Module 2.3
Dreamweaver Extension Tasks


A.M.D.G.

META Tags

When you search on the Internet you usually enter a few keywords and you then are given a list of possible sites, each with a description. How do search engines retrieve this information? The answer is Meta tags, extra information included but not displayed on a web page that search engines look through and match each time someone carries out a search.

  • Go to the Insert menu and choose Head Tags then Keywords or Description
  • For Keywords, enter a list of words relevant to the content of your site
  • For Description, enter a sentence or two that describes the content of the site
  • Using the main search engines you can submit your site for inclusion in their directory

Forms

Forms are the parts of a webpage that allow you to enter and then submit information. In this module you will not learn how to retrieve information from forms as this requires extra programming. You can however practice inserting the various form elements on a page and, perhaps, find a website that allows you to process form information.

The main elements include text fields, check boxes, radio buttons, list/menus and buttons that actually send the information.

Rollovers and Flash Text

As a Macromedia product, Dreamweaver integrates closely with other Macromedia programs including Flash and Fireworks.

Instead of plain text you can have images for your links.

  • Choose Insert -> Interactive Images -> Flash Text to get a list of ready designed, animated images that you can use as buttons on your page
  • Enter text to appear on the button
  • Select the page to link to and the target of necessary
  • You can also insert rollover images, Flash text, Fireworks HTML and Flash documents