TEXT ON YOUR WEBSITE

Text formatting in Dreamweaver involves using the keyboard and Properties Inspector palette which, when working with text, shows only information associated with text.

Text can be typed directly into a Dreamweaver document window or table cell or it can be pasted in from another source. Text pasted in from another program must be carefully checked because some punctuation symbols will not be read correctly and need to be over-typed. File > Preview in browser before uploading.

After importing text from another program always clean up your HTML by selecting Commands > Clean Up HTML - this removes redundant tags.

Paragraphs and line breaks:
Adding paragraphs and line breaks is achieved using the keyboard exclusively. To put in paragraphs use the Carriage Return key. Browsers don't recognise Carriage Return so pressing this key in Dreamweaver automatically inserts the <p> tag (paragraph). This adds a line space between each block of text.

To remove or avoid the line of space do a soft return by holding down the Shift key and pressing Carriage Return.

Changing size and enriching text:
Text can be enriched by using bold and italics accessible from the Properties Inspector when text is selected (highlighted).

The size of text can be modified by choosing Size from the Properties Inspector. Size in HTML refers to a nominal value and not an absolute unit like points as used in design for paper.

If your text is size ‘2’ it will look bigger on a PC screen than on a Mac screen because of the difference in the screen technologies.

Applying design styles