Macromedia / Adobe Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver now represents the industry standard web development tool.   It has evolved into a very large and sophisticated programme whose learning curve can be very steep; this two day course approaches the process of building a web site from an absolute beginner’s perspective, assuming no prior knowledge and covering the basics of constructing a static web site in a transparent and easily digestible form.  As CSS is central to the design process to ensure accessibility and usability, considerable time is devoted to it so that delegates have a good grasp of the principles before moving on to web page creation.

Introduction - Day One

1. Getting Started

Introduction to Dreamweaver
The Dreamweaver interface
Setting up workspace
Development process
Static page versus dynamic page architecture

2. Starting your first site

The site definition dialog box
Defining local and remote sites
The files panel
Creating a web site
Putting, Getting and Synchronising sites

3. Adding Content to a site

Importing files
Controlling document structure
Making Lists
Adding horizontal rules
Adding special characters
Using Find and Replace

4. Styling content with CSS

Formatting text
Introducing CSS
Creating Styles
Exporting CSS Rule definitions
Creating Class styles
Attaching external style sheets
Creating Advanced Styles
Displaying styles
Cascade order and inheritance

5. Working with Graphics

Using Graphics on web pages
Placing images on a page
Accessibility setting
Modifying image properties
Editing images
Roundtrip editing with Fireworks
Adding Flash content
Adding Flash video

Introduction - Day Two

6. Navigating your Site

Understanding site navigation
Linking to files on your site
Linking to sites
Targeting a link
Linking to named anchors
Adding e-mail links
Links from images
Image maps
Creating a Jump menu

7. Designing page layouts with CSS

Understanding page layout
Using Layers for layout
Adding CSS to Layers
Using absolute and relative positioning
Designing with Div's
Designing Navigation with CSS
Importing Tabular data
Using Table Layout view

8. Using Libraries and Templates

Using Site library items
Creating Site Templates
Defining Editable Regions
Using Templates
Modifying Templates

9. Forms

Understanding Forms
Setting input tag accessibility
Processing forms
Setting focus on a Form
Validating a Form

10. Testing, Maintenance and Uploading

Testing your site
Maintaining your Files and Folders
Connecting to a remote site
Synchronising Files