ptg 356 Chapter 15 After you create a behavior, you can quickly and easily change the parameters for the action or the event that triggers the action. When you complete your changes to a behavior, all occurrences of the behavior on the page are updated. If other pages use the same behav- ior, you need to update the behavior on each page. Editing Behaviors Edit the Parameters for a Behavior Open the Web page with the behavior you want to change. Click the Window menu, and then click Behaviors to display the Behaviors panel. Select an element on the Web page that contains an attached behavior, or if the behavior is attached to the document, click the <body> tag in the tag selector at the bottom left of the Document window. The behaviors attached to the element appear in the Behaviors panel. Select the specific event for the action that you want to edit. Click the Behaviors Options button, and then click Edit Behavior. TIMESAVER Double-click the event to open the dialog box; you can also select it, and then press Enter (Win) or Return (Mac). In a behaviors dialog box, make the changes you want; the dialog box options differ depending on the behavior. Click OK. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 1 5 2 7 6 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 15 Working with Behaviors 357 Change the Event for a Behavior Open the Web page with the behavior you want to change. Click the Window menu, and then click Behaviors to display the Behaviors panel. Select an element on the Web page that contains an attached behavior, or if the behavior is attached to the document, click the <body> tag in the tag selector at the bottom left of the Document window. The behaviors attached to the element appear in the Behaviors panel. Click the specific event that you want to edit. Click the Event list arrow, and then select the event you want to trigger the action from the available options. 5 4 3 2 1 3 1 2 5 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 358 Chapter 15 Behaviors you have attached to a selected page element appear in the Behaviors panel in the behaviors list by event in alphabetical order. If you have multiple actions for a specific event, the behaviors are exe- cuted by the browser in the order in which they appear in the behavior list. You can use the Behaviors panel to change the order. If you no longer need a behavior, you can remove it from the list. Working with Behaviors Change Multiple Behavior Order Open the Web page with the behavior you want to change. Click the Window menu, and then click Behaviors to display the Behaviors panel. Select an element on the page that contains multiple behaviors. The behaviors attached to the element appear in the Behaviors panel. Select the behavior action you want to change. Click the Up or Down buttons to move the action to a different stacking order. TIMESAVER Press the Up and Down arrow keys to move the selected action. 5 4 3 2 1 1 3 2 5 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 15 Working with Behaviors 359 Remove a Behavior Open the Web page with the behavior you want to remove. Click the Window menu, and then click Behaviors to display the Behaviors panel. Select an element on the Web page that contains an attached behavior, or if the behavior is attached to the document, click the <body> tag in the tag selector at the bottom left of the Document window. The behaviors attached to the element appear in the Behaviors panel. Select the behavior action you want to delete. Click the Remove Event button (minus sign). The behavior is removed from the document. 5 4 3 2 1 1 3 2 5 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 360 Chapter 15 Dreamweaver Effects give you one more way to create dynamic Web pages. For example, you can use Behavior Effects to make a Web ele- ment shrink to half size, or to slowly fade away, there's even an event that lets you make objects shake. While these options are fun to use, remember that Web design is not about what you can do to a site to make it dynamic. You have to ask yourself this question: Are the special effects that I'm using helping me to keep my visitor's attention, and are they in line with the message that I'm trying to send? If the answer to those questions is “yes,” then by all means, use effects; however, if the answer is “no,” then stay away from using the effects. Adding Behavior Effects Adding Effects Open the Web page you want to apply a behavior effect to an element. Click the Window menu, and then click Behaviors to display the Behaviors panel. Select an element on the page to which you want to attach an effect. Click the Add Behavior button (plus sign), point to Effects, and then select an effect from the following options: ◆ Appear/Fade. Use this effect when you want the element to slowly appear or fade from the Web page. ◆ Blind. Use this effect when you want the element to slowly rise or lower on the page (like opening or closing a blind). ◆ Grow/Shrink. Use this effect when you want the element to increase or decrease in size. ◆ Highlight. Use this effect when you want the element (typically text) to change color. ◆ Shake. Use this effect when you want the element to shake side to side. 4 3 2 1 3 1 2 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 15 Working with Behaviors 361 ◆ Slide. Use this effect when you want the element to slide. Works by selecting the container tag of the content tag that you want to slide. ◆ Squish. Use this effect when you want the element to slowly reduce in size until gone (the anchor point for the squish effect is the upper-left corner of the Web object). Specify the options you want in the dialog box for the specific effect; the options vary depending on the effect. IMPORTANT Not all the behavior effects work for all the elements in Dreamweaver; an error message may appear. Click OK to attach the effect to the Page, Document, or Tag. 6 5 6 5 Behavior effects From the Library of Wow! eBook . object). Specify the options you want in the dialog box for the specific effect; the options vary depending on the effect. IMPORTANT Not all the behavior effects work for all the elements in Dreamweaver; . appear in the Behaviors panel. Select the specific event for the action that you want to edit. Click the Behaviors Options button, and then click Edit Behavior. TIMESAVER Double-click the event. then select the event you want to trigger the action from the available options. 5 4 3 2 1 3 1 2 5 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 358 Chapter 15 Behaviors you have attached to a selected