Dream weaver Learning Curve!

Hello! OK Firstly sorry for the long posting!. I am learning
CS3 Flash + Dreamweaver, a experienced Illustrator and Photoshop
user. In the process of creating a website, and I would really
appreciate a heads-up with any top tips or suggestions to help my
learning curve!.
DESIGN DESCRPTION
Screen Format 720px (L) 650px (W) Is this OK or should I
consider a different dimension?
Site Frame Structure
The rectangle format will be 75% from the top edge to
two-thirds down featuring changing flash background elements and
text in dreamweaver related to clicked buttons. The remaining 25%
will be the navigation area with a static background graphic
constant through out the site with animated flash buttons that
would like to change to help navigate the user through the 75%
featured area. Hope that kind of makes sense?
Based on that I can now try explain what I would like to
achieve. Blank screen with a symbol to click to enter the website.
75% area is seen as a flash animation and plays once
completely. Playing a few frames continuously until a button is
clicked 25% navigation area appears after the animation has played
once revealing buttons and one button glowing to navigate the user.
On clicking the button the 75% area is replaced with a slide
in motion Graphic occupying the complete background 75% space. The
idea is to appear as if you are moving forward from the left screen
format edge to the right edge. Across all five buttons the same
slide in motion will occur with a different background graphic.
Across all 5 navigated areas I would like to feature copy in
Dreamweaver (rather than as part of the animated file) My design is
currently using Helvetica Regular
14 point and leading 24 point. How can I create text in
Dreamweaver with the design. Or should I place type in my flash
file?
Are there any templates I could use to achieve this effect?
Any top tips creating a site like this from scratch?
My design layout is currently in Illustrator and Photoshop
CS3. Looking to utilize CS3; new compatible program features.
Flash Animation Question?. I would like to create a blink
effect Revealing an image. For instance the word CHOCOLATE
Appears and vanishes with a blinking motion. Any suggestions?
Search Engine Friendly
The reason for using text in Dreamweaver was to try and
achieve Optimum search results. Ideally this is the way I would
like to go, and would appreciate help with my limited knowledge.
If I call my site CHOCOLATE, rather than my not very well
know name, will this have a greater search engine impact?. My
domain name is (XXX CHOCOLATE)
Can I paste Keywords in the background as blind text to
impact on my Search results?
Any top tips in naming files, can I save image files as key
word names For instance.. CHOCOLATE LOVE… BELGIUM CHOCOLATE
etc
Once again really appreciate any help to aid the learning
curve!

> Hello! OK Firstly sorry for the long posting!. I am
learming CS3 Flash +
> Dreamweaver, a experienced Illustrator and Photoshop
user. In the process
> of
> creating a website, and I would really appreciate a
heads-up with any top
> tips
> or suggestions to help my learning curve!.
Don't learn 'dreamweaver'. Learn HTML and CSS. THEN
Dreamweaver will make
sense intuitively.
> DESIGN DESCRPTION
> Screen Format 720px (L) 650px (W) Is this OK or should I
consider a
> different
> dimension?
Screens come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. As do web
browsers. If you
must pick a specific width, 720px is fine. Don't worry about
height. People
can scroll just fine.
> Site Frame Structure
If my frame you mean HTML Framesets, rethink that. Frames are
usually a bad
idea.
> buttons that
> I would like to change to help navigate the user through
the 75% featured
> area.
Unless this is entirely a flash web site, avoid flash-based
navigation. It's
less accessible, less Google friendly, and much more work to
maintain.
> Blank screen with a symbol to click to enter the
website.
Why start with a blank screen? Just let them get to the home
page to begin
with.
> On clicking the button the 75% area is replaced with a
slide in motion
> Graphic occupying the complete background 75% space. The
idea is
> to appear as if you are moving forward from the left
screen format edge
> to the right edge.
At this point, it really seems like you are making a Flash
presentation
moreso than an HTML web site. As such, you might have better
luck asking
these questions in the Flash newsgroup.
> Search Engine Friendly
Basic rule of thumb: The more flash you use, the less
search-engine-friendly
your site will be. You CAN make Flash search-engine-friendly,
but it takes
work and knowledge.
> If I call my site CHOCOLATE, rather than my not very
well know name
> Will this have a greater search engine impact?. My
domain name is (XXX
> CHOCOLATE)
If you use the term 'choclate' then people searching for
'chocolate' would
be more likely to find you than if you didn't use that term.
That said,
'chocolate' is a pretty generic term. As is 'xxx'
> Can I paste Keywords in the background as blind text to
impact on my
> Search results?
That will likely hurt your search results. Google considers
that a form of
spamming.
-Darrel

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OK Firstly sorry for the long posting!. I am learning CS3 Flash + Dream weaver, a experienced Illustrator and Photoshop user. In the process of creating a web site, and I would really appreciate a heads-up with any top tips or suggestions to help my learning curve!.
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Screen Format 720px (L) 650px (W) Is this OK or should I consider a different dimension?
Site Frame Structure
The rectangle format will be 75% from the top edge to two-thirds
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related to clicked buttons. The remaining 25% will be the navigation area with a static background graphic constant through out the site with animated flash buttons that
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25% navigation area appears after the animation has played once
revealing buttons and one button glowing to navigate the user.
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Graphic occupying the complete background 75% space. The idea is
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So looking to utilize CS3; new compatible program features.
Flash Animation Question?. I would like to create a blink effect
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Appears and vanishes with a blinking motion. Any suggestions?
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The reason for using text in Dreamweaver was to try and achieve
Optimum search results. Ideally this is the way I would like to go
And would appreciate help with my limited knowledge.
If I call my site CHOCOLATE, rather than my not very well know name
Will this have a greater search engine impact?. My domain name is (XXX CHOCOLATE)
Can I paste Keywords in the background as blind text to impact on my
Search results?
Any top tips in naming files, can I save image files as key word names
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Once again really appreciate any help to aid the learning curve!

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