Figure 4-5: Find and insert specific markup language tags with the Tag Chooser dialog box in Java

Generate QR Code in Java Figure 4-5: Find and insert specific markup language tags with the Tag Chooser dialog box

To use the Tag Chooser, follow these steps:

The Tag Chooser dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 4-5 This dialog box provides access to all the tags in a variety of markup languages

dialog box and navigate to that folder s subcategories to find the type of tag to insert Expand folders as needed to narrow down the tag search

Tags in each subcategory are listed in the right pane of the dialog box, and descriptions for each tag appear in the bottom panel of the dialog box, below the button that says Tag Info If you don t see the description panel, click the Tag Info button so that it s arrow points downward

4 To insert a tag on your page, select the tag and click the Insert button,

or simply double-click on the tag name If the tag is listed in the right pane with angle brackets surrounding it (such as <u></u>), it s inserted in your document All other tags, however, need additional information If the tag needs more information, the Tag Editor dialog box opens Figure 4-6 shows an example of the Tag editor set to insert properties for the <iframe> tag

The Tag editor is context specific, meaning it displays all the property fields available for the selected tag If you re unsure of what to add in any field, leave it blank for now because you can always edit the tag through the Properties inspector at a later time If the Tag editor displays multiple categories, such as General, Browser Specific, and Style Sheet/Accessibility, look at those category options and add any tag attributes as desired

7 To add more tags to your page, repeat Steps 2 through 6 Otherwise,

If you happen to know the HTML markup syntax, by all means feel free to hand-code your links Simply go right into Code view and type away Just be sure you remember to close your link tags with the closing </a> tag Table 4-1 shows examples of the link types

Table 4-1

Link Type Hyperlink with text, including target attribute and link to file on same site Hyperlink with text, including target attribute and full path of link Hyperlink with graphic, including target attribute and link to file on same site Hyperlink with graphic, including target attribute and full path of link E-mail link Named anchor

Link Example <a href= abouthtml target= _ self > About Us</a> <a href= http://wwwgooglecom target= _blank >Google</a> <a href= abouthtml target= _ self ><img src= images/about gif ></a> <a href= http://wwwgoogle com target= _blank ><img src= images/googlejpg ></a> <a href= mailto:me@example com >me@examplecom</a> <a name= anchor1 id= anchor1 ></a> (Anchor laid down) <a href= #anchor1 >Go to Anchor 1</a> (Link to anchor ) <a name= anchor1 id= anchor1 href= http://wwwexample com >Link to the home page</a>

Adding Flash SWFs Adding FlashPaper and Flash Video (FLV) Inserting Shockwave movies, Java applets, and ActiveX controls Working with Netscape Navigator plug-ins Adding other video and sound

ou ve probably seen Web sites that include Flash intros, MPEG videos, MP3 songs, QuickTime movies, and other various kinds of sound and video plug-ins Dreamweaver makes it easy to insert these media clips, adjust the attributes that determine how the media displays on a Web page, and, if applicable, change how the user can interact with it This chapter shows you how to add Flash, movies, sound, and other media types to a Web page You also find a brief discussion about acceptable sound file formats and the differences between linking and embedding video and sounds

Your basic Flash movie uses the most common SWF file format, but you can add other Flash elements to your Web pages Before you begin adding them, however, you need to understand the subtle differences between the different Flash file formats: fla, or Flash files, are Flash movies These are the original, editable source files for creating SWF files swf files (pronounced swiff) are compressed, portable versions of fla files that you can preview in Dreamweaver and play in browsers Flash buttons and Flash text also use SWF files These files are not editable as the original FLA files are swt are Flash template files that allow you to change information in SWF files For example, a button created in Flash might use SWT files to let you generate multiple buttons with different text

Inserting Flash Movies (SWFs)

Adobe s Dreamweaver Exchange has many button templates available for download at wwwadobecom/cfusion/exchange/ us After you download them from the Web site, save the templates into your computer s Dreamweaver/Configuration/Flash Objects/Flash Buttons folder swc are Flash element files or special SWF files that make customizable Rich Internet applications flv, or Flash video files, play movies that have encoded audio and video data that allows the free Flash player to play them For example, a Windows Media or QuickTime video could be encoded with special software into FLV files for viewing in a Flash player Flash s Video Encoder, which is integrated with Flash (wwwadobecom), and Sorensen Squeeze (wwwsorensonmediacom) are two recommended encoders To discover more about the process of encoding videos, visit wwwadobe com/devnet/video/ To add Flash movies, Flash video, and FlashPaper to your site, you must first create the SWF, FLV, and FlashPaper files in Flash Flash is a great tool, but beginners should be aware that it can be misused on the Web Before you add Flash movies to your Web site, do a little research to become aware of both the benefits (animation, sound, interactivity) and the drawbacks (search engines ignore Flash movies so it s not good for SEO; many Web visitors dislike Flash; beginners tend to overuse it) of Flash

Inserting Flash Movies (SWFs)

Inserting Flash movies into your Web page in Dreamweaver is a simple twostep process Before you can insert a Flash movie in Dreamweaver, however, you must first create the movie in the Flash program and save it as an SWF file Check out Adobe Flash For Dummies (Wiley) by Finkelstein and Leete if you need help preparing your Flash movie