Dreamweaver help please.

futuresbright

I have just started teaching my self web design using dreamweaver but seem to have lost a couple of functions and cannot get them back!

when i wanted to create a direct e-mail link i just used to highlight the text or picture and click on the envelope on the "common" bar near the top and a new window used to open asking me what text and e-mail address i would like to use,but now it just inserts a previously used e-mail address i have used even if i switch between different web designs.how do i switch it back to default?

the other thing is along the same lines,when i go to insert keywords or a description of my site in the html tab near the top i used to get a new window in which to write but now i dont?

can anyone tell me how to set them back how the program was when i first started? probably a very easy fix but i cant find it!!

thanks in advance.

seaweasel

I don't have Dreamweaver on my work machine so I can't check the preferences, but if it's being a hassle, just as an email address as a link. Highlight it and in the properties inspectors (probably at the bottom of your screen), just paste in the email address and at "mailto:" at the start.

However, it's not a good idea to have email addresses on pages as they attract spam, you're better off with a form for sending emails.

futuresbright

thanks for that seaweasel, thats the way i have been getting round it for the time being but i would really like to set the program back to default.?

any ideas anyone?

alba37

That has happened to me in dreamweaver also.... but I got everything back to "my normal" by footering about for a while. Which version are you using?

Try looking under view/toolbar at the top... it may be the option is off in common tool bar for the email link.

futuresbright

thanks alba37,i am using dreamweaver version 8.

alba37

Ah me too, although it had happened previously in DW MX for me. Try checking view/toolbars/insert is selected. You can also do an email link from insert/email link.

Jeeze, I am stupid!! I couldn't have read your first post right!!! Do you have the email link button at all or does it just insert a link?

Chippy_Minton

Are you running the latest version - 8.0.2?

If not, download the updater from http://www.adobe.com/support/dreamweaver/downloads_updaters.html

futuresbright

alba37 wrote:

Ah me too, although it had happened previously in DW MX for me. Try checking view/toolbars/insert is selected. You can also do an email link from insert/email link.

Jeeze, I am stupid!! I couldn't have read your first post right!!! Do you have the email link button at all or does it just insert a link?

yes view/toolbars/insert is selected, it is not only with e-mail links but as mentioned in original post when trying to use meta tags,descriptions etc i also do not get the window which allows me to apply text etc.?

@ chippy minton- the site seems to be down for upgrading to 8.02 but will do so as soon as it comes back up.cant really see how this will help as feature was there a week ago when i started using the program.i must have ticked/unticked a box somewhere but cant find it now?

thanks again for your help.

futuresbright

bumpity bump for any dreamweaver night owls out there;)

TornadoTom

I'm a newbie with dreamweaver myself....I have the same version as you....cant help much with your problem.
I just wanted to offer you a tip on hiding your email address away from spam etc..
...this was shown to me by chippy !
http://www.codehouse.com/webmaster_tools/email_obfuscator/
Works perfectly.
Tom

p.s, whilst we are on about DW8, can I ask a question in your thread ? I must have ticked a box somwhere so that DW doesnt remember the password for my site. I have to type in the password everytime I want to change something. Even with the 'save' box ticked it wont remember the password....any ideas ?

futuresbright

thanks for tip tornadotom,will give that a try i`m not a fan of spam!!!

cant help you with password problem just yet i`m not that advanced just now but i`m working on it