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Tutorial: Adding text in Dreamweaver

Now you will add a banner-type title to the top of your web page. In doing so, you will learn how to add text, to convert text to a header, and to align text.

Adding text
adding text
Adding text
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Adding text to Dreamweaver documents couldn't be easier. All you need to do is click your mouse in the main editing window and begin typing. Text will appear right by your cursor, just as in a word-processing program.
See also: Dreamweaver: the basics

Making headers
To make a text into a header, simply follow this progression, using a menu in the Properties Window:

Select the text to change Click on Format Choose Heading 1

This will make your text larger and appear to be in boldface.

Alignment
To align your text to the center of the screen, follow this progression using tools in the Properties Window:

Alignment icons

Select the text to change Click on the "Center" icon (right)

See also: Dreamweaver: the basics

Next, you will learn how to change colors and properties for your entire web document.

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