Objectives of this Tutorial

Generally: To create a basic web page by adding and formatting text.

Specifically: On completion of this section, you will be able to:

• Create a web page
• Add and edit text
• Change font combinations, sizes and styles
• Align text
• Change the text colour
• Save and title a web page

Web pages can be created to display almost any type of information. You might create a page to contain features of a product or company or to publish an online report.

Text is still where most of the value lies in web pages. When you develop text for a web page you need to make it easy to read. Reading from a computer screen is relatively hard work, so text needs to be brief and to the point. It is best to present information in small "chunks". Relatively narrow columns with plenty of white space to help the user keep his or her place are ideal.

Creating a New Web Page

To create a new web page

• From the File menu, select New (SpeedKey: Ctrl + N)

A new web page window is opened.

Adding and Editing Text

Entering text onto the page is like typing text in a word processor.

To add text to a page

• Type the text directly into the document window

New web page window

To edit text

• Click to position the insertion point within the document text and type in the new text

OR

• Select the existing text and overtype replacing it with the new text

To move and copy text

Dreamweaver has the usual Cut, Copy and Paste tools.

• Select the text to copy or move
• From the Edit menu, select Copy (SpeedKey: Ctrl + C) or Cut (SpeedKey: Ctrl + X)
• Click in the document where you want the text to go then from the Edit menu, select Paste (SpeedKey: Ctrl + V)

Editing shortcuts

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