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Duration: 2 Days

ADOBE DREAMWEAVER INTRODUCTION

 

Objectives

This course is for delegates new to web design and development and who would like to use DreamWeaver to build intuitive, attractive and accessible web sites.


Module 1: Web Basics

  • HTML v. XHTML
  • What is CSS, XML, DHTML, Javascript?
  • File Naming conventions
  • What is an Index Page

 

Module 2: Exploring the Interface

  • Touring the interface
  • Setting a Default Workspace and saving Layouts
  • Defining a Default Browser
  • Using Shortcut Keys

Module 3: Managing Your Sites

  • What is a Local Root Folder?
  • Defining a Site
  • Understanding Relative & Absolute URLs
  • Managing Files and Folders Understanding Path Structure, Site Root &
  • Document Relative Links
  • Creating Site Maps
  • Creating a Site from Scratch
  • Deleting a Site Definition

Module 4: Learning the Basics

  • Creating and Saving a New Document
  • The Significance of Default Documents
  • Setting Page Titles
  • Inserting and Aligning Images and Text
  • Creating Links with Images and Text
  • Inserting <meta> Tags

Module 5: Linking

  • Linking with Point to File and New Source Files
  • Creating e-mail links and named Anchors
  • Linking to Files

Module 6: Working with Typography

  • Formatting with the Property Inspector
  • Managing White Space with Margins, Padding and Line Height
  • Using Font Lists
  • Aligning Text
  • Using Ordered, Unordered and Definition Lists
  • Creating Flash Text


Module 7: Tables

  • Creating and Adding Content to Tables
  • Colouring Tables with CSS
  • Aligning Table Content
  • Sorting Tables
  • Setting Width
  • Creating Rounded-Corner Tables

Module 8: Web Page Layout

  • DreamWeaver's Layout Tools, Tracing Images
  • Adding & Modifying AP Div Tags
  • Adjusting Table Widths & Nesting Tables
  • Linking to Files

Module 9: Rollovers

  • Creating Simple & Disjointed Rollovers & Flash Buttons
  • Creating Navigation Bars with Multiple States

Module 10: XHTML

  • Viewing & Editing the Code
  • Code Toolbar
  • Snippets

Module 11: Building Forms

  • Adding Text Fields, Checkboxes & Radio Buttons
  • Adding Lists and Menus
  • Submitting Form Results
  • Styling Form Elements with CSS

Module 12: Essential Behaviours

  • Creating a Popup Message
  • Validating Text Fields
  • Getting more Behaviours
  • Removing Extensions

Module 13: Templates & Library Items

  • Creating, Applying & Modifying a Template
  • Adding & Working with Repeating Regions