Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 / CS5 Introduction to Website Development
Course length:
3 days
Prerequisite: None
Adobe Dreamweaver is the visual design solution for professional Web builders. In this introductory class, you will learn to use Dreamweaver’s tools to create, build, and manage visually appealing web pages.
Topics covered include:
- Dreamweaver Workspace – Views, Panels, and Preferences
- Planning and Defining a Website in Dreamweaver
- Using Dreamweaver's FTP to connect to a Web Server
- Creating a Site Map
- Creating Head Content
- Setting Web Page Properties
- Creating, Importing, and Formatting Text in Dreamweaver
- Formatting Pages with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- Creating Custom Styles
- Creating Unordered and Ordered Lists
- Working with Graphics in Dreamweaver
- Understanding Graphic File Formats
- Using the Assets Panel
- Using a Background Image
- Linking to Anchors
- Creating, Modifying, and Copying a Navigation Bar
- Managing Website Links
- Working with Tables in Dreamweaver
- Setting Table Accessibility Preferences.
- Resizing, Splitting, and Merging Cells
- Inserting and Aligning Content in Cells
- Creating and Formatting Forms
- Creating Templates
- Using Library Objects in Adobe Dreamweaver
- Performing Website Maintenance
- Using Dreamweaver's Site Reports
- Making a Site Accessible
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 / CS 5 Intermediate
Course length:
2 days
Prerequisite: Experience using Adobe Dreamweaver
In this intermediate class, you will learn to use Dreamweaver's Sprys and Cascading Style sheets to fit your own needs.
Topics covered include:
- Using Sprys for Navigation and Layout in Adobe Dreamweaver
- Customizing Sprys
- Formatting Pages with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- Creating tag-based styles
- Creating class styles
- Creating ID styles
- Using Divs in Adobe Dreamweaver
Worth a Look
WebAssist creates extensions for Dreamweaver. I like the flexibility of Eric Meyer's CSS Sculptor. If you have a basic understanding of CSS you will find this extension easy to use.
