Adobe Dreamweaver CS4

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Course Overview

Skill Level: 1 Introduction

Duration: 3 Days

Description: You may want to make information available on the Internet. To achieve this, you need to create a website. In this course, you will design, build, and upload a website using Dreamweaver.

Lesson 1: Getting a Quick Start and Exploring Your Workspace

Defining a Dreamweaver site
Using the Welcome Screen
Selecting a CSS Layout
Saving a Page
Choosing a Document View
Modifying the Page Title
Changing Headings
Inserting Text
Inserting Images
Selecting and Modifying CSS Styles
Adjusting Text, Fonts and Colours
Working with Code View and Code and Design view
Using the Properties Panel
Preview a Page in Live View
Previewing Pages in a Browsers

Lesson 2: Working with Cascading Style Sheets

Attaching an External Style Sheet
Creating new CSS Rules
Applying Styles
Applying Custom Classes to Page Divisions
Examining Selectors in the CSS Rules Panel
Creating Style Sheets for other Media Types

Lesson 3: Working with Text, Lists, and Tables

Creating Headings, Lists and Blockquotes
Creating Tables
Styling Tables with CSS
Spell-checking a Document
Using the Spry Tooltip Widget
Finding and Replacing Text

Lesson 4: Working with Images

Inserting an Image
Using Background Images
Using the Properties Panel with Images
Copying and Pasting from Photoshop
Accessing Adobe Bridge
Using Photoshop Smart Objects

Lesson 5: Working with Navigation

Linking to Internal Site Pages
Creating an External Link
Setting up E-mail Links
Targeting Links within a Page
Inserting Spry Menu Bars
Inserting Spry Tabbed Panels
Checking your Page

Lesson 6: Adding Interactivity

Learning about Dreamweaver Behaviors
Using a Spry Effects Behavior
Learning about XML Data
Importing XML Data with Spry
Creating Spry Accordions
Customising a Spry Accordion

Lesson 7: Creating a Page Layout

Creating Layout Styled (div) Elements
Looking at Code View
Exploring CSS styles
Using the Ruler and Guides
Checking the Layout

Lesson 8: Working with Forms

Learning about Forms
Adding a Form to the Page
Inserting Text Form Elements
Creating Radio Buttons
Inserting Check Boxes
Working with Drop-down Lists
Adding a Submit Button
Styling Forms

Lesson 9: Working with Flash

Adding a Flash Movie to a Page
Adding Flash Video to a Page

Lesson 10: Increasing Productivity

Creating a Template
Inserting Editable Regions
Updating a Template
Using Library Items
Using Server-side Includes

Lesson 11: Publishing to the Web

Defining a Remote Site
Cloaking Folders and Files
Putting your Site Online