Dreamweaver
8 Week Intensive
5
days | 9:30am - 4:30pm | $1495
Description
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8: Website Development provides
web designers with the knowledge and hands-on practice
they need to build and manage professional websites using
Dreamweaver 8.
Audience
This course is for people new to web design and development
and want to use Dreamweaver 8 to build intuitive, attractive
and accessible websites.
Website Development Course Outline
Unit 1: Introducing the Course
Understanding
the course format
Reviewing
the course objectives and prerequisites
Reviewing
the course format
Outlining
at the course content
Understanding
static page architecture
Unit 2: Getting Started
Introducing
Dreamweaver 8
Learning
the interface
Defining
a local site
Creating
a website
Unit 3: Adding Content to a Site
Adding
content
Controlling
document structure
Making
lists
Adding
horizontal rules
Adding
special characters
Unit 4: Formatting with Cascading Style Sheets
Formatting
text
Introducing
cascading style sheets
Creating
styles
Exporting
CSS rule definitions
Creating
class styles
Attaching
external style sheets
Creating
advanced styles
Creating
a new external style sheet
Displaying
styles
Understanding
cascading order and inheritance of styles
Creating
internal styles with the Property inspector
Unit 5: Working with Graphics
Using
graphics on web pages
Placing
graphics on the page
Modifying
image properties
Editing
images
Doing
roundtrip editing with Fireworks
Customizing
the Insert bar
Adding
Flash content
Adding
Flash Video
Unit 6: Navigating Your Site
Understanding
site navigation
Linking
to files in your site
Linking
to sites
Linking
to named anchors
Adding
e-mail links
Linking
from images
Creating
a jump menu
Unit 7: Designing Page Layouts with CSS
Understanding
page layout
Using
layers for layout
Adding
CSS to layers
Using
absolute and relative positioning
Designing
with DIVs
Designing
navigation links with CSS
Importing
tabular data
Using
table layout view
Unit 8: Using Libraries and Templates
Using
site library items
Creating
site templates
Defining
editable regions
Using
templates
Applying
a template to an existing page
Modifying
templates
Unit 9: Creating Forms
Understanding
forms
Processing
a form
Setting
focus in a form
Validating
a form
Unit 10: Testing, Maintaining, and Uploading
Testing
your site
Maintaining
your files and folders
Connecting
to a remote site
Synchronizing
files
Fireworks 8 Web Graphic Creation Course Outline
Unit 1: Introducing the Course
*
Getting familiar with the course
methodology and format
* Understanding the course objectives
* Reviewing the course prerequisites
* Outlining the course content
Unit 2: Learning the Basics
*
Introducing Fireworks 8
*
Navigating the Fireworks 8 interface
*
Opening an existing document
Unit 3: Working with Bitmap Graphics
*
Creating new images
*
Using selection tools
*
Modifying bitmap images
*
Working with additional bitmap tools
Unit 4: Creating a Logo with Vectors and Layers
*
Using vector tools
*
Using strokes and fills
*
Selecting and grouping
*
Using layers
*
Using the Text tool
*
Using effects and styles
*
Combining simple paths
Unit 5: Creating Buttons
*
Creating buttons
*
Using graphics as buttons
Unit 6: Creating Image Maps and Rollovers
*
Adding interactivity
*
Slicing objects
*
Adding behaviors
*
Creating disjointed rollovers
*
Creating a pop-up menu
Unit 7: Optimizing and Exporting
*
Exporting from Fireworks
*
Optimizing graphics
*
Exporting graphics
*
Exporting as HTML
