12. Using Behaviors and Navigation Objects
Dreamweaver provides a number of JavaScript functions you can add to your pages easily. No prior knowledge of JavaScript is required to use them. Macromedia calls these JavaScript actions behaviors. Behaviors can add interactivity to your site. Many times the behavior is triggered by some action of the user; for example, the behavior will happen when the user clicks a link or hovers over a link. Other behaviors happen without any overt action from the user, such as a browser check for a needed plug-in as a page loads.
You add many behaviors with the Behaviors panel. There are also some behaviors available in the Insert Bar menu. And finally, Dreamweaver imports behaviors from other Macromedia Suite 8 ...
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