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New documents are given a default name of Untitled-1.html in the Save As text ﬁeld, with

the numbers increasing sequentially for every new document that is created.

The New Document and Save options are also available on the Standard

toolbar, which you can open by choosing View > Toolbars > Standard. Toolbars

other than the default document toolbar appear as you add or move them only

on the active document; changes are not reﬂected in other documents.

Exploring the Tools

Before jumping into further development of any Web pages, you need to become familiar

with the variety of tools and panels that make up the Dreamweaver 8 interface and enable

you to effectively produce a Website.

1. Move the pointer over the Document window and the document toolbar. Rest

the pointer over a button to see its name.

The majority of your design and coding work is done within the Document window. This

area is known as the body of the page, in which you can insert, modify, and delete the wide

File-Naming Conventions

Keep in mind that naming your files for use on a Web server is a little different from naming

your files for use on your hard disk. It is helpful to know what operating system the server

will be using

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the most common systems are Unix, Linux, Windows NT, and Mac OS X.

The naming structure is different on Windows from the other *NIX-based operating sys-

tems. Unix, for example, is case-sensitive, which means that myfile.html does not equal

MYFILE.HTML. Using all lowercase names for your files makes naming files simpler and

helps you maintain consistency. You should use only alpha characters (A–Z) and numbers

(0–9) to name your files. Here are other important conventions to follow for both filenames

and folder names:

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Spaces. Don’t ever use spaces in filenames. Use the underscore or hyphen charac-

ters to simulate a space if you need to separate words. Problems can arise because

browsers substitute %20 for spaces.

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Special characters. Don’t use any special characters, such as ?, %, *, >, or /. Don’t

use commas.

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Numbers. Avoid beginning your filenames with numbers.

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Length. Keep folder names and filenames as short as possible. Remember that the

folder name becomes part of the URL you type to get to the page.

DREAMWEAVER 8 BASICS 23

01_DW8 tfs(1-38).qxd 03/06/2006 12:20 PM Page 23

ISBN: 0-558-13856-X

Published by Peachpit Press, a Pearson Company.

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