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60 Chapter 5 Writing Code and Web Content
Extended and special characters
To enter special characters and Latin-1 extended characters, you can either type the
ASCII code or select the character from the list available in View > Extended and
Special Characters .
If you need to change the character to its entity name , select Options > Settings >
Editor > Automatically convert extended characters . This converts characters above
ASCII 127 to entity names so that they will be properly rendered in browsers.
Using Code Generating Tools
Following are some tools you can use to speed up your Web development:
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Templates ( File > New ) are useful for creating many pages with the same standard
content, for example the same header and footer or the same application logic.
To use your current document as a template for future documents, select
File >
Save As Template . Then, to create new files from this template, select File > New
and, in the New Document dialog box, select the template from the Custom tab.
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Wizards ( File > New ) generate HTML, DHTML, CFML, Java, and JSP code. The
Wizards for Deployment Scripts and Initial Configuration are in the Custom tab.
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The JavaScript Tree provides quick access to an expandable tree of JavaScript
elements, allowing quick insertion of a JavaScript element. There is also a
JavaScript wizard available to generate and insert several JavaScript functions.
Both the JavaScript Tree and JavaScript Wizard are in the list of toolbar buttons
that can be added to your workspace. For instructions on adding a button to a
toolbar, see
“Customizing toolbars” on page 32 .
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TopStyle Lite enables you to design, preview, and reference a CSS file.
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If Macromedia UltraDev is installed on your system, you can use it for visual page
editing. It enables you to quickly prototype page layouts, create HTML tables and
forms, set font and image formatting, generate DHTML elements, and more.
To open your page in UltraDev, select
View > Open in Macromedia UltraDev or
click the UltraDev button on the Edit toolbar.
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The Image Map Editor enables you to add more than one link to the same Web
image (GIF, JPG). To get started, select Tools > New Image Map from the menu.