How To Resources

Dreamweaver CS4

work with images and colors in Dreamweaver - use the HTML tag hierarchy - create a site definition - create a page - add text to your Web pages - preview pages in a Web browser - create hyperlinks - create ordered and unordered lists - add images and placeholders to your pages - work with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - compare CSS and <font> tags - use the CSS Styles panel - create Class and Tag styles - create Divs and AP Divs - stack and overlap elements - style box contents - use visual aids to fine-tune positioning - create and modify tables - style tables with HTML - style tables with CSS - import table data - sort table data - customize panels and panel groups - use the Favorites group - use guides when developing Web pages - work with grids when creating Web pages - use the tag selector - view cascading documents - zoom in and out when viewing documents - add Flash movies to your Web page - add Flash video to your Web site - add sound to your site - create and modify a library item - create and modify templates - create and modify repeating regions - use Code and Design views - work with the Coding toolbar - validate code - format code - create forms and work with the <form> tag - add form elements and style forms with CSS - choose form processing options - validate forms - create a Spry menu bar - work with the Spry support files - customize Spry Widgets with CSS - build a Spry Tabbed panel - upload and manage files - optimize pages for performance and search engines - use Site Reports - create frames and framesets - set frame properties - use the Frames panel - add and edit frame content 

Flash CS4

create, save, and open Flash documents - use panels and the Timeline - use the basic tools to create animations - draw and modify lines - create lines and curves between points - add, manipulate, and delete anchor points - convert mergeable shapes to drawing objects - use the primitive tools - add text to images in Flash - create custom colors and gradient fills - distribute drawn objects to separate layers - lock layers and change their visibility - apply transformations to objects - create symbols - use symbols to manage artwork - modify individual instances of a symbol - swap symbols - organize symbols in the Library panel - apply gradient fills and customize them - use the Spray Brush and Deco tools - add masks to define the visible area of the Stage - create a skeletal structure for an image - create motion tweens - adjust motion tweens using the Motion Editor - add rotations to objects - adjust motion guides - create shape tweens - view animations using onion skins - use the Copy Motion and Paste Motion features - mask animation layers - sequence animations - create 3D animations - create and fine-tune shape tweens - arrange panels in your workspace - save panel layouts as a custom workspace - view and customize keyboard shortcuts - add rulers, guides, and guide layers - apply advanced alignment techniques - import a variety of file formats - import files from an external library - swap one image for another - modify artwork in an external editor - import Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator files - use the Actions panel to compose scripts - add p() and gotoAndStop() actions - use buttons to navigate between frames - use buttons to control the movie playback - link to an external Web site - prepare and import sound files - place sounds on the Timeline - edit sounds and create effects - control sound behavior and performance - create movie clips - nest movie clips - add ActionScript to movie clip timelines - tween movie clips - combine movie clips - add filter effects to movie clips - control the playback of video on the Timeline - use Adobe Media Encoder - publish Flash movies to the Web - export Flash movies and use FTP to publish movies 

Photoshop 7

start and navigate through Photoshop - create and manage Workspace and Tool Presets - open images - use the File Browser - move, navigate, and zoom in and out on an image - use the Navigator palette - use rulers, guides, and grids - use the Image Size dialog box - understand pixels and resolution - change the number of pixels in an image - resize the canvas independent of an image - understand RGB color theory - manage color in Photoshop - view independent color channels - convert color images to grayscale - save an image using various formats and options - create copies of an image - print an image - set printing and page setup options - use the Pencil and Brush tools - use the Brushes palette - create your own custom brush - select brushes from the keyboard - paint with different brush modes - use the drawing tools - use the Edit and Crop tools - cropping off unwanted portions of your image - select different focus and toning tools - smudge an image to remove imperfections - create an oil-painting effect - use the Blur tool - use the Dodge and Burn tools - adjust color saturation with the Sponge tool - eliminate red eye - distort your image with the Liquify command - use the Dust & Scratches command - undo and Redo past actions - erase and revert to previous states - understand the History palette - edit paths - modify selections - transform selections and paths - create custom gradients and patterns - combine images together - lock and organize layers - edit layers - use blend modes and opacity - create layer styles - use the Type tool - work with a type layer - work with Character and Paragraph palettes - warp type - edit type - use the new Spell Checker - create special effects with type - use common filters such as blur and sharpen - correct color and color casts in an image - use an adjustment layer - correct saturation with the variations command - save graphics in a Web-friendly format - use Indexed Color - use the Save For Web command - create type for online viewing - use the Slice tool - make a Web Photo Gallery 

Photoshop CS4

compose an image - use the Mask panel - add graphics with the Clone tool - add an adjustment layer - add a text layer - make a 3D image - zoom in and out of a document with the Zoom tool - save a custom workspace - navigate Adobe Bridge - create and work with folders in Adobe Bridge - create and locate metadata - add keywords to images - use Bridge to create a Web gallery - build a PDF contact sheet - remove backgrounds - save files - combine images - work with layers - soften hard image edges - add text to images - change color settings - use the selection tools - refine your selections - transform selections - use the Pen tool - save selections - select colors - use the Brush tool - apply transparency - use the blend modes - retouch images - use color settings and the histogram - discover a neutral - use curves - use Unsharp masking - select and move layers - use layer masks - create compositions - apply clipping masks - make color changes with adjustment layers - use the Black and White adjustment layer - combine layer effects - apply layer fill and opacity settings - open an image as a Smart Object - convert a layer to a Smart Object - place and edit a Smart Object - replace the contents of a Smart Object layer - work with filters and the Filter gallery - fade filter effects - take advantage of Smart Filters - use Vanishing Point - create Web and video presets - save a still image for use on the Web - save a still image with transparency for video - build animation for Web and video - prepare an image for 3D - create a 3D object - adjust 3D lighting - animate a 3D object 

PHP and MySQL

to install and configure MySQL - to install and configure Apache with PHP - to create MySQL users and grant privileges - to test PHP and MySQL installations - to configure PHP - create basic PHP scripts - send data to the Web browser - handle HTML forms using PHP scripts - validate form data - manage arrays using various types of loops - work with magic quotes - create PHP scripts using multiple files - create and call functions - set and alter variable scope - send email from a PHP script - choose column types and other column properties - create databases and tables - insert records, select, update and delete data - use conditionals and functions - create and populate a database in MySQL - change the search engine type of a table - view, log, and debug errors - adjust PHP's error reporting - create custom error handlers - update database records using PHP scripts - adjust behavior for server settings - pass variables and values to a script - edit existing records - paginate query results - make sortable displays - use HTTP headers - use cookies - use sessions - improve session security - prevent forms from being submitted multiple times - validate form data - upload a file in PHP - develop JavaScript using PHP - utilize output buffering - update and add information with a database - handle user registration - activate accounts - create login and logout scripts - apply password management - create a database for an e-commerce site 

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