Macromedia Studio 8 AIO Desk Reference For Dummies. Wiley

by Damon Dean and Andy Cowitt

Seven Quick Guides to Super Web Design_One Great Price!

7 BOOKS IN 1
-Building Web Sites
-Dreamweaver 8
-Fireworks 8
-Flash 8
-Contribute 3
-FreeHand MX
-ColdFusion MX7 Developer Edition

Macromedia Studio 8 AIO Desk Reference For Dummies

About the Authors
Damon Dean has been working in Internet technologies and development for
nearly a decade as an editor, producer, and developer. As a development
editor for Sybex, Damon was responsible for developing both the multimedia
and computer-game book lines. After developing those properties into profitable
units, he moved on to Postlinear Entertainment, where he produced
and designed online multiplayer computer games for publishers such as Sega
and MGM. Three years later, Damon took his software development skills and
moved into Web development. As a founding member of 415 Productions,
Damon worked with several large companies, including Credit Suisse, Robert
Mondavi, HP, and BART. His application design and development resumé
includes architecting and building content management systems, extranets,
corporate intranets, and enterprise CRMs. After four years at 415, Damon
moved on in the summer of 2001 to be the Internet Services Director at a private
foundation in Oakland, California.

Damon has written several books, dating back to 1996. His first book,
A Pocket Tour of Multimedia on the Internet (Sybex), was eventually translated
into five languages. In 1997, Damon began a relationship with Wiley
Publishing and has written several books for them, including Web Channel
Development For Dummies, FrontPage 2000 For Dummies Quick Reference,
ACT! 2000 For Windows For Dummies Quick Reference (co-author), and more
recently, Cascading Style Sheets For Dummies.

Andy Cowitt is a freelance Web developer who spent five years learning the
trade at the award-winning firm 415, Inc. While at 415, Andy worked on multimedia
presentations and Web sites for Apple, Oracle, Macromedia, the San
Francisco Symphony, KQED, and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. He’s been using
Macromedia’s products since each of them arrived on the scene. In his spare
time, Andy plays guitar and ukulele and makes videos. He lives in Oakland
with illustrator Michael Wertz and their dog, Olive.

Authors’ Acknowledgments
Damon Dean and Andy Cowitt: As with any book, there’s a big cast of characters
that help bring it all together. First and foremost, we’d like to acknowledge
the patient, thoughtful work of editors: project editor Christopher
Morris, the numerous copy editors, and technical editors Danilo Celic and
Ron Rockwell. Additionally, we’d like to thank acquisitions editor Steve
Hayes, who, for some reason, keeps asking us to come back and write books.
I guess we miss our deadlines better than the other guys.

Damon would like to thank Craig Ziegler, Vincent James, Eric Schmidt, and
Daniel Hai, all of whom work at the California HealthCare Foundation, for
their support while writing this book. In addition, Damon would like to thank
his friends and family, who consistently put up with his crankiness as this
book got closer and closer to being completed, specifically Chris Jennings,
Ryan Clifford, Matthew Allington, and of course, his parents, John and Kathy
Dean. He’d also like to thank his grandmother . . . just because.

Andy wishes to thank his parents, Ben and Adria Cowitt, and his extended
family, with special nods to Michael Wertz, Phil Benson, and especially
Damon Dean, for all their encouragement and support.

Introduction

Macromedia has always been known as a leading-edge design company.

Since it introduced Director more than a decade ago, Macromedia

has shrewdly developed products (like Fireworks and Dreamweaver) and

acquired products (such as Flash and FreeHand) geared toward turning

artists into developers. With its acquisition of Allaire, Macromedia added

a powerful technology platform to its suite of design-oriented products.

Macromedia Studio 8 integrates the Macromedia products into a single set

of Web development tools. The result? We’ve worked in Web development

since its inception, and we can honestly say that there’s never been a product

that is as well designed for Web designers as Macromedia Studio 8.

About This Book

Macromedia Studio 8 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (we know, it’s a

mouthful) is designed to be a hands-on, easy-to-understand guide to the features

in all the Macromedia Studio products. The no-nonsense approach is

designed to help you begin to build Web sites by covering the basics in a

clear and concise fashion. The way we see it, you’ve got things to do, and

reading a book, even a clever one, takes up valuable time. The faster we can

help you do something or answer a question, the better.

There have been some changes in the latest version of Macromedia Studio 8

that are worth noting here. In Studio 8, FreeHand and ColdFusion have been

dropped from the product. However, we still cover them here because if you

have upgraded from a previous version of Studio, then you still have those

products on your computer. In addition, you can still download FreeHand

MX and the developer edition of ColdFusion from the Macromedia Web site.

How to Use This Book

You can use this book in a few different ways:

✦ As a reference: If you already have a Web site and use Macromedia Studio,

this book can be a handy refresher for that thing you couldn’t quite

remember how to do. Whether it’s exporting graphics to Macromedia

Flash from FreeHand, or the right syntax for a query in ColdFusion, use

this book to fill in those gaps that we all have . . . especially as we get older.

2 Three Presumptuous Assumptions

✦ To guide you through building a Web site: Several authors contributed

to the creation of this book. All of us have a wealth of experience in the

process of building Web sites. In this book, we’ve tried to impart as much

of our collective knowledge about the processes and pitfalls of building

Web sites using these tools as we can.

✦ To learn about the tools: In this All-in-One Desk Reference, each minibook

has at most 150 pages to cover a product or topic, which means that we

get right to the point and make the topics covered easy to understand.

We believe that this approach makes figuring out these products easier.

Three Presumptuous Assumptions

Before you dive into the book, we thought we should give you some advance

warning of our expectations. We know, you’re the audience, so we shouldn’t

assume anything! But, just so you know where we’re coming from, here are

our three basic assumptions about you, the reader:

✦ You’re in a hurry. Frankly, if you wanted a more in-depth book, you’d

have picked up a regular For Dummies book on one or all of these products.

Hence the no-nonsense, get it done, and keep on moving approach

you’re gonna see inside this book.

✦ You know something about Web development. This isn’t a book in

which we’ll spend a lot of time talking about HTML and how it works.

So you won’t find a chapter anywhere in this book titled, “What the

Internet Is and How It Works.”

✦ You’ll experiment on your own. The approach here is to give you quick,

useful examples of how things work across all these products. In some

cases, the examples can be fairly sophisticated. In most cases, though,

it’s the basics. Our hope is that you’ll take those basic examples and build

your own, more complex ones on top of that, according to the complexity of your site.

Macintosh versus Windows

Macromedia Studio is both a Windows and a Macintosh product. In this book,

you see us use the Windows commands, and the figures all show Windows XP.

If you are using Macromedia Studio on the Mac, you can still do everything

in Book VII if you’re using ColdFusion at your place of business or if your

Internet service provider (ISP) supports ColdFusion.

In general, you can convert between Windows (PC) and Macintosh key commands

by using the following equivalencies:

✦ The Ctrl key on a PC is equivalent to the Command (Ô) key on a Mac.

✦ The Alt key on a PC is equivalent to the Option key on a Mac.

✦ The Enter key on a PC is equivalent to the Return key on a Mac.

How This Book Is Organized

Like all the All-in-One Desk References, this book’s chapters are organized

into minibooks. Most of the minibooks revolve around products, but one is

geared toward the Web development process. The following sections describe

each minibook in more detail.

Book I: An Introduction to Building Web Sites

Before we jump into the products in the Macromedia Studio suite, we want

to frame the conversation around how Web sites get built: things to consider,

organizing yourself, and so on. This minibook walks you through how to figure

out what it is you’re really building and how you should go about preparing to build it.

Book II: Dreamweaver 8

Dreamweaver 8 is the crux of any Web development effort with Macromedia

Studio, so naturally, this is a good place to start. In this minibook, you get a

hands-on look at how you can use Dreamweaver to create and manage your

Web sites, whether they’re more design-oriented (with Macromedia Flash) or

technology-driven (with ColdFusion).

Book III: Fireworks 8

Whereas Dreamweaver is the tool that helps you manage your Web site,

Fireworks 8 is designed to spur your creative vision. This minibook shows you

how to use the variety of tools in this impressive program to bring the look and

feel of your site to life. It also shows you how to use Fireworks in conjunction

with the other Macromedia Studio products (such as Macromedia Flash) effectively.

Book IV: Flash 8

Macromedia Flash 8 is probably the most exciting of the Macromedia products.

Flash delivers animation, sound, and interactivity to the Web like

no other product ever has. If you’ve ever wanted to find out how to use

this tool to add some new zeal to your Web site, then this is the minibook for you!

Book V: Contribute 3

In this minibook, we introduce you to the newest member of the Macromedia

Studio family, Contribute 3. Designed as a collaborative tool that turns your

hard development work into an easy interface for non-techies to update and

publish content to the Web, Contribute puts the power of building Web sites

in the hands of the people you work with. In this minibook, you find everything

you need to know to get you and your collaborators up and running

with Contribute in no time flat.

Book VI: FreeHand MX

This is the minibook for the true illustrators. Whether the final product is a

Flash-based or a traditional HTML-based site, FreeHand MX gives designers

the tools they need to create compelling imagery. In this minibook, you find

out how to turn your ideas into working graphical art to be used in a variety

of Web applications.

Book VII: ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition

ColdFusion, once left for dead by many in the industry, now appears wellpoised

to lead mainstream Web development into the dynamic content arena.

In this minibook, you too can find out just how easy it is to use ColdFusion

to create dynamic Web sites.

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Contents at a Glance
Introduction
Book I: An Introduction to Building Web Sites
Chapter 1: Why Build a Web Site?
Chapter 2: Developing Web Content
Chapter 3: Choosing the Right Tools for the Job
Chapter 4: Best Practices for Web Development
Book II: Dreamweaver 8
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dreamweaver 8
Chapter 2: Creating Basic Web Pages
Chapter 3: Creating and Using Dreamweaver Sites
Chapter 4: Punching Up Your Pages with Forms and Frames
Chapter 5: Laying Out Pages with Layers
Chapter 6: Using ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition in Dreamweaver 8
Chapter 7: Advanced Web Page Design Techniques
Chapter 8: Integrating Dreamweaver 8 with Other Macromedia Products
Book III: Fireworks 8
Chapter 1: Introduction to Fireworks 8
Chapter 2: Fireworks 8 Basics
Chapter 3: Working with Text, Shapes, and Images
Chapter 4: Transforming Text, Shapes, and Images
Chapter 5: The Power of Layers and Frames
Chapter 6: Slicing Up Content for the Web
Chapter 7: Advanced Fireworks 8 Tools
Chapter 8: Integrating Fireworks 8 with Other Macromedia Products
Book IV: Flash 8
Chapter 1: Introduction to Macromedia Flash 8
Chapter 2: Using the Graphics Tools
Chapter 3: Working with Symbols
Chapter 4: Making Your Life Easier with Layers
Chapter 5: Creating Animation
Chapter 6: Adding Sound and Video
Chapter 7: Publishing Movies
Chapter 8: Getting Interactive with ActionScript
Chapter 9: Creating Interfaces with Components and Forms
Chapter 10: Integrating Macromedia Flash 8 with Other Macromedia Products
Book V: Contribute 3
Chapter 1: Introduction to Contribute 3
Chapter 2: Basics for Contributors
Chapter 3: Contribute 3 Administration
Chapter 4: Integrating Contribute 3 with Other Macromedia Products
Book VI: FreeHand MX
Chapter 1: Introduction to FreeHand MX
Chapter 2: Understanding FreeHand MX Basics
Chapter 3: Using the FreeHand MX Text Tools
Chapter 4: Creating Illustrations with FreeHand MX
Chapter 5: Transforming Text, Shapes, and Images with FreeHand MX
Chapter 6: Exploring the Color Management Tools
Chapter 7: Integrating FreeHand MX with Other Macromedia Products
Book VII: ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition
Chapter 1: Introduction to ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition
Chapter 2: Working with the ColdFusion Administrator
Chapter 3: ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition Basics
Chapter 4: Understanding CFML Basics
Chapter 5: Variables, Functions, and Structured Data
Chapter 6: Using Databases with ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition
Chapter 7: Advanced Features in ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition
Chapter 8: Integrating ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition
with Other Macromedia Products
Index

Table of Contents

Introduction....

About This Book........

How to Use This Book .......

Three Presumptuous Assumptions ......

Macintosh versus Windows.........

How This Book Is Organized......

Book I: An Introduction to Building Web Sites..........

Book II: Dreamweaver 8 ....

Book III: Fireworks 8........

Book IV: Flash 8...............

Book V: Contribute 3.........

Book VI: FreeHand MX ..........

Book VII: ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition.......

Icons Used in This Book..........

Where to Go from Here...........

Book I: An Introduction to Building Web Sites .................7

Chapter 1: Why Build a Web Site? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Understanding Why People Build Web Sites ................................................9

Finding Your Place on the Web.....................................................................10

What Drives People to the Web....................................................................12

Choosing the Right Type of Web Site ..........................................................13

Macromedia Studio 8: Your Ally in Development ......................................14

Before You Start: Things to Know ................................................................15

Chapter 2: Developing Web Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Developing Content: A Four-Step Process ..................................................17

Choosing and Organizing Content ...............................................................18

Classifying common types of Web content .......................................19

Categorizing your content...................................................................19

Creating Content for the Web .......................................................................20

Prepping Content for the Web......................................................................22

Chapter 3: Choosing the Right Tools for the Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Before You Begin: When Not to Use Macromedia Studio 8.......................23

Using Dreamweaver 8 for Web Development .............................................24

Designing with Fireworks 8...........................................................................25

Creating Animation with Flash 8 ..................................................................26

Illustrating with FreeHand MX......................................................................28

Creating a Dynamic Site with ColdFusion 7 ................................................29

Managing Your Site with Contribute 3.........................................................29

Chapter 4: Best Practices for Web Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Following the Best Path of Development ....................................................32

Step one: Develop a site concept .......................................................32

Step two: Define your requirements ..................................................32

Step three: Generate content ..............................................................33

Step four: Design the site ....................................................................33

Step five: Build the site ........................................................................34

Step six: Test and deploy your site ....................................................36

Getting the Right People at the Right Time ................................................38

Building a team .....................................................................................38

Involving the right people at the right time......................................39

Book II: Dreamweaver 8 ..............................................41

Chapter 1: Introduction to Dreamweaver 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Exploring the Dreamweaver 8 Interface......................................................43

Selecting a workspace on start-up .....................................................44

Introducing the new Start page ..........................................................44

Introducing the Document Window.............................................................46

Choosing among Standard, Expanded Table, and Layout Modes............47

Examining Your Web Site with the Files Panel............................................48

Exploring Toolbar Buttons............................................................................49

Using Panels and Inspectors.........................................................................51

Understanding the role of panels .......................................................51

Working with the Properties panel ....................................................52

Getting Help ....................................................................................................52

Chapter 2: Creating Basic Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Setting Ruler and Grid Options in the Document Window .......................55

Creating and Opening Pages.........................................................................57

Establishing Page Properties........................................................................58

Working with Text ..........................................................................................60

Adding, editing, and deleting text ......................................................60

Inserting a line break ...........................................................................63

Working with Images......................................................................................64

Inserting an image ................................................................................64

Deleting or moving an image ..............................................................65

Modifying an image ..............................................................................65

Working with Links.........................................................................................67

Inserting a link ......................................................................................68

Deleting a link .......................................................................................68

Using named anchors ..........................................................................68

Working with Tables ......................................................................................70

Inserting a table....................................................................................70

Deleting a table .....................................................................................72

Using layout tables...............................................................................72

Storing information in table cells .......................................................74

Previewing Your Work ...................................................................................74

Chapter 3: Creating and Using Dreamweaver Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Defining a Site in Dreamweaver 8.................................................................75

Creating Your First Site..................................................................................76

Creating a site manually ......................................................................76

Creating a site using a wizard .............................................................78

Setting Up a Remote Connection .................................................................82

Using Advanced Site Options .......................................................................85

Testing your server ..............................................................................86

Cloaking .................................................................................................87

Using Design Notes ..............................................................................87

Setting up a site map............................................................................87

Selecting columns for the File view....................................................87

Enabling Contribute compatibility.....................................................88

Publishing Your Site.......................................................................................89

Maintaining Your Site.....................................................................................90

Running reports....................................................................................90

Checking links.......................................................................................92

Using Source Control .....................................................................................93

Chapter 4: Punching Up Your Pages with Forms and Frames . . . . . . .95

Incorporating Forms into Web Pages ..........................................................95

Adding a form .......................................................................................96

Specifying form properties..................................................................97

Labeling form objects ..........................................................................98

Using text fields ....................................................................................99

Setting up buttons ..............................................................................100

Adding other form elements .............................................................101

Structuring Pages with Frames...................................................................102

Adding frames.....................................................................................102

Modifying frames................................................................................103

Deleting frames...................................................................................106

Saving frames......................................................................................106

Saving framesets.................................................................................106

Setting no-frames content .................................................................106

Targeting content ...............................................................................107

Chapter 5: Laying Out Pages with Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Adding a Layer..............................................................................................111

Selecting a Layer ..........................................................................................112

Deleting a Layer............................................................................................113

Placing Objects in a Layer...........................................................................113

Changing Layer Properties .........................................................................113

Including a background image or color in a layer..........................114

Naming a layer ....................................................................................114

Aligning layers ....................................................................................115

Changing the visibility of a layer ......................................................116

Layering layers: Setting the z-index .................................................117

Moving a layer ....................................................................................119

Resizing a layer...................................................................................120

Nesting Layers ..............................................................................................120

Enabling nesting .................................................................................121

Creating a new nested layer..............................................................121

Nesting an existing layer ...................................................................122

Collapsing or expanding your view in the Layers tab ...................122

Chapter 6: Using ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition in Dreamweaver 8 . . .. . . .123

Understanding the Integration of ColdFusion and Dreamweaver .........123

Using Features on the Insert Bar................................................................126

Editing a Tag .................................................................................................130

Getting Data from a Database.....................................................................130

Using the Bindings Tab................................................................................133

Introducing Server Behaviors and Components......................................135

Understanding server behaviors......................................................135

Considering components ..................................................................135

Chapter 7: Advanced Web Page Design Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Creating Clickable Image Maps with Hotspots.........................................137

Creating a hotspot..............................................................................137

Modifying a hotspot ...........................................................................139

Adding Flash Text Rollovers .......................................................................139

Adding Flash text................................................................................140

Changing Flash text............................................................................141

Adding Flash Button Rollovers...................................................................142

Adding a Flash button........................................................................142

Changing a Flash button....................................................................144

Inserting Image Rollovers ...........................................................................144

Setting Up a Navigation Bar ........................................................................146

Adding Audio and Video to Your Pages ....................................................148

Embedding an audio or video clip ...................................................149

Embedding background music .........................................................150

Linking to an audio or video clip......................................................150

Adding Other Media.....................................................................................151

Using Dreamweaver 8 Templates...............................................................152

Validating Your Code ...................................................................................156

Chapter 8: Integrating Dreamweaver 8

with Other Macromedia Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Integrating Dreamweaver with Fireworks.................................................159

Making Fireworks your primary image editor ................................159

Working with tables ...........................................................................160

Integrating Dreamweaver with Macromedia Flash ..................................163

Inserting a Flash movie into a Dreamweaver document...............163

Working with the Property inspector ..............................................164

Editing a Flash movie in Dreamweaver............................................165

Editing a link in an SWF file in Dreamweaver..................................166

Integrating Dreamweaver with ColdFusion ..............................................167

Integrating Dreamweaver with FreeHand .................................................167

Integrating Dreamweaver with Contribute ...............................................167

Book III: Fireworks 8 ................................................171

Chapter 1: Introduction to Fireworks 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Understanding the Power of Fireworks.....................................................173

Making designing easier with layers................................................174

Creating slices.....................................................................................174

Taking a Quick Tour of the Fireworks 8 Interface ....................................176

The Tools panel: A bird’s-eye view...................................................177

The Tools panel: A bug’s-eye view ...................................................178

Across the aisle: The right-side panels............................................181

The Property inspector .....................................................................182

Viewing and Previewing Your Work ...........................................................182

Customizing Your Work Environment .......................................................183

Collapsing and expanding panels.....................................................183

Moving, docking, and grouping panels............................................184

Setting Fireworks Preferences ....................................................................186

Setting General preferences..............................................................187

Editing just the way you want...........................................................188

Telling Fireworks how to play with others......................................189

Expanding your Folder options ........................................................189

Importing files in a useful form.........................................................190

Getting Help ..................................................................................................190

Chapter 2: Fireworks 8 Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Creating a New Document...........................................................................193

Changing Views of Your Document............................................................195

Saving Documents........................................................................................197

Modifying Document Size............................................................................198

Changing the image size ....................................................................198

Changing the canvas size ..................................................................201

An Introduction to Color Management......................................................203

Hexadecimal numbers .......................................................................204

Web-safe colors...................................................................................204

Chapter 3: Working with Text, Shapes, and Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Working with Text ........................................................................................207

Creating text with the Text tool........................................................209

Selecting a font and changing its size ..............................................210

Adding a little color............................................................................211

Manipulating text ...............................................................................214

Working with Vector Shapes.......................................................................218

Making a good old-fashioned line.....................................................218

Making simple shapes........................................................................219

Making complex shapes ....................................................................222

Editing, moving, and deleting shapes ..............................................224

Splitting shapes ..................................................................................225

Adding a little color to your shapes ................................................226

Working with Bitmap Images ......................................................................228

Exploring the bitmap drawing tools ................................................228

Inserting a bitmap image...................................................................230

Selecting areas in a bitmap image ....................................................231

Editing bitmaps: The basics..............................................................233

Chapter 4: Transforming Text, Shapes, and Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Scaling Graphics...........................................................................................235

Using the Scale Transformation tool ...............................................236

Resizing by entering numerical values............................................237

Distorting and Skewing Images and Text ..................................................238

Distorting an image ............................................................................239

Skewing an image ...............................................................................240

Distorting and skewing text ..............................................................241

Rotating and Flipping Graphics and Text..................................................243

Rotating graphics ...............................................................................243

Rotating text........................................................................................245

Flipping images...................................................................................246

Flipping text ........................................................................................247

Adding Gradients, Textures, and Patterns

to Shape Fills and Bitmap Selections .....................................................247

Introducing gradients ........................................................................248

Adding patterns..................................................................................253

Adding textures ..................................................................................253

Adjusting Color Information and More with Filters.................................254

Fine-tuning your colors......................................................................254

Blurring and sharpening....................................................................259

Using the other filters: Convert to Alpha and Find Edges.............261

Adding shadows to objects...............................................................262

Using Extras: Lite Versions Bundled with Fireworks 8............................262

Chapter 5: The Power of Layers and Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Managing Layers ..........................................................................................264

Adding and deleting layers ...............................................................265

Making a layer active .........................................................................265

Expanding and collapsing layers......................................................266

Making a layer visible or invisible on the canvas ..........................267

Locking and unlocking a layer ..........................................................267

Renaming a layer ................................................................................267

Moving a layer in front of or behind other layers ..........................268

Merging layers ....................................................................................270

Using Layers for Masking ............................................................................270

Creating a bitmap mask.....................................................................271

Creating a vector mask ......................................................................274

Using the Web Layer ....................................................................................275

Cutting your objects with the Slice tool ..........................................276

Slicing your canvas more exactly with the Polygon Slice tool .....277

Working with Objects ..................................................................................278

Renaming an object in the Layers panel .........................................278

Moving an object between layers.....................................................278

Setting an object’s opacity/transparency .......................................278

Blending...............................................................................................279

Managing Frames .........................................................................................282

Adding frames.....................................................................................283

Deleting and editing frames ..............................................................284

Renaming frames................................................................................284

Using Frames to Create Rollovers and Animated GIFs............................284

Creating a rollover..............................................................................285

Creating an animated GIF ..................................................................286

Chapter 6: Slicing Up Content for the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

Exploring the Advantages of Using Slices.................................................291

Creating and Editing Slices .........................................................................293

Naming a slice.....................................................................................293

Moving a slice .....................................................................................294

Resizing a slice....................................................................................295

Duplicating a slice ..............................................................................296

Optimizing Your Images for the Web .........................................................297

Working with the options in the Optimize panel............................298

Making a JPEG.....................................................................................300

Making a GIF........................................................................................303

Previewing Slices..........................................................................................306

The Preview pane...............................................................................307

The 2-Up view .....................................................................................307

The 4-Up view .....................................................................................308

Relating Hotspots and Slices ......................................................................309

Exporting Images..........................................................................................310

Exporting a single image ...................................................................310

Exporting multiple image slices .......................................................311

Exporting an animated GIF................................................................312

Chapter 7: Advanced Fireworks 8 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Using Advanced Export Options................................................................313

Readying your PNG for HTML export ..............................................315

Exporting HTML with your images ..................................................316

Setting the export HTML file options...............................................318

Setting Up Image Maps and Button Rollovers..........................................319

Creating image maps with hotspots ................................................320

Creating advanced button rollovers ................................................321

Bringing Interactivity to Your Pages with Behaviors...............................324

The Swap Images behavior ...............................................................324

Generating pop-up menus .................................................................326

Chapter 8: Integrating Fireworks 8 with Other Macromedia Products .. . . . . . . . .331

Integrating Fireworks with Macromedia Flash .........................................333

Exporting files from Fireworks to Macromedia Flash....................333

Importing files into Macromedia Flash from Fireworks ................335

Integrating Fireworks with Dreamweaver.................................................336

Setting preferences.............................................................................336

Editing PNGs .......................................................................................337

Working with tables ...........................................................................338

Integrating Fireworks with FreeHand ........................................................340

Importing FreeHand files into Fireworks.........................................341

Editing Fireworks objects in FreeHand............................................343

Integrating Fireworks with Director...........................................................344

Book IV: Flash 8 .......................................................345

Chapter 1: Introduction to Macromedia Flash 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347

Understanding What Macromedia Flash Is and How It Works ...............347

Seeing what Macromedia Flash can do ...........................................347

Creating content for a Web site in Macromedia Flash...................348

Using Macromedia Flash on a Web site ...........................................349

Comparing Bitmaps and Vector Graphics.................................................349

Exploring Basic Moviemaking Principles..................................................350

The Stage .............................................................................................350

The Timeline and frames...................................................................351

Layers...................................................................................................351

Scenes ..................................................................................................352

Creating a Flash Document File..................................................................352

Taking a Quick Tour of the Macromedia Flash Interface ........................352

Menus...................................................................................................352

Timeline ...............................................................................................354

The Tools panel ..................................................................................356

Getting Organized with Panels ...................................................................357

The Properties panel .........................................................................358

Library .................................................................................................358

Viewing the Stage .........................................................................................360

Setting Movie and Macromedia Flash Preferences ..................................361

Setting document properties ............................................................361

Creating your own keyboard shortcuts...........................................363

Getting Help ..................................................................................................365

Chapter 2: Using the Graphics Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367

Choosing When to Use the Macromedia Flash Tools ..............................367

Creating Shapes and Text............................................................................367

Line tool...............................................................................................368

Oval tool ..............................................................................................369

Rectangle tool .....................................................................................369

Polystar tool........................................................................................370

Pencil tool............................................................................................371

Pen tool................................................................................................372

Brush tool............................................................................................372

Paint Bucket tool ................................................................................373

Ink Bottle tool .....................................................................................374

Text tool...............................................................................................374

Modifying Shapes and Text.........................................................................376

Selection tool ......................................................................................376

Lasso tool ............................................................................................377

Moving and copying objects.............................................................377

Eraser tool ...........................................................................................378

Reshaping with the Selection tool....................................................378

Subselect tool .....................................................................................379

Free Transform tool ...........................................................................379

Straightening and smoothing with the Selection tool ...................382

Optimizing curves ..............................................................................382

Softening edges...................................................................................383

Flipping ................................................................................................383

Transferring properties with the Eyedropper tool ........................384

Grouping..............................................................................................384

Breaking objects apart.......................................................................385

Aligning objects ..................................................................................385

Working with Colors ....................................................................................386

Creating solid colors ..........................................................................386

Creating gradients ..............................................................................387

Editing fills...........................................................................................388

Working with bitmap fills ..................................................................389

Chapter 3: Working with Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391

Appreciating the Importance of Symbols .................................................391

Working with Graphic Symbols ..................................................................392

Working with instances of symbols .................................................392

Creating graphic symbols .................................................................393

Using graphic symbols ......................................................................394

Editing graphic symbols....................................................................394

Creating and Working with Movie Clip Symbols ......................................395

Working with Button Symbols ....................................................................397

Creating simple button symbols ......................................................398

Adding pizzazz to buttons.................................................................399

Testing buttons...................................................................................400

Chapter 4: Making Your Life Easier with Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401

Working with the Layer List........................................................................402

Working with Layers ....................................................................................403

Creating layers....................................................................................403

Using layers.........................................................................................403

Editing layers ......................................................................................403

An introduction to guide layers........................................................406

Using mask layers...............................................................................407

Changing Layer Options..............................................................................409

Altering the visibility of objects .......................................................409

Locking and unlocking layers ...........................................................409

Setting layer properties .....................................................................409

Using Folders to Manage Layers ................................................................410

Chapter 5: Creating Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413

Getting Familiar with the Timeline ............................................................413

Understanding the frame rate...........................................................414

Working with the Timeline ................................................................414

Onion skinning....................................................................................415

Using Frames and Keyframes .....................................................................416

Creating Animation Frame By Frame.........................................................417

Creating Tweened Motion Animation........................................................418

Preparing to tween .............................................................................418

Creating a simple tween ....................................................................419

Motion tweening along a path ..........................................................420

Creating Tweened Shape Animation..........................................................422

Creating a simple shape tween.........................................................422

Using shape hints for more control .................................................423

Adding Basic Interactivity to Animation ...................................................424

Go To....................................................................................................424

Stop ......................................................................................................425

Play.......................................................................................................425

On (mouse event)...............................................................................425

Working with Scenes....................................................................................425

Chapter 6: Adding Sound and Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427

Exploring Sound and Video Formats .........................................................427

Sound file formats ..............................................................................427

Video file formats ...............................................................................428

Working with Sounds ...................................................................................428

Importing sounds ...............................................................................428

Placing a sound in a movie................................................................429

Editing sounds ....................................................................................430

Setting sound properties ...................................................................431

Working with Video Clips ............................................................................433

Chapter 7: Publishing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435

Publishing Movies the Simple Way ............................................................435

Optimizing Movies for Speed......................................................................437

Simplifying graphics...........................................................................438

Optimizing text ...................................................................................438

Minimizing the size of sound files ....................................................439

Testing download time ......................................................................439

Generating HTML and Graphics.................................................................440

Creating HTML code ..........................................................................441

Creating graphic files .........................................................................442

Creating QuickTime movies ..............................................................444

Creating self-playing movies .............................................................445

Exporting movies and images...........................................................446

Chapter 8: Getting Interactive with ActionScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447

Exploring the Role of ActionScript ............................................................447

Using Actions in Your Movies.....................................................................448

Timeline Control actions ...................................................................449

Browser/Network actions..................................................................450

Movie Clip Control actions................................................................450

Advanced actions...............................................................................450

Creating Frame Actions ...............................................................................451

Creating Button Actions ..............................................................................453

Chapter 9: Creating Interfaces with Components and Forms . . . . . .457

Adding Components ....................................................................................458

Check boxes ........................................................................................460

Radio buttons .....................................................................................460

Push buttons.......................................................................................461

Combo boxes ......................................................................................461

List boxes ............................................................................................462

Scroll panes.........................................................................................462

Label.....................................................................................................463

Loader..................................................................................................464

TextArea...............................................................................................464

TextInput .............................................................................................464

NumericStepper..................................................................................465

Window................................................................................................465

Setting component properties..........................................................465

Creating Forms with Macromedia Flash....................................................466

Collecting data within a Flash movie ...............................................466

Posting form data ...............................................................................468

Chapter 10: Integrating Macromedia Flash 8 with Other Macromedia Products . . .. . .469

Integrating Macromedia Flash with Fireworks.........................................469

Importing a Fireworks PNG into Macromedia Flash ......................470

Cutting and pasting between Macromedia Flash

and Fireworks .....................................................................................471

Integrating Macromedia Flash with Dreamweaver ..................................472

Integrating Macromedia Flash with FreeHand .........................................473

Integrating Macromedia Flash with ColdFusion.......................................474

Book V: Contribute 3 .................................................479

Chapter 1: Introduction to Contribute 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .481

Why Contribute? ..........................................................................................481

Exploring the Contribute Interface ............................................................482

Panel basics ........................................................................................482

Menus...................................................................................................487

Setting Preferences ......................................................................................492

Setting Editing preferences ...............................................................493

Setting File Editors preferences........................................................493

Setting FTP Proxy preferences..........................................................494

Setting Invisible Elements preferences............................................495

Setting Microsoft Documents preferences......................................495

Setting Security preferences .............................................................495

Chapter 2: Basics for Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .497

Connecting to a Site .....................................................................................497

Connecting to a site with the connection key ................................498

Connecting to a site with the Connection Wizard..........................499

Opening an Existing Page for Editing.........................................................502

Creating a New Page ....................................................................................503

Working with Text ........................................................................................504

Adding text ..........................................................................................504

Formatting text ...................................................................................504

Working with Tables ....................................................................................509

Inserting a table..................................................................................510

Adding information to a table...........................................................511

Modifying a table ................................................................................512

Adding Images, Links, and More ................................................................516

Inserting an image ..............................................................................516

Inserting a Flash movie......................................................................517

Inserting a link ....................................................................................517

Inserting a document as FlashPaper................................................519

Previewing Your Work .................................................................................520

Uploading (Publishing) a Page ...................................................................520

Working Offline .............................................................................................521

Collaborating ................................................................................................522

Chapter 3: Contribute 3 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .525

Setting Yourself Up as Site Administrator.................................................525

Creating General Settings............................................................................529

Changing the administrator’s e-mail address .................................529

Changing the Administrator password............................................530

Setting up Contribute Publishing Services (CPS)...........................531

Establishing Web server settings .....................................................532

Using the Rollback feature to save file backups.............................535

Setting New Pages defaults ...............................................................536

Deleting all permissions and settings at once ................................537

Setting Up Users and Roles.........................................................................537

Opening the Administer Website dialog box ..................................537

Setting up a new role..........................................................................538

Deleting roles ......................................................................................538

Editing Role Settings....................................................................................539

Making general settings.....................................................................540

Granting access to folders and files.................................................541

Extending file deletion privileges .....................................................543

Customizing editing settings.............................................................543

Granting styles and fonts permissions ............................................546

Granting permission to create new pages.......................................548

Setting file placement rules...............................................................551

Working with shared assets ..............................................................553

Customizing options for adding new images..................................556

Creating Connection Keys to Provide Access to Contributors ..............558

Chapter 4: Integrating Contribute 3 with Other Macromedia Products . . . . . . . . . . .563

Using FlashPaper 2.......................................................................................563

Teaming Contribute with Dreamweaver ...................................................566

Understanding Dreamweaver Templates..................................................566

Working with PayPal and Google ...............................................................567

Inserting PayPal buttons ...................................................................567

Inserting a Google search field .........................................................568

Book VI: FreeHand MX ..............................................569

Chapter 1: Introduction to FreeHand MX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .571

Introducing FreeHand MX ...........................................................................571

Using Illustration Tools for the Web ..........................................................572

Understanding the Role of Vector Graphics .............................................572

Investigating the FreeHand MX Interface..................................................574

Exploring the document window .....................................................574

Using the drawing tools.....................................................................574

Working with toolbars .......................................................................576

Perusing the panels............................................................................577

Modifying groups................................................................................580

Chapter 2: Understanding FreeHand MX Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .583

Creating FreeHand Documents...................................................................583

Creating a new document..................................................................584

Modifying documents with the Properties panel...........................585

Editing a Master Page ..................................................................................589

Changing the Document Tab Thumbnail Display ....................................589

Using the Page Tool .....................................................................................590

Opening Existing Documents......................................................................591

Using the Document Grid............................................................................592

Using Rulers..................................................................................................592

Creating guides ...................................................................................593

Editing guides .....................................................................................594

Adding Text to Your Illustration.................................................................595

Creating Predefined Shapes........................................................................595

Creating Custom Shapes with the Pen Tool..............................................597

Using the Line Tool ......................................................................................598

Coloring Shapes............................................................................................598

Using the Fill Color box .....................................................................598

Changing a shape’s fill color .............................................................600

Creating Outlines..........................................................................................600

Using the Stroke Color box ...............................................................600

Changing an object’s stroke color....................................................601

Working with Layers ....................................................................................601

Creating layers....................................................................................602

Editing layers ......................................................................................603

Saving Documents in FreeHand..................................................................604

Saving FreeHand files.........................................................................604

Exporting files in other formats........................................................605

Chapter 3: Using the FreeHand MX Text Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607

Creating Text with the Text Tool................................................................607

Creating auto-expanding text boxes ................................................608

Creating fixed-size text boxes ...........................................................608

Using Text Rulers .........................................................................................609

Checking the Spelling of a Text Selection .................................................610

Editing Blocks of Text ..................................................................................612

Moving and deleting text...................................................................612

Resizing text boxes ............................................................................612

Changing text box characteristics ...................................................613

Formatting Text ............................................................................................614

Choosing a font type, size, and style ...............................................616

Creating text styles.............................................................................617

Choosing a text color.........................................................................618

Aligning your text ...............................................................................619

Changing paragraph settings............................................................619

Formatting text in columns and rows..............................................621

Scaling text horizontally....................................................................622

Copying attributes between text boxes...........................................623

Adding visual effects to text .............................................................623

Adjusting the Spacing and Position of Characters and Lines ................625

Adjusting leading................................................................................625

Adjusting kerning ...............................................................................625

Adjusting baseline shift .....................................................................626

Working with Text and Paths......................................................................627

Converting text to a path ..................................................................627

Aligning text to a path........................................................................628

Aligning text to both sides of an ellipse ..........................................628

Modifying the alignment of text along a path .................................629

Chapter 4: Creating Illustrations with FreeHand MX . . . . . . . . . . . . .631

Using Predefined Shapes.............................................................................631

Creating rectangles and squares ......................................................632

Creating polygons...............................................................................633

Creating ellipses .................................................................................634

Creating spirals...................................................................................635

Creating Free-form Shapes..........................................................................636

Using the Pencil tool ..........................................................................637

Using the Variable Stroke Pen tool...................................................638

Using the Calligraphic Pen tool ........................................................639

Selecting Objects..........................................................................................640

Using the Pointer tool ........................................................................640

Using the Subselection tool ..............................................................641

Using the Lasso tool...........................................................................641

Editing Objects with the Object Tab..........................................................642

Grouping and Ungrouping Objects ............................................................643

Arranging Objects ........................................................................................644

Aligning Objects with the Align Panel .......................................................645

Slicing Objects with the Knife Tool............................................................647

Chapter 5: Transforming Text, Shapes, and Images with FreeHand MX . . . . . . . .. . . .649

Working with Bitmap Images ......................................................................649

Modifying Objects ........................................................................................650

Scaling graphics..................................................................................650

Skewing and distorting objects ........................................................653

Rotating objects..................................................................................655

Flipping objects ..................................................................................657

Using the Move command.................................................................659

Giving an object some perspective..................................................660

Extruding an object............................................................................662

Scaling, skewing, and rotating with the Pointer tool .....................662

Using the Trace Tool....................................................................................664

Creating New Shapes by Combining Shapes ............................................666

Using the Xtra Tools to Change a Shape ...................................................667

Using the Arc tool...............................................................................668

Using the 3D Rotation tool ................................................................668

Using the Smudge tool.......................................................................669

Using the Shadow tool .......................................................................669

Using Xtra Operations to Modify Shapes..................................................670

Chapter 6: Exploring the Color Management Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .673

Using the Mixer Tab.....................................................................................674

Mixing a CMYK color .........................................................................674

Mixing an RGB color...........................................................................675

Mixing an HLS color ...........................................................................676

Mixing a color from the System Color Picker .................................677

Working with the Mixer Tab........................................................................678

Using the Mixer tab to apply color to an object.............................678

Using the Mixer tab to change the current fill or stroke color.....679

Adding a color to the Swatches tab of the Assets panel...............679

Creating Color Tints.....................................................................................680

Using the Swatches Tab of the Assets Panel ............................................681

Adding preset colors to the Swatches tab ......................................683

Renaming a color................................................................................683

Exporting a color palette...................................................................684

Adding custom colors to the Swatches tab ....................................685

Using the Eyedropper Tool .........................................................................686

Modifying Strokes ........................................................................................686

Modifying Fills ..............................................................................................688

Creating a basic fill .............................................................................688

Creating a gradient fill........................................................................689

Creating a tiled fill ..............................................................................691

Using FreeHand’s other fill types .....................................................692

Chapter 7: Integrating FreeHand MX with Other Macromedia Products . . . . . .  . .695

Integrating FreeHand with Fireworks ........................................................695

Integrating FreeHand with Macromedia Flash .........................................696

Creating animations ...........................................................................696

Using ActionScript..............................................................................698

Exporting Flash movies .....................................................................699

Integrating FreeHand with Dreamweaver .................................................702

Adding navigation links .....................................................................702

Publishing a document as HTML......................................................703

Book VII: ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition ..............707

Chapter 1: Introduction to ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition . . . .709

Creating Dynamic Web Sites .......................................................................709

Exploring the Components of ColdFusion ................................................712

Understanding the Role of the Web Application Server .........................712

Investigating CFML.............................................................................713

Working with the ColdFusion Administrator ..................................713

Setting Up the ColdFusion Environment...................................................714

Finding an ISP......................................................................................714

Installing the application server ......................................................714

Configuring the application server ..................................................717

Introducing Databases.................................................................................718

Taking a Quick Tour of ColdFusion in Dreamweaver...............................720

Chapter 2: Working with the ColdFusion Administrator . . . . . . . . . .723

Exploring the Functionality of the ColdFusion Administrator ...............723

Logging On to the ColdFusion Administrator ..........................................724

Working with the ColdFusion Administrator............................................725

Creating Data Sources .................................................................................726

Setting up a data source ....................................................................727

Other data source tasks ....................................................................729

Connecting to a Mail Server........................................................................730

Controlling Logging on Your Site................................................................732

Debugging Options for Building Your Site ................................................733

Chapter 3: ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition Basics . . . . . . . . . . .735

Understanding the ColdFusion Application Server Model .....................736

Getting Acquainted with CFML...................................................................738

Introducing CFML tags.......................................................................738

Working with variables ......................................................................742

Using expressions...............................................................................744

Chapter 4: Understanding CFML Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747

Setting Up Your Page Architecture ............................................................747

Understanding template basics........................................................747

Using <CFINCLUDE> ...........................................................................749

Using Conditional Processing.....................................................................750

Using <CFIF> and <CFELSE> ..............................................................751

Using <CFELSEIF> ...............................................................................752

Using <CFSWITCH>.............................................................................753

Using SQL Queries........................................................................................753

Exploring SQL concepts ....................................................................754

Using <CFQUERY> ..............................................................................755

Using SQL commands ........................................................................756

Outputting Content to the Screen..............................................................758

Using <CFOUTPUT>............................................................................759

Looping................................................................................................759

Chapter 5: Variables, Functions, and Structured Data . . . . . . . . . . . .761

Working with Variables and Parameters ...................................................761

Creating variables with <CFSET>......................................................762

Testing the existence of variables with <CFPARAM>.....................764

Getting access to variables through <CFQUERY> ..........................768

Using variables generated by ColdFusion.......................................768

Using CFML Functions.................................................................................768

Using the arrayNew function ............................................................770

Using the isDefined function.............................................................771

Using the len function........................................................................771

Using the DateFormat function.........................................................772

Using the Trim function.....................................................................773

Casting Data into Arrays, Lists, and Structures .......................................773

Creating lists .......................................................................................774

Creating arrays ...................................................................................776

Using structures .................................................................................780

Chapter 6: Using Databases with ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition . . . .. . . . . . . .783

Understanding Relational Databases.........................................................783

Understanding ODBC and OLE...................................................................786

Creating Queries in ColdFusion..................................................................787

Using <CFQUERY> ..............................................................................788

Using <CFINSERT> ..............................................................................788

Using <CFUPDATE>.............................................................................790

Chapter 7: Advanced Features in ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition . . . . . . .  . . . .791

Using <CFFORM> ..........................................................................................791

Working with Sessions and Cookies ..........................................................794

Using session variables .....................................................................795

Setting and retrieving cookies ..........................................................797

Sending Mail..................................................................................................799

Creating Graphs............................................................................................801

Building Custom Tags..................................................................................804

Chapter 8: Integrating ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition

with Other Macromedia Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .807

Integrating ColdFusion with Dreamweaver ..............................................807

Integrating ColdFusion with Fireworks .....................................................810

Integrating ColdFusion with Macromedia Flash.......................................810

Using the Macromedia Flash Remoting service .............................811

Working with CF.query and CF.http..................................................813

Understanding the Macromedia Flash

Communication Server ..................................................................814

Charting ...............................................................................................814

Index........................................................................815

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