can find in each one. Each chapter walks you through the features of Dreamweaver step by step, providing tips and helping you understand the vocabulary of Web design. Part I: Fulfilling Your Dreams This part introduces you to Dreamweaver and covers getting started with the basics. In Chapter 1, I give you a handy reference to toolbars and menu options. I also describe the new features in version 8. You may prefer to skim this chapter as its designed to give you an overview of the program, and you dont have to memorize the contents of each menu and toolbar. In Chapter 2, I start you on the road to creating your first Web site, including setting up your site, importing an existing site, creating new Web pages, applying basic formatting to text, and even placing images and setting links on your pages. To make this chapter more interesting and help you see how all these features come together, I walk you through creating a real Web page in this chapter as I show you how each features works. Part II: Looking Like a Million (Even on a Budget) Planning the design of your Web site is perhaps the most important part of Web site development - youll save plenty of reorganizing time later. In Chapter 3, I start you out on the right foot with tips on Web site management, the principles of good design, and strategies that can save you countless hours. I also introduce you to the Dreamweaver site-management features, which can help you keep track of all the elements in your site and make sure 4 Dreamweaver 8 For Dummies you dont have any broken links. In Chapter 4, I introduce you to some of my favorite Dreamweaver features, including sophisticated template capabilities, that enable you to create more consistent designs and even lock sections of a page to protect them. I also love Dreamweavers Library items, which can be used to place and update commonly used elements on your pages, such as navigation bars or copyright tags. If you work with a team of designers, you may be especially interested in the check in and check out features covered in this chapter for version control and integrated e-mail for communicating with other team members. Chapter 4 also covers tracing images, the Quick Tag Editor, Design Notes, and the History palette. Chapter 5 introduces you to the basics of creating, converting, and optimizing graphics for the Web and shows you how to add graphic elements to your pages. You can find tools and strategies for creating the best images for your Web site, as well as tips for finding free images online and buying graphics that are specially designed for the Web. Part III: Advancing Your Site In Part III, I show you how to use Dreamweaver with some of the more advanced HTML features. In Chapter 6, you discover how to use HTML tables to create page layouts that work in the most common Web browsers. A highlight of this chapter is Layout mode, which makes creating complex Web designs easier than ever. In Chapter 7, you find all you need to know about designing a site with HTML frames. (This chapter helps you decide when you should and shouldnt use frames and gives you plenty of step-by-step instructions for creating HTML frames in Dreamweaver.) Chapter 8 provides an overview of how Cascading Style Sheets work and how they can save you time. CSS has become a popular way to create designs and manage formatting on Web pages, and these features have been nicely improved in Dreamweaver 8. In this chapter, you find descriptions of the style definition options available in Dreamweaver as well as instructions for creating and applying styles. Part IV: Making It Cool The most important thing in Web design is looking cool, and this section of