Macromedia® Studio MX 2004 ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE FOR DUMmIES‰ Macromedia® Studio MX 2004 ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE FOR DUMmIES‰ by Damon Dean, Andy Cowitt, Ellen Finkelstein, Doug Sahlin, and Camille McCue Macromedia® Studio MX 2004 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 Copyright © 2004 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permit- ted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. 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Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. ISBN: 0764544071 Manufactured in the United States of America 10987654321 1O/RZ/RR/QT/IN is a trademark of Wiley Publishing, Inc. 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 prof- itable 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 resume 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, CA. 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 (formerly IDG Books), and has written several books for them, including Web Channel Development For Dummies, FrontPage 2000 For Dummies Quick Reference, Act! 2000 For Dummies Quick Reference (Co-Author), and most 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 multi- media 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. Dedication Damon Dean: For Chris, Gatsby, and China Andy Cowitt: For Michael Wertz and Olive Acknowledgments Damon Dean and Andy Cowitt: As with any book, there’s a big cast of char- acters that help to bring it all together. First and foremost, we’d like to acknowledge the patient, thoughtful work of editors: Project Editor Paul Levesque, Copy Editor Jean Rogers, and Technical Editors, Danilo Celic, Jim Kelly, Ron Rockwell and Sheldon Sargent. 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 Dean 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. Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our online registration form located at www.dummies.com/register/. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Acquisitions, Editorial, and Production Media Development Project Coordinator: Kristie Rees Project Editor: Paul Levesque Layout and Graphics: Seth Conley, (Previous Edition: Kala Schrager) LeAndra Hosier, Michael Kruzil, Acquisitions Editor: Steven Hayes Lynsey Osborn, Julie Trippetti, Shae Lynn Wilson Copy Editor: Jean Rogers Proofreaders: Carl Pierce, Evelyn Still, Technical Editors: Danilo Celic, Jim Kelly, Brian H. Walls Ron Rockwell, Sheldon Sargent Indexer: Sherry Massey Editorial Manager: Kevin Kirschner Special Help: Teresa Artman; John Edwards Permissions Editor: Carmen Kirkorian Media Development Manager: Laura VanWinkle Media Development Supervisor: Richard Graves Editorial Assistant: Amanda Foxworth Cartoons: Rich Tennant (www.the5thwave.com) Publishing and Editorial for Technology Dummies Richard Swadley, Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher Mary C. Corder, Editorial Director Publishing for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher Joyce Pepple, Acquisitions Director Composition Services Gerry Fahey, Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Contents at a Glance Introduction .................................................................1 Book I: An Introduction to Building Web Sites ................7 Chapter 1: Why Build a Web Site? ...................................................................................9 Chapter 2: Developing Web Content .............................................................................17 Chapter 3: Choosing the Right Tools for the Job ........................................................23 Chapter 4: Best Practices for Web Development ........................................................31 Book II: Dreamweaver MX 2004..................................41 Chapter 1: Introduction to Dreamweaver MX 2004 .....................................................43 Chapter 2: Creating Basic Web Pages ...........................................................................55 Chapter 3: Creating and Using Dreamweaver Sites .....................................................75 Chapter 4: Punching Up Your Pages with Forms and Frames ...................................95 Chapter 5: Laying Out Pages with Layers ...................................................................109 Chapter 6: Using ColdFusion MX 6.1 Developer Edition in Dreamweaver MX 2004 ...............................................................................................121 Chapter 7: Advanced Web Page Design Techniques .................................................135 Chapter 8: Integrating Dreamweaver MX 2004 with Other Macromedia Products .....................................................................................155 Book III: Fireworks MX 2004 ....................................169