Course duration: 2 Days

Cost: £595 + VAT

Course Information

This two-day interactive Dreamweaver training course provides web designers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to be able to build and manage professional web sites. The course focuses on understanding web terminology as well as the concepts required to create a web site that can evolve to meet a client’s requirements. Use of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and Flash provide a solid understanding of the features of Adobe Dreamweaver CS6.

Prerequisites

This Dreamweaver training course is for students new to web design and development and who want to use Dreamweaver to build intuitive, attractive and accessible web sites. Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer’s operating system

Adobe Dreamweaver – Essentials

Getting Started – Website Basics

■What is a Website?
■Website Overview
■HTML Basics
■CSS Basics

Customising your Workspace

■Touring the workspace
■Switching and Splitting Views
■Working with Panels
■Selecting a Workspace Layout
■Adjusting Toolbars
■Using the Property Inspector

Getting a Quick Start

■Defining a Dreamweaver Site
■Using the Welcome Screen
■Selecting a CSS Layout
■Saving a Page
■Modifying the Page Title
■Changing Headings
■Inserting Text
■Inserting Images
■Selecting and Modifying CSS Styles
■Adjusting Text Fonts, Colours and Sizes
■Previewing a Page in Live View
■Previewing pages in a Browser

Creating a Page Layout

■Web Design Basics
■Working with Thumbnails and Wireframes
■Previewing your Completed File
■Modifying and Existing CSS Layout
■Adding a Background Image to the Header
■Inserting New DIV Components
■Modifying Page Width and Background

Colour

■Modifying Existing Content and Formatting
■Inserting an Image Placeholder
■Checking Browser Compatibility

Working with Cascading Style Sheets

■Working with the CSS Style Panel
■Creating New CSS Rules
■Creating an Interactive Menu
■Modifying Hyperlink Behaviour
■Creating Faux Columns
■Moving Rules to an External Style Sheets

Working with Templates

■Creating a Template from an Existing layout
■Inserting Editable Regions
■Producing Child Pages
■Updating a Template
■Using Library Items
■Using Server-Side Includes

Working with Text, Lists and Tables

■Importing text
■Creating Headings
■Creating Lists
■Creating Text Indents
■Creating and Styling Tables
■Spell Checking Web pages
■Finding and Replacing Text

Working with Images

■Inserting an Image
■Adjusting Image Positions with CSS Classes
■Working with the Insert Panel
■Using Adobe Bridge
■Inserting Incompatible File Types
■Working with Photoshop Smart objects
■Copying and Pasting Images from Fireworks and Photoshop
■Inserting Images by Drag and Drop
■Optimizing Images with the Property

Inspector

Working with Navigation

■Hyperlink Basics
■Creating Internal Hyperlinks
■Creating an Image-Based Link
■Creating and External link
■Setting up E-Mail Links
■Targeting page Elements

Working with Flash

■Understanding Flash
■Adding Flash Animation to a Page
■Adding FLV to a Page

Publishing to the Web

■Defining a Remote Site
■Cloaking Folders and Files
■Putting Files Online
■Synchronising Local and Remote Files
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