Dreamweaver CS4 Advanced

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Description:       This course will benefit students who want to learn how to use Dreamweaver CS4 to create and modify Web sites. Students will learn how to design pages with CSS, create and apply templates and server-side includes, and build accessible forms that validate user information. Students will also learn how to position elements and apply behaviors, add multimedia files, integrate XML-based data, transform XML with XSLT, and collaborate with other site developers. Students should have basic experience with Dreamweaver CS4 and should know how to use it for such tasks as defining sites, inserting elements and modifying properties, and managing site files.

 Days:                1

 Prerequisites:   Dreamweaver CS4: Introduction or equivalent experience


 Unit 1: CSS layout

Topic A: Overview of style sheets

·         Discussing style sheets

Topic B: Page layout

·         Discussing page sections

·         Linking a page to an external style sheet

·         Defining document sections

·         Controlling margins, padding, and borders

·         Creating and applying an ID style

Unit 2 : Site assets

Topic A: Library assets

·         Creating and inserting a library item

·         Updating a library item

·         Creating and inserting a snippet

 Topic B: Server-side includes

·         Creating a server-side include

·         Adding a server-side include

·         Editing a server-side include

Topic C: Templates

·         Creating a template

·         Creating an editable attribute

·         Applying a template and a template attribute

·         Applying a template to an existing page

Topic D: Head elements

·         Discussing head elements

·         Examining a document’s head section

·         Editing a head element

·         Defining keywords for your site

·         Creating a description of your site

Unit 3 : Forms

 Topic A: Building a form

·         Starting a form

·         Inserting text input fields

·         Creating a list box and a menu

·         Adding check boxes and radio buttons

·         Inserting Submit and Reset buttons

 Topic B: Tab order

·         Observing the default tab order for a form

·         Setting the tab order

 Topic C: Validation input fields

·         Creating and modifying a Spry widget

Unit 4 : Rollovers and behaviors

 Topic A: Rollovers

·         Creating a gallery with rollover images

 Topic B: Behaviors

·         Applying the Swap Image behavior

·          Exploring Dreamweaver extensions

 Unit 5 : AP elements

Topic A: Creating AP Divs

·         Inserting AP Divs

Topic B: Working with AP Divs

·         Modifying AP Divs

·         Setting visibility

·         Controlling visibility dynamically Unit 6 : Multimedia

Unit 6: Multimedia

Topic A: Adding multimedia content

·         Inserting Flash content

·         Inserting a FlashPaper document

·         Inserting a Windows Media Player movie

·         Inserting a QuickTime movie

 
Unit 7 : Working with XML

 Topic A: Using XML and XSLT

·         Converting an HTML page to an XSLT page

·         Binding XML data to an XSLT page

 Topic B: Working with XML data

·         Creating a repeat region

·         Creating a dynamic link

·         Attaching an XSLT file to an XML document

 Unit 8 : Collaboration and reports

 Topic A: Collaboration

·         Checking files in and out

·         Adding a design note

·         Topic B: Site reports

·         Validating your site code

 

Aug 05, 2010



Price: $375
Group Rate: $1,695
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