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Macromedia Dreamweaver
Levels: Introductory : Advanced

Introductory Top of Page

Duration: 2 days

Dreamweaver is a web page layout tool. It uses Roundtrip HTML which allows you to toggle between a visual mode and a source editor, giving a flexible environment to create web content. It features cross-browser Dynamic HTML support which enables you to use cascading style sheets, absolute positioning and JavaScript-based animation in your pages. The Dreamweaver course not only gives delegates an understanding of web page design criteria, it also enables them to create professional web pages.

Introduction

  • Understanding web page design criteria
  • Using the Dreamweaver workspace and interface
  • Concepts of WYSIWYG page design
  • Download times

Dreamweaver overview

  • Preferences
  • Integration with BBEdit (Mac) and HomeSite (PC)
  • Previewing pages in Web browsers
  • Editing HTML within Dreamweaver
  • Using Libraries for application of repetitive content

Website Stucture

  • The Site window
  • Using relative and absolute references
  • Managing sites

Working with Tables

  • Creating a table structure
  • Table attributes
  • Using absolute and relative measurements
  • Using tables to create page layouts

Working with Graphics

  • Placing graphics
  • File formats: GIF, JPEG and PNG
  • Client-side Image Maps

Cascading Stylesheets

  • Understanding the advantages and limitations of stylesheets
  • Creating and editing stylesheets
  • Linking to external stylesheets

Working with Frames

  • Creating a frameset document
  • Building a navigational system using frames
  • Targeting links

Dynamic HTML

  • Understanding how JavaScript works
  • Ensuring compatibility with various browsers
  • Using behaviours to generate JavaScript
  • Using layers for accurate positioning
  • Using layers and timelines for animation

Multimedia

  • Inserting plug-in based content
  • Shockwave/Flash
  • Video and Audio

Customization of Dreamweaver

  • Adding new objects
  • Adding new JavaScript behaviours

 

 

Advanced Top of Page

Duration: 1 Day

Designed for web authors already familiar with Dreamweaver but who could get more from the program with greater in-depth knowledge. This is a one day 'power user' course designed to give you the skills to make your site come to life and increase your speed and productivity.

Introduction

  • Dreamweaver concepts
  • Creating cross-browser compatible code
  • Using Roundtrip HTML
  • Generating JavaScript
Site Management
  • Creating a local site
  • Absolute and relative path names
  • Copying to a remote server
  • Checking files in and out

HTML And Javascript

  • The Code Reference feature
  • Using the JavaScript Debugger
  • Creating Netscape and Internet Explorer compatible code
  • Using Cascading Style Sheets
  • Multimedia
  • Inserting plug-in based content
  • Shockwave and Flash
  • Using the Embed and Object tags
  • Setting parameters for plug-ins
  • Incorporating video and audio

More About Layers

  • Nesting layers
  • Accurate positioning
  • Adjusting layer properties
  • Links to timelines
  • Using timelines to control layer visibility, stacking order, image source and size

Dreamweaver Extensibility

  • Customisable menus and shortcuts

Behaviours

  • Assigning actions to events
  • Applying behaviours to mouse events
  • More about button rollovers
  • Attaching behaviours to hyperlinks
  • Attaching behaviours to timelines

Libraries

  • Using libraries for repetitive content
  • Creating and updating library items
  • Further Dreamweaver extensions

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