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Introduction to Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 (3 days)

Introduction to Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Delivery

Classes for private groups are delivered onsite at your location. They can also be delivered via the Internet for disperse groups. For our public Dreamweaver classes, please click here .

Introduction to Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Course Overview

In this Macromedia Dreamweaver training class, students receive a comprehensive introduction to using Dreamweaver 8 to create web sites. Students will also learn learn how to use Dreamweaver Templates, Library Items, and Snippets. Students will also master all of the "Behaviors" Dreamweaver offers that insert client-side JavaScript on your site.

Introduction to Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Course Goals

• Understand how web pages work
• Learn to create and manage web sites with Dreamweaver
• Learn to add graphics and links to pages
• Learn to create tables
• Learn how to design with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) within Dreamweaver
• Learn to create rollover images
• Learn to layout pages with tables in Dreamweaver
• Learn to use library Items in Dreamweaver
• Learn to use code snippets in Dreamweaver
• Learn to use Dreamweaver templates
• Master Dreamweaver behaviors
• Learn to edit pages in Dreamweaver's code view

Introduction to Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Course Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required.

• Experience with basic software programs such as Microsoft Word
• Experience browsing the Web

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial.

• HTML

Introduction to Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Course Outline

• Introduction to Dreamweaver 8
  • What is Dreamweaver 8
  • HTML vs. XHTML
  • Roundtrip XHTML
  • What Does XHTML Do?
  • Related Technologies: CSS, XML, HTML, JavaScript
• Dreamweaver 8 Interface
  • Setting Up Your Workspace
  • A Quick Tour of the Interface
  • Preferences
  • Preset Window Sizes
  • Defining Default Browsers
  • Shortcut Keys
• Site Control in Dreamweaver 8
  • Defining a Site
  • Understanding Relative and Absolute Links
  • Managing Files and Folders
  • Understanding Path Structure
  • Root and Document Relative Links
  • Creating a Site Map
  • Creating a Site from Scratch
• Creating Basic Web Pages with Dreamweaver 8
  • Creating and Saving a New Document
  • How Default Documents Work
  • Setting Page Titles
  • Inserting Images
  • Inserting Text
  • Aligning Text and Images
  • Creating Links with Images and Text
  • Inserting META Tags
• Linking with Dreamweaver 8
  • Linking with Point to File
  • Linking to New Source Files
  • Creating Email Links
  • Creating Named Anchors
  • Linking to Files
• Using Cascading Style Sheets in Dreamweaver 8
  • CSS Specifications
  • The Cascade
  • Anatomy of a Style Sheet
  • The Page Properties Dialog Box
  • Types of Style Sheets
  • Exporting and Linking External CSS Files
  • The CSS Styles Panel
  • Type Selectors
  • ID Selectors
  • Class Selectors
  • Creating CSS Rollovers with Pseudo-Classes
• Typography in Dreamweaver 8
  • Leaving the FONT Tag Behind
  • Valid XHTML Typographic Elements
  • Formatting Text with the Property Inspector
  • Units of Measurement
  • Managing White Space with Margins, Padding and Line Height
  • Using Font Lists
  • Aligning Text
• Creating Tables with Dreamweaver 8
  • Creating a Table
  • Adding Content to a Table
  • Changing the Border of a Table with XHTML
  • Changing the Border of a Table with CSS
  • Adding Color to Tables
  • Aligning Table Content
  • Sorting a Table
  • Setting Table Widths
  • Creating Rounded-Corner Tables
• Image Rollovers with Dreamweaver 8
  • Rollover Rules
  • Creating Disjointed Rollovers
  • Creating Navigation Bars with Multiple Rollover States
  • Creating Flash Buttons
• Getting Your Site Online with Dreamweaver 8
  • Free Web Hosting with Tripod
  • Setting FTP Connection Information
  • Putting Files on the Web Server
  • Running Site Reports
• Designing for Devices with Dreamweaver 8
  • What's a Device?
  • Attaching a Printer-Friendly Style Sheet
  • Styling for Print
  • Testing in Multiple Devices
• XHTML Pages in Dreamweaver 8
  • Viewing the Markup
  • Options in Code View
  • Editing in Code View
  • The Code Toolbar
  • Using Code Collapse
  • Using the Quick Tag Editor and Tag Chooser
  • Working with Snippets
• Creating Forms in Dreamweaver 8
  • The Forms Group of the Insert Bar
  • Text Fields and Textareas
  • Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
  • Lists and Menus
  • Submit Buttons
• Using Behaviors in Dreamweaver 8
  • Using the Open Browser Window Behavior
  • Using the Change Property Behavior
  • Using the Validate Form Behavior
  • Getting More Behaviors
• Using Templates and Library Items in Dreamweaver 8
  • Seeing Templates in Action
  • Creating a New Template
  • Applying Templates to Existing Documents
  • Modifying a Template
  • Adding Repeating Regions
  • Working with Repeating Regions
  • Adding Optional Regions
  • Modifying Template Properties
  • When to Use Library Items
  • Creating a Library Item
  • Modifying a Library Item
• Automation with Dreamweaver 8
  • The History Panel
  • Using the History Panel for Undo/Redo
  • Saving History Steps as Commands
  • Using Find and Replace
• Creating Accessible Web Pages with Dreamweaver 8
  • W3C Accessibility Guidelines
  • Setting Accessibility Preferences
  • Inserting Accessible Images
  • Inserting Accessible Tables
  • Inserting Accessible Form Objects

Introduction to Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Course Materials

Each student will get a copy of Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Hands-On Training by Daniel Short and Garo Green, which will serve as a guide for the class.

Introduction to Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Technical Requirements

• Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 or Dreamweaver MX 2004
• Web Browser
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later