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ADWCS5 - Adobe Dreamweaver CS5

Course outline

3 days

Duration

3 days

Chapter 1. Customizing Your Workspace

  • Touring the workspace
  • Switching and splitting views
  • Working with panels
  • Selecting a workspace layout
  • Adjusting toolbars
  • Personalizing preferences
  • Creating custom keyboard shortcuts
  • Using the Property inspector
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 2. HTML Basics

  • What is HTML?
  • Where did HTML begin?
  • Writing your own HTML code
  • Frequently used HTML 4 codes
  • Where Is HTML Going?
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 3. CSS Basics

  • What is CSS?
  • HTML vs. CSS formatting
  • CSS box model
  • HTML defaults
  • Formatting text
  • Formatting objects
  • Multiples, classes, and IDs, oh my!
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 4. Getting a Quick Start

  • Defining a Dreamweaver site
  • Using the Welcome screen
  • Selecting a CSS layout
  • Saving a page
  • Modifying the page title
  • Changing headings
  • Inserting text
  • Inserting images
  • Selecting and modifying CSS styles
  • Adjusting text fonts, colors, and sizes
  • Using the Property inspector
  • Previewing a page in Live view
  • Previewing pages in a browser
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 5. Creating a Page Layout

  • Web design basics
  • Working with thumbnails and wireframes
  • Previewing your completed file
  • Modifying an existing CSS layout
  • Adding a background image to the header
  • Inserting new <div> components
  • Modifying the page width and background color
  • Modifying existing content and formatting
  • Inserting an image placeholder
  • Inserting placeholder text
  • Modifying the footer
  • Checking browser compatibility
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 6. Working with Cascading Style Sheets

  • Previewing a completed file
  • Working with the CSS Styles panel
  • Creating new CSS rules
  • Creating an interactive menu
  • Modifying hyperlink behavior
  • Creating faux columns
  • Moving rules to an external style sheet
  • Creating style sheets for other media types
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 7. Working with Templates

  • Previewing completed files
  • Creating a template from an existing layout
  • Inserting editable regions
  • Producing child pages
  • Updating a template
  • Using Library items
  • Using server-side includes
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 8. Working with Text, Lists, and Tables

  • Previewing a completed file
  • Importing text
  • Creating headings
  • Creating lists
  • Creating text indents
  • Creating and styling tables
  • Spell checking web pages
  • Finding and replacing text
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 9. Working with Images

  • Reviewing web image basics
  • Previewing the completed file
  • Inserting an image
  • Adjusting image positions with CSS classes
  • Working with the Insert panel
  • Using Adobe Bridge
  • Inserting incompatible file types
  • Working with Photoshop Smart Objects
  • Copying and pasting images from Fireworks and Photoshop
  • Inserting images by drag and drop
  • Optimizing images with the Property inspector
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 10. Working with Navigation

  • Hyperlink basics
  • Previewing your completed file
  • Creating internal hyperlinks
  • Creating an image-based link
  • Creating an external link
  • Setting up e-mail links
  • Targeting page elements
  • Inserting Spry menu bars
  • Inserting Spry menus as Library items
  • Checking your page
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 11. Adding Interactivity

  • Learning about Dreamweaver behaviors
  • Previewing a completed file
  • Working with Dreamweaver behaviors
  • Working with Spry Accordion widgets
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 12. Working with Flash

  • Understanding Flash
  • Previewing a completed file
  • Adding Flash animation to a page
  • Adding an FLV file to a page
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 13. Working with Forms

  • Previewing a completed file
  • Learning about forms
  • Adding a form to a page
  • Inserting text form elements
  • Inserting checkboxes
  • Creating radio buttons
  • Working with lists
  • Adding a submit button
  • Specifying a form action
  • Emailing form data
  • Styling forms
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 14. Working with Online Data

  • Working with dynamic content
  • Previewing the completed file
  • Using HTML and XML data
  • Choosing a server model
  • Configuring a local web server
  • Setting up a testing server
  • Building database applications
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 15. Building Dynamic Pages with Data

  • Building pages with ASP, ColdFusion, or PHP
  • Creating a master/detail page set
  • Creating a detail page
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 16. Working with Code

  • Code tools overview
  • Selecting code
  • Collapsing code
  • Expanding code
  • Adding new code
  • Using Code Navigator
  • Accessing Live Code
  • Using Inspect mode
  • Working in related files
  • Accessing Split Code view
  • Commenting your code
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

Chapter 17. Publishing to the Web

  • Defining a remote site
  • Cloaking folders and files
  • Wrapping things up
  • Putting your site online
  • Synchronizing local and remote sites
  • Review questions
  • Review answers

INDEX

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