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Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Using Library Items and Server-side Includes (part 7) - Applying Server-Side Includes - Adding server-side includes

Dreamweaver has made inserting a server-side include in your Web page straightforward. You can use a Dreamweaver object to easily select and bring in the files to be included.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Using Library Items and Server-side Includes (part 6) - Applying Server-Side Includes

In some ways, the server-side include (SSI) is the predecessor of the Dreamweaver Library item. The difference between them is that Dreamweaver updates the Web pages with Library items at design time, whereas the server handles the updating with server-side includes at runtime (when the files are actually served to the user).

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Using Library Items and Server-side Includes (part 5) - Updating Your Web Sites with Libraries

You can immediately update every page on your site when you edit a Library item. After you save the alterations, Dreamweaver asks if you'd like to apply the update to Web pages in your site.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Using Library Items and Server-side Includes (part 4) - Editing a Library Item

Rarely do you create a Library item that is perfect from the beginning and never needs to be changed. Whether because of site redesign or the addition of new sections to a site, you'll find yourself going back to Library items and modifying them, sometimes repeatedly.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Using Library Items and Server-side Includes (part 3) - Using the Library Assets Panel - Deleting an item from the Library , Renaming a Library item

One of the most common — and useful — applications for a Library item concerns site navigation. In this Dreamweaver Technique, you create a Library item for the bottom, text-based navigation and apply it to a number of pages.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Using Library Items and Server-side Includes (part 2) - Using the Library Assets Panel - Inserting a Library item in your Web page

When you create a Web site, you always need to incorporate certain features, including a standard set of link buttons along the top, a consistent banner on various pages, and a copyright notice along the bottom. Adding these items to a page with the Library items can be as easy as dragging and dropping them.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Using Library Items and Server-side Includes (part 1) - Using the Library Assets Panel - Adding a Library item

When a portion of your Web page has been designated as a Library item, yellow highlighting is displayed over the entire item within the Document window.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Working with Multimedia and Online Tools - Checking for Plug-ins

Use the Check Plugin action to send visitors to different pages depending on whether they have the specified plug-in installed. For example, you might want visitors to go to one page if they have Shockwave and another page if they do not. The Check Plugins action is an excellent tool for making your visitor’s experience a pleasant one.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Working with Multimedia and Online Tools - Using Plug-ins

You can include content on a page that runs in a Netscape Navigator plug-in, such as a QuickTime or RealPlayer movie, in the user’s browser. After you insert content for a Netscape Navigator plug-in, you can use the Properties panel to set options and parameters for the selected element.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Working with Multimedia and Online Tools - Using ActiveX Controls

You can insert an ActiveX control in your page. ActiveX controls (formerly known as OLE controls) are reusable components, somewhat like miniature applications, that can act like browser plug-ins.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Using Java Applets

You can insert a Java applet into an HTML document using Dreamweaver. Java is a programming language that allows the development of lightweight applications (applets) that can be embedded in web pages.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 : Installing Additional Server Behaviors, Creating Custom Server Behaviors

Dreamweaver provides a very sophisticated tool for creating custom server behaviors, the Server Behavior Builder. With the Server Behavior Builder, you can modify an existing server behavior you've created or create a new one from scratch. You can use the Server Behavior Builder in any server model configuration supported by Dreamweaver.

Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 : Connecting Your Project to Live Data - Setting Up a Local Testing Server

A local testing server is a Web server installed on your personal computer that you can use to simulate live connections with the database. While there are quite a few steps involved with downloading, installing and configuring the server, the process is fairly simple and will enable you to test your pages and further develop your applications as needed.