Course Description:
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Dreamweaver Essentials
Class Type:
* Can retake the class, for free, up to 6 months.
* Free forum support for 1 year after class
* Small, intimate, friendly classes of 4 to 9 people
* Free Q&A sessions twice a month
* Hands on, goal based
* Fast computers
* Comfortable chairs, convenient location
* Patient, Fun, Experienced Trainer
* Classes do not get cancelled
When you are finished with this class you will be able to:
* Create and manage large web sites using accepted design standards
* Consistently control the styles of an entire web site with ease using CSS
* Add Text, Images and special characters to web pages
* Use CSS to layout your web page
* Use Templates to ensure consistency and allow ease of update
* Create easy, clear and manageable navigation
* Use Sprys (AJAX) for sophisticated navigation
* Manage and Upload your web site
Examples of people who will benefit greatly from this class:
* Those wanting to create their own websites for themselves or others
* Those who need to easily manage the content of someone else's website
* Those seeking to feel comfortable with most Dreamweaver tasks and duties
* Those going into the Web Design, Advertising, Graphic Design or Business industries
Note:
Included Materials:
* Dreamweaver CS4 Hands on Training Book (approximately 1,000 page book with examples and videos) $45 value
* Shortcut sheet
* Detailed supplemental reference sheet of everything covered
* Other examples
* Temporary FTP site during class to upload and see your sites on the internet
Outline (Download PDF)
Lesson 1 - Introduction
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 colors
Working with Code view and Code and Design view
Using the Properties panel
Previewing a page in Live view
Previewing pages in a browser
Lesson 2 – Working with Cascading Style Sheets
Previewing a completed file
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
Previewing a completed file
Creating headings, lists, and blockquotes
Creating tables
Styling tables with CSS
Spell–checking a document
Using the Spry Tooltip widget
Finding and replacing text
Project: Define a site and create 3 pages.
Lesson 4 – Working with Images
Previewing the completed file
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
Previewing your completed file
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
Project: Define a site and create 3 pages with Navigation.
Lesson 6 – Publishing to the Web
Defining a remote site
Cloaking folders and files
Putting your site online
Project: Define and design a full website, upload it to the web, and make changes to the site.




