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Allaire Corporation
Using
ColdFusion Studio
ColdFusion Studio 4.5
for Windows® 95/98/NT4/2000
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Part number: AA-45STU-RK
Contents
Welcome to ColdFusion Studio
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xi
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Introduction to the ColdFusion 4.5 Web Application Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Development Features in ColdFusion Studio 4.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
About ColdFusion Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Documentation updates
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ColdFusion manuals
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ColdFusion Server online documentation
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ColdFusion Studio online documentation
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Developer Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Allaire ColdFusion Developer Center
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ColdFusion Web Resources
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Making Web sites accessible to visually impaired visitors
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Contacting Allaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Chapter 1 Exploring the Workspace
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The Workspace Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting workspace options
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Working in the Resource Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Resource tabs
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Creating and Browsing Files in the Document Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Edit tab
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Browse tab
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Design tab
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Tracking Your Work in the Results Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Getting the Most from the Help System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Opening dialog box Help
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Accessing Help References
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Bookmarking Help topics
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Searching Help References
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Extending the Help system
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Adding Help References to the booktree structure
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Adding media content
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