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TLevasseur
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December 30, 2016
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New to Dreamweaver - Question about Menus

  • December 30, 2016
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Hi All

I've recently purchased Dreamweaver to create an in-house intranet.  I have some html experience (from about 10 years ago....) but not a lot of css.  I downloaded a template and was able to edit the code satisfactorily.  Looks great in Google Chrome but In IE 11 the menu only shows 1 button.

Can anyone have a look and let me know where I went wrong?

Can I attach a file?  I would like to attach the index.html and default.css files.  I can't link to the files because its an in-house project.

Thanks All

Tammy

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

I was trying to find a WYSIWYG interface for our in-house website but there doesn't seem to be any out there.  Similar to Frontpage (dating myself)....  I used to be able to build websites and use coding to fix issues as they arose.  Now there doesn't seem to be anything out there.  Wordpress and Wix are both cloud based and not meant for in-house restricted use application.

So that brought me to Dreamweaver.  I'm muddling my way through but certainly way more intensive than what is required for this application.

I'll look at the validation tools available.  I'm working my way through the code one line at a time to see where I went wrong.

Thanks

Tammy


FrontPage was laid to rest in 2003  because it generated terrible code.   

The web is much more sophisticated today.   No more table-based layouts.  No more one size fits all.  So a WYSIWYG editor is a thing of the past.   DW's Live View is pretty close but it's not 100% perfect mainly because it uses a Chrome emulator.   Previewing in all browsers & devices is still the best way to check your work.

Code errors -- even little ones -- can cause unexpected rendering issues in modern browsers & mobile devices.   Some are less forgiving of errors than others.

Review HTML5 and CSS code basics to get yourself up to speed. 

     HTML5 Introduction

     CSS Introduction

Start with simple projects to gain experience & confidence.   The more you work with code, the easier it gets.  But it takes time.   You need to be patient with yourself.

Nancy

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December 30, 2016

If you want to attach files, you would have to use a file hosting service and post a link. Otherwise, you would have to post the files online for us to view.  Unfortunately, that is the only way.

Also, before you post anything I would recommend running your code through the validator to ensure all code is valid to rule out any coding issues up front ( The W3C Markup Validation Service  ).

TLevasseur
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December 30, 2016

Thank you.

Maybe drop box would work for that.

I'll run it through the validator and I'll get back to the forum soon.

Tammy

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