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Copyright
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About the Author
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About the Contributing Author
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Acknowledgments
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We Want to Hear from You!
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Reader Services
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Introduction
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What's New in Studio 8?
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Who Should Read This Book?
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How to Use This Book
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Conventions Used in This Book
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Part I: Getting Started with Macromedia Studio 8
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Chapter 1. Getting Ready to RollPlanning and Configuring
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Planning and Designing Your Site
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Choosing Your Tools
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Streamlining Your Development
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Supplemental Software
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesMaintaining Security Patches on Your Web Server Applications
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Chapter 2. Getting Comfortable with the Studio 8 Environment
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Studio 8: Common Application Elements
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Main Menu and Toolbar
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Panels
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Property Inspector
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Tools Panel
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Tools
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Working with Text
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Character and Paragraph Attributes
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesFamiliarizing Yourself with Panel Functionality and Customizing Your Workspace
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Part II: Fireworks 8
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Chapter 3. Introducing Fireworks 8
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What's New in Fireworks 8
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Fireworks 8 Environment
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Document Window
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Tools Unique to Fireworks
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Property Inspector
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Menu Bar
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Fireworks Panels
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Customization with Preferences
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesKnowing When and How Your Images Will Be Viewed
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Chapter 4. Developing Graphics and Animations
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Graphics As Objects
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Layers
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Frames
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Layers and Frames
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Simple Rollover
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Swap Image Behavior
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Navigation Bars with Four-State Buttons
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Fireworks and Animation
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Building an Animation
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesKnowing When to Create Animations with Fireworks
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Chapter 5. Optimizing and Exporting Images
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Optimization Fundamentals
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File Types
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Using the Optimize Panel
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Exporting Fireworks Images
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesSaving and Versioning Your PNG Files
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Chapter 6. Automating and Extending Fireworks
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Automating Tasks
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Creating Custom Commands with the History Panel
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Extending Fireworks
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesKnowing When to Use Batch Processing
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Chapter 7. Putting It All Together: The Images and Page Layout for Retro's Cycles
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Creating the Base Document
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Creating a Stylized Image
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Adding Text to the Template
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Creating the Web Elements
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Exporting the Images
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesCreating Web Pages in Fireworks Versus Dreamweaver
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Part III: Flash 8
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Chapter 8. Introducing Flash 8
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What Is Flash?
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What's New in Flash
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Workspace Layout
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Property Inspector
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Panels
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Setting Document Attributes
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The Timeline
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Tools
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The Library
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesPractice Makes Perfect
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Chapter 9. Working with Vector Artwork, Bitmaps, and Static Text
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Understanding Bitmap and Vector Graphics
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Working with Bitmaps
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Working with Vector Graphics
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Editing and Adjusting Vector Shapes
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Working with Text
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Using Layout Aids
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Creating a Mask
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesGetting to Know the Tools
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Chapter 10. Animation Basics
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Preparing Your Content For Animation
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Understanding Symbols
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Creating Master Symbols
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Editing Master Symbols
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Symbol Instances
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Animating In Flash
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Timeline Effects
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesPlanning Your Content And Animation
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Chapter 11. Introducing ActionScript
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What Is ActionScript?
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Controlling the Timeline with ActionScript
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Working with Variables
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Making Decisions with Conditionals and switch
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Using Loops to Repeat Actions
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Combining Statements into Functions
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Working with Buttons
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Working with Movie Clips
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesKeeping Your Code Organized with Comments
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Chapter 12. ActionScripting for Motion Graphics
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Drawing API
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Programmatic Movement (Animating with ActionScript)
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesWhen to Use with
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Chapter 13. Introduction To Class-Based Programming in Flash
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Brief Introduction to OOP
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Using the Built-In Classes in Flash
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Creating Your Own Custom Classes
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Static, Public, and Private Properties and Methods
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Superclasses and Subclasses
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Advanced Event Handling
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesOrganizing Your Code
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Chapter 14. Working with External Data in Your Flash Projects
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Communicating Locally
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Loading Text Data
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XML Data
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Loading External Images and Movies
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Security Features Added Since Flash Player 7
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Detection of the Flash Player
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesWhich Method to Use When Loading Data
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Chapter 15. Enhancing Projects with Sound and Video
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Integrating Video
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Embedded Video
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Progressive Download Video
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Flash 8 Video Encoder
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Streaming Video
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Using Sound
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesFile Preparation and Bandwidth Concerns
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Chapter 16. Putting It All Together: Creating an XML-Based Photo Slide Show
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Getting Started
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Creating the XML Document
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Creating the Flash Slide Show Document
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Loading the XML Data and Images
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Showing the Images in Sequence
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Adding User-Friendly Features
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Applying a Dynamic Drop Shadow
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Troubleshooting
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Best Practices: An Approach to Project Development
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Part IV: ColdFusion MX 7
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Chapter 17. Introducing ColdFusion MX 7
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Introducing ColdFusion MX 7
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What's New in ColdFusion MX 7
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Understanding the ColdFusion Architecture
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Configuring ColdFusion
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Using Flash to Access the ColdFusion Server
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesWhen Is ColdFusion the Right Platform?
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Chapter 18. Using ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
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Introducing CFML
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Understanding the Language
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Custom Tags
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Using ColdFusion for Database Operations
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesProperly Documenting Code
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Chapter 19. Using ColdFusion to Generate Reports
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Rich Media Flash Forms
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ColdFusion Report Builder
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Reporting Formats
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Creating Printable Web Pages
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesLimiting SQL Queries
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Chapter 20. Using the Integrated Verity Search Engine
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Understanding the Basics of Searching
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Using SQL Queries to Return Search Results
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ColdFusion's Verity Search Engine Architecture
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Configuring Verity and Creating a Collection
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Submitting Queries to the Verity Search Server
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesDesigning a User Interface for Your Search Application
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Chapter 21. Putting It All Together: Configuring ColdFusion for Database Connectivity
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Understanding the Database Structure
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Database Naming and Location
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Creating a Connection to the Database
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesPeriodic Maintenance of Your Access Database
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Part V: Dreamweaver 8
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Chapter 22. Introducing Dreamweaver 8
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What's New In Dreamweaver 8
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The Dreamweaver 8 Interface, in Depth
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Working with Text in the Design View
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Generating Content in the Code View
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesProperly Commenting and Indenting Code
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Chapter 23. Creating a Dreamweaver Site
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Establishing a Dreamweaver Site
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Managing Documents
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Predesign Page Setup
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Prepublishing Checks
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesFollowing the Development, Testing, and Production Model
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Chapter 24. Working Efficiently in Dreamweaver
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Reusing Page Elements and Code
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Working with Assets
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Working with Code Snippets
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Using Library Items
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesCreating Code Snippets from Custom Code
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Chapter 25. Adding Style to Your Site Using
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Introducing Styles
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Adding Styles to Your Site
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Applying Styles Throughout Your Pages
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Adding Comments to Cascading Style Sheets
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesMigrating Sites and Pages Away from the <FONT> Tag
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Chapter 26. Selecting a Page Structure
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Choosing a Design Format
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Designing with Tables
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Designing with Frames
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Designing with Layers
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Converting Layers to Tables
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesCombining Layers with Tables to Ensure Proper Page Layout
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Chapter 27. Reusing Page Data with Templates
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Introducing Templates
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Building a Template
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Editing an Existing Template
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Applying a Template
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Removing Template Markup
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Nesting Templates
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesExporting Pages Without Markup for Publication on the Web
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Chapter 28. Adding Interactivity and Multimedia
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Understanding Dreamweaver Behaviors
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Rollover Images and Navigation Bars
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Plug-ins, Applets, and Controls
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Audio and Video for the Web
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Using Timelines to Create Moving and Interactive Layers
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesBeing Aware of Bandwidth Limitations When Serving Video
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Chapter 29. Developing Dynamic Applications in Dreamweaver
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Introducing Dynamic Applications
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Creating a Dreamweaver Site for Dynamic Pages
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Database Operations
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Creating Dynamic Pages
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesUsing Record Update Pages to Archive Data Rather Than Record Deletion Pages to Delete Data
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Chapter 30. Putting It All Together: Creating a Site Using Dreamweaver
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Examining the Fireworks Template
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Creating a Dreamweaver Template and Child Pages
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Building the Inventory Recordset
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Creating the For Sale Section
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesCreating Master/Detail Page Sets More Quickly
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Part VI: Contribute 3
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Chapter 31. Introducing Contribute 3
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Introducing Contribute
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The Contribute Environment
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Creating a Website Connection
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Managing Files
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Editing Content
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Saving Changes to Pages
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesContent Reviews Prior to Publishing
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Chapter 32. Administering Contribute 3
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Administering a Contribute Website
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Users and Roles
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Administration
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Understanding Publishing Services
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Web Server Configuration
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Setting Up Rollbacks
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New Page Settings
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Choosing a Compatibility Mode
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesMinimum Settings That Should Be Set for Administrators
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Chapter 33. Using FlashPaper
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Introducing FlashPaper
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Converting a Document to FlashPaper
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Inserting FlashPaper from Within Contribute
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Searching for Text
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Selecting Text
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Editing FlashPaper Content
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Creating Hyperlinks for Use in FlashPaper Objects
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Creating an Outline
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesChoosing FlashPaper or PDF for Your Document Management Model
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Chapter 34. Putting It All Together: Using Contribute to Manage Site Content
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Creating a Contribute Connection for Retro's Cycles
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Setting Up Users Via Connection Keys
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Browsing the Existing Layout
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Adding Content to the Pages
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Adding FlashPaper Documents
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Troubleshooting
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Best PracticesContribute Versus Content Management Systems
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