Dreamweaver 8: Level 1: Website Development (2 day) UK Classes & Lessons (Adobe Macromedia)

About this class

As a prospective Web developer, you'll need to create both individual pages and to fit those files in an entire site structure. Thus far, you may have some knowledge of the underlying HTML structure of Web pages and affiliated technologies such as JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets, but haven't used Dreamweaver to apply them to live sites. In this course, you'll learn to take full advantage of Dreamweaver's efficient interface for developing a static site with text, images, media, navigation elements, and forms. By applying its site management tools, you'll ensure that the site you create works as you intended for the widest possible audience.

Who will the lesson benefit?

The target student is the professional who wants to use Dreamweaver 8 to design and develop Web pages with a WYSIWYG application, but who also has the ability to understand and work with the architecture and coding of Web pages. Students are those in small companies or departments within large companies who use Web technologies for electronic communication through the use of new technologies. Some examples of target customers are advertising agencies, marketing agencies, and groups involved in intranet and extranet production.

What delegates will learn

You will use Dreamweaver's graphical page-building interface to efficiently develop and manage static Web sites that feature text, graphics, multimedia, navigation, and form elements.

What prerequisites are required

Experience with Windows Operating Systems. Familiarity with Web technologies and various Web browsers. Basic working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Basic understanding of design and media applications such as FreeHand and Fireworks.

Contents of this class

Creating a Web Site Structure on Your Local Machine

Explore Dreamweaver Basics
Define a Local Site
Add HTML Pages to a Local Site
Set Document Properties

Adding Text Content to a Site

Import Text Content
Clean Microsoft Word-generated HTML
Add Structural Elements to HTML Documents
Insert Date and Time Data
Add Special Characters to HTML Documents
Alter HTML Tags

Formatting Text

Alter Font and Text Characteristics
Familiarize Yourself with CSS
Create and Apply CSS Styles
Export CSS Styles
Create an External Style Sheet
Link External Style Sheets to HTML Pages
Edit Styles

Working with Images

Insert Images into a Web Page
Modify Image Properties
Edit Images
Optimize Images with Macromedia Fireworks
Add a Flash Movie to a Dreamweaver File

Adding Navigation Elements to a Site

Link to Files in Your Site
Link to a Named Anchor
Link to an Email Address
Add Links to an Image
Alter Link Properties
Link to Another Web Site
Update Links
Create Interactive Navigation Elements

Structuring Pages

Examine Page Structure
Present Data in Tables
Structure Pages with Tables in Layout Mode
Import a Delimited Text File
Modify Tables
Structure Pages with Layers
Control Layers Dynamically
Convert Between Tables and Layers

Streamlining Workflow with Libraries and Templates

Add Library Items to Pages
Modify and Update Library Items
Create and Apply Site Templates
Modify Templates