Blog Reflection #4

Last week, I used Adobe’s Dreamweaver to create some web pages that advertised the different solutions that my organization can provide to their customers.  I had some issues with the css style sheet but I think it was because I changed the file location. I also had some issues with the float option.  I floated the logo to the left and expected the header to come up beside it like I saw happen in the Lynda.com modules.  It also took me a while to mess with the various tools and code to make the pages look just right. I did review a couple of the Lynda.com modules to make sure I was doing a few things correctly and tweaked the code until everything looked right.  I really liked how once I completed and formatted the home page, all of the pages that I linked from there on were so easy to create by just linking the same style sheet.  I also made a few changes to the style sheet after linking and completing the pages and was happy to see the changes reflected on all the pages.   I really learned to appreciate the value of using css.  I have heard some programmers complain about what they feel is “writing the code twice,” but I feel that in the end, it really can save you tons of time.  I also like all of the drop-down menus in Dreamweaver.  You don’t have to remember or type much of the code with what Dreamweaver does.  I want to learn some basic Flash and use it in conjunction with Dreamweaver to build a web page for two of my work colleagues.  I would not want to do this as a job, but I think with enough time I could make a pretty slick web page.  J