Flash buttons have several states that respond to actions of the mouse pointer. To add one to your page:

1. Position the insertion point where the button is to go.
2. Click Flash Button on the Media tab of the Insert bar or INSERT >>MEDIA>>FLASH BUTTON
3. Choose a button style, enter text for the button, and select a background color.
4. Assign a name for the button in the Save As text box and click OK.
5. Click the Play button in the Property inspector. The button will be shown in its original state. Click it and roll the mouse over it to see its other states.

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To resize an element:

Bitmap elements such as GIF, JPEG, and PNG images may become distorted if you increase or decrease their width and height attributes. To maintain the same aspect ratio, hold down the Shift key while you resize a bitmap. However, it is recommended that you visually resize bitmaps in Dreamweaver only to determine the layout. After you have determined the ideal size for your image, edit the file in an image-editing application. Editing the image may also reduce its file size and thus reduce download time.

1. Select the element (for example, an image or Shockwave movie) in the Document window. Resize handles appear at the bottom and right sides of the element and in the bottom right corner. If resize handles don't appear, either click away from the element you want to resize and then reselect it, or click the appropriate tag in the tag selector to select the element.
   
   
2. Resize the element by doing one of the following:
   • To adjust the width of the element, drag the selection handle on the right side.
   • To adjust the height of the element, drag the bottom selection handle.
   • To adjust the width and the height of the element at the same time, drag the corner selection handle.
   • To preserve the element's proportions (its width-to-height ratio) as you adjust its dimensions, Shift-drag the corner selection handle.

Elements can be visually resized to a minimum of 8 x 8 pixels. To adjust the width and height of an element to a smaller size (for example, 1 x 1 pixel), use the Property inspector to enter a numeric value.

To return a resized element to its original dimensions, in the Property inspector, delete the values in the W and H fields, or click the Reset Size button.

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Horizontal Rules

To create a horizontal rule:

1. In the Document window, place the insertion point where you want to insert a horizontal rule.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Choose Insert > Horizontal Rule.
   • In the Insert bar, select Common, and then click the Horizontal Rule button.

1. In the Document window, select the horizontal rule.
2. Choose Window - Properties to open the Property inspector, and modify the properties as desired.

W and H specify the width and height of the rule in pixels or as a percentage of the page size.

Align specifies the alignment of the rule (Default, Left, Center, or Right. This setting applies only if the width of the rule is less than the width of the browser window.

Shading specifies whether the rule is drawn with shading. Deselect this option to draw the rule in a solid color.

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