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Creating your design look

You save a lot of time later in the process if you plan your design and layout before you actually begin working in Dreamweaver. It can be as simple as creating a mock-up drawing of how you want the site layout to look on a piece of paper. A more advanced approach would be to create a composite drawing of your site using software such as Macromedia Freehand or Fireworks. The important thing is to have a mock-up of your layout and design so you can follow it later as you build your site.

It is important to maintain consistency in your page layout and design. You want users to be able to click through the pages in your site without getting confused because all the pages have a different look, or the navigation is in a different place on each page.