Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Course Outline

This Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 course provides web designers the skills to create, design, manage edit and publish professional websites. Students leave this class with the ability to build, incorporate graphics, set up interactivity and publish their websites.

Prerequisite: Computer skills on a Mac or PC.

Length of Workshop: 2 Days

Exploring the Dreamweaver workspace

• Looking at the Insert Bar
• The Document Toolbar
• Document Views/Document Title
• The Properties Inspector
• The Dock and Common Panels

Setting up a Dreamweaver Website

• Defining a Name
• Server Technology Options
• Local Site Location
• Remote Server Information
• Check In and Out

Adding Content and Structure

• Importing, Converting or Adding Text
• Headings
• Paragraphs and Breaks
• Blockquotes
• Ordered and Unordered Lists
• Definition Lists
• Character Entities

Formatting Text With CSS

Stylesheet Locations

• Inline Styles
• Document Styles
• External Styles
• Media Settings in Stylesheets

Types of Styles

• Element (Tag) Styles
• Class Styles
• Pseudo-Classes
• Pseudo-Elements
• Unique Identifiers (IDs)

Working With Images

Image Types and Options

• GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
• JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
• PNG (Portable Network Graphic)
• SWF (Small Web Format)†
• Adding images from the Insert Bar
• Alternate Text
• Aligning Images Using CSS Float
• Assets and Favorites
• Making Minor Edits From Dreamweaver

Adding Flash Media

• Externally Built Flash
• Flash Text
• Flash Buttons
• Flash Video

Hyperlinks

Link Path Types

• Absolute
• Site Root Relative
• Document Relative

Hyperlinks

Adding Hyperlinks

• Browse For File
• Point to File
• Link Anchors
• Image Maps

Formatting Links With CSS

• a:link
• a:visited
• a:hover
• a:active
• a:focus

Page Layout With CSS

Types of Positioning

• Absolute
• Static
• Relative
• Fixed
• Skinning a Web Page with Backgrounds

Working With Tables

• Inserting a Table.
• Table and Cell Settings.
• Merging Cells
• Splitting Cells
• Importing Data
• Formatting with CSS

Automating Content

Library Items

• Creating a Library Item
• Updating a Library Item

Templates

• Creating a Template and Editable Regions
• Creating a New File From a Template
• Applying a Template to an Existing File
• Updating Template Pages

Preparing For User Input With Forms

• Text Fields
• Password Fields
• Radio Buttons
• Check Boxes
• List/Menus
• TextArea Fields
• Hidden Fields
• Buttons
• Form Settings
• Spry Validation
• Dynamic Technology Overview

Page Testing

• Running Reports
• Checking Browser Compatibility

Link Checking

• Broken Links
• Orphaned Files
• External Links

Uploading and Maintaining Your Site

• FTP Settings
• Cloaking Files And Folders
• Putting and Getting Files
• Dependant Files
• Synchronizing Files With the Server

Search Engine Optimization Basics

• File and Folder Names
• Document Titles
• Meta Data
• Headings
• Content
• Google Analytics
  

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