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Templates | A Web page that contains the basic layout for similar pages in a Web site. |
Cascading Style Sheets (CCS) | A file used to assign sets of common formatting characteristics to page elements such as text, objects, and tables. |
Tables | A grid of rows and columns that can either be used to hold tabular data on a Web page or as a basic design tool for page layout. |
White Space | An area on a Web page that is not filled with text or graphics; not necessarily white. |
Body | The part of a Web page that includes text, images, and links, that is visible when the page is viewed in a browser window. |
Head Section | A part of a Web page that is not visible in the browser window. It includes meta tags, which are HTML codes that include information about the page, such as keywords and descriptions. |
Meta Tags | An HTML code that includes information about the page, such as a keyword and description, and resides in the head section. |
Head Content | Items such as the page title, keywords, and description that are contained in the Head section. |
Keywords | A word that relates to the content of the Web site and resides in the Head section. Keywords are used by many search engines to match view queries with Web pages. |
Description | A short summary of Web site content that resides in the Head section. |
Background Color | A color that fills the entire Web page, a table, or a cell. |
Default Text Color | The color the browser uses to display text. |
Hexadecimal Value | A value that represents the amount of red, green, and blue in the color. |
Web-Safe Color Palette | A set of colors that appears consistently in all browsers and on Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX platforms. |
Headings | One of six different text styles that can be applied to paragraphs: Heading 1 (the largest size) through Heading 6 (the smallest size) |
Style | A named group of formatting characteristics. |
Navigation Bar | A set of text or image links that viewers can use to navigate among the pages of a Web site. |
Line Break | Code that places text on a spearate line without creating a new paragraph. You create a line break by pressing [Shift] [Enter] (Win) or [Shift] [return] (Mac). |
Visited Link | A link that the user has previoulsy clicked, or visited; the default color for a visited link is purple. |
Broken Links | A link that cannot find the indended destination file. |
Point of Contact | A place on a Web page that provides viewers a means of contactng a company, usually an e-mail link. |
Mailto:Link | An e-mail address on a Web page that is formatted as a link that will open the default mail program with a blank, addressed meesage. |
History Panel | A Dreamweaver panel that lists the steps that have been preformed while editing and formatting a document. |
Edit | To insert, delete, or change page content, such as inserting a new image, adding a link, or correcting spelling errors. |
JavaScript | Code that adds dynamic content, such as rollovers or interactive forms, to a Web page. |
Rollovers | A screen element that changes in appearance as the user places the mouse over it. |
Debug | To correct errors in HTML code. |
Reference Panel | A panel that is used to find answers to coding questions, covering topics such as HTML, JavaScript, and Accessiblity. |