Split view buttons?
Definition
These buttons are components of the Document toolbar.
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What can be saved in a workspace?
Definition
Workspaces can save the configuration of the document window, selected panels, size and their location on the screen.
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Do workspaces also load keyboard shortcuts?
Definition
No, keyboard shortcuts are loaded and preserved independently of a workspace.
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What happens in the Property inspector when you insert the cursor into various elements on the web page?
Definition
The Property inspector adapts to the selected element, displaying pertinent info and formatting commands.
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What programs can open HTML files?
Definition
Can be opened and edited in any text editor and viewed in any web browser.
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What does a markup language do?
Definition
It places tages contained within brackets around plain-text content to pass info concerning structure and formatting from one application to another.
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HTML is comprised of how many code elements?
Definition
Less than 100 codes are defined.
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What are the three main parts of most web pages?
Definition
3 sections: root, head, and body.
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What's the difference between a block and inline element?
Definition
A block element creates a stand-alone element. An inline element can exist within another element.
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Should you still use HTML-based formatting?
Definition
No. recommend using CSS-based formatting.
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What does CSS impose on each HTML element?
Definition
Css imposes an imaginary box on each element that can then be formatted with fonts, borders and shading, and margins and padding.
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True or false? If you do nothing, HTML elements will feature no formatting or structure.
Definition
False. If you do nothing, many elements feature built-in formatting.
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What four theories affect the application of CSS formatting?
Definition
Cascade, inheritance, descendant, and specificity.
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What's the advantage in using a CSS layout?
Definition
the layouts in Dreamweaver were built and tested to work without any troubles in all major browsers.
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How can you use the tag selectors to determine what CSS element to edit?
Definition
When you inset the cursor anywhere in the page content, the names and the order of the elements in the tag selector display directly correlates to the structure of the HTML elements at that position, with the highest parent element farthest to the left.
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How do you change the background color in a page section?
Definition
Double-click the CSS rule that formats the element and enter a color into the Background-color field of the CSS Rule Definition dialog box. Click OK.
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What special capability does a background image have, and how can you use it to create special effects?
Definition
Background images can repeat multiple times, both vertically and horizontally. By combining them with background color, you can create special effects, like 3D.
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How can you create custom CSS formatting using the Property inspector?
Definition
In the PI, click the CSS button. Select text or an object within the web page and then choose any of the formatting commands in the inspector. Dreamweaver will create a custom CSS rule based on the selection and formatting.
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What three questions should you ask about any web design project?
Definition
What is the purpose? who is the customer? How did they get here?
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What is the purpose of using thumbnails and wireframes?
Definition
for roughing out the design and structure of your site
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What is the advantage of inserting the banner as a background image?
Definition
you leave the container free for other content.
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How can you insert the cursor before or after an element without using Code view?
Definition
Select an element using its tag selector and press the Left or Right Arrow key to move the cursor before or after the selected element.
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How does the Code Navigator assist in designing your website layout?
Definition
The Code Navigator serves the role of a CSS detective. It allows you to investigate what CSS rules are formatting a selected element and how they are applied.
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How do you attach an existing external style sheet to a web page?
Definition
In the CSS Styles panel, choose Attach Style Sheet. In the Attach External Style Sheet dialog box, select the desired CSS file and select the media type.
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How can you target a specific type of formatting to content in a web page?
Definition
You can create a custom class or id using descendant selectors to target formatting to specific elements or element configurations on a page.
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What method can you use to hide specific content on a web page?
Definition
In the style sheet, set the "display" property of the element, class, or id to none to hide andy content you don't want to display.
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How do you apply an existing CSS class to a page element?
Definition
One method is to select the element and then choose the desired style from the Class menu in the Property inspector.
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What is the purpose of creating style sheets for different media?
Definition
Creating and attaching style sheets for different types of media enables the page to adapt to applications other than web browsers, like print applications.
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How do you create a template from an existing page?
Definition
Choose File>Save as Template and enter the name of the template in the dialog box
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Why is a template dynamic?
Definition
because it maintains a connection to all pages derived from it within a site. When the template is updated, it can pass the changes to the dynamic areas of the child pages.
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What must you add to a template to make it useful in a workflow?
Definition
You must add editable regions to the template
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How do you create a child page from a template?
Definition
Choose File> New, and in the New Document dialog box select Pages From Templates. Locate the desired template and click Create. Or, right-click the template name in the Assets> Template category and choose New From Template.
Term
What are the differences and similarities of Library items and server-side includes?
Definition
Both are used to store and present reusable code elements and page components. But while the code for Library items is inserted fully in the targeted page, the code for server-side includes is only inserted in the page by the server, dynamically.
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How do you create a Library item?
Definition
Select the content on the page that you want to add to the Library. Click the Insert button at the bottom of the Library category of the Assets panel, and then name the Library item.
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