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42 Dreamweaver Basics
Accomplishing basic tasks in
Dreamweaver 8
This section describes how to accomplish basic tasks such as creating,
opening, and saving files. For more detailed information, see Chapter 3,
“Creating and Opening Documents” in
Using Dreamweaver .
This section contains the following topics:
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“About Dreamweaver files” on page 42
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“Creating new files in Dreamweaver” on page 43
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“Saving files in Dreamweaver” on page 44
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“Opening files in Dreamweaver” on page 45
About Dreamweaver files
You can work with a variety of file types in Dreamweaver. The primary
kind of file you will work with is the HTML file. HTML files—or
Hypertext Markup Language files—contain the tag-based language
responsible for displaying a web page in a browser. You can save HTML
files with either the .html or .htm extension. Dreamweaver saves files using
the .html extension by default.
Following are some of the other common file types you might use when
working in Dreamweaver:
CSS , or Cascading Style Sheet files, have a .css extension. They are used to
format HTML content and control the positioning of various page
elements. For more information on working with these types of files, see
“Understanding Cascading Style Sheets” in
Using Dreamweaver .
GIF , or Graphics Interchange Format files, have a .gif extension. GIF
format is a popular web graphic format for cartoons, logos, graphics with
transparent areas, and animations. GIFs contain a maximum of 256 colors.
JPEG , or Joint Photographic Experts Group files (named after the
organization that created the format), have a .jpg extension, and are usually
photographs or high-color images. The JPEG format is best for digital or
scanned photographs, images using textures, images with gradient color
transitions, and any images that require more than 256 colors.