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What is Web Design?
Web design is the skill of creating presentations of content (usually hypertext or hypermedia) that is delivered to an end-user through the World Wide Web, by way of a Web browser or other Web-enabled (open-source) software like Internet television clients, microblogging clients and RSS readers.

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What is Open-Source Software?
(**OSS**) is computer software that is available in source code form for which the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, and improve the software. Some open source licenses meet the requirements of the Open Source Definition. Some open source software is available within the public domain. Open source software is very often developed in a public, collaborative manner. Open-source software is the most prominent example of open-source development and often compared to (technically defined) user-generated content or (legally defined) open content movements.

What is Dreamweaver?
Macromedia Dreamweaver is an HTML editor, site manager and authoring program all combined in one easy-to-use interface.

> Where you input your page content and change the HTML code, the programming language that actually tells the browser how your page is supposed to look > Lets you see all the files in your Web site at a glance > Allows you to add scripts and animations where and when you want them
 * ** ﻿ HTML Editor**
 * **﻿Site Manager**
 * **Authoring Program**

Dreamweaver Interface-
When you open Dreamweaver the interface opens to a workspace similar to the one shown, depending on your own local installation:
 * Opening** **the Interface:**
 * 1) Assuming your software has been installed to the default location, open the interface by choosing **Start-Programs-Macromedia-Macromedia Dreamweaver**.
 * 2) From the Create New list, select HTML


 * [[image:mrsturgeon:dreamweaverscreen.gif caption="Dreamweaver Screen"]] ||
 * Dreamweaver Screen ||

Most of your work is done in the Document window. The Document window is an approximate representation of your actual Web page as you add and delete elements.

The Document toolbar lets you select the document view and enter the document title.
 * The Document Toolbar**

The Insert toolbar contains the objects or elements you may want to add to your page. For example, you may want to insert a rollover image or a Flash element. Other elements may include images, tables, special characters, forms and frames. To insert an object, simply drag the object's icon from the Insert toolbar to its desired location in the Document window. The following image shows the objects that can be inserted by selecting the Common tab on the Insert toolbar:
 * The Insert Toolbar**

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=Web Design Vocabulary (Specific to Dreamweaver):=
 * ==**Vocab**== || ==**Definition:**== ||
 * Web page || A single file in a collection of files that make up a Web site. ||
 * Floating panel || A Dreamweaver container for tools and properties that is undocked and can be repositioned anywhere in the workspace or closed if desired. ||
 * Panel || A Dreamweaver container for tools and properties that appears in the Dreamweaver window either alone or as part of a panel group. It can be undocked and repositioned anywhere in the workspace or closed if desired. ||
 * Workspace || In Dreamweaver, the desktop area where the Document window and panels appear. ||
 * Object || An element such as a form, image, or multimedia file added to a Web Page. ||
 * Property || A characteristic that defines the value, appearance, and/or state of an object. ||
 * Property Inspector || A Dreamweaver panel that displays properties for the currently selected object. ||
 * Expander arrow || The small arrow icon at the bottom right of the Property Inspector that, when clicked, enlarges the panel to reveal additional properties. ||
 * Insert panel || A panel that lists categories of objects you can insert in a Web page, including graphics, text features, tables, multimedia objects, form elements, and more. ||
 * Web site || A collection of Web pages and other objects, such as images, that are linked to create a resource dedicated to a particular subject. ||
 * Panel groups pane || The panel on the right side of the Dreamweaver workspace where panels appear by default. ||
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