Dreamweaver CS4 Fundamentals

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Description:        In this course, students will learn how to use Dreamweaver CS4 to create and modify Web sites. Students will learn how to plan and define a Web site; create pages and format text; define structural elements; create and apply CSS style rules; insert and modify tables, images, and links; test and manage Web site files; and publish a site.

Days:                    1

Unit 1: Getting started

 Topic A: Internet basics

·          Discussing the Web, HTML, and XHTML

 Topic B: The Dreamweaver CS4 workspace

·          Identifying interface components

·          Creating a custom workspace

·          Working with the Properties panel

 Topic C: Basic editing

·          Discussing Web page elements

·          Inserting and editing text

·          Adding an image

·          Previewing a page in a browser

 Topic D: Code tools

·          Working with the code tools

 Unit 2: Web sites and pages

 Topic A: Creating a Web site

·          Defining a local site

 Topic B: Creating pages

·          Creating and titling Web pages

·          Importing text

·          Setting page properties

·          Inserting special characters and spaces

 Topic C: Using Find and Replace

·          Finding and replacing content and code

 Unit 3: Structure and style

 Topic A: Structure

·          Defining headings and paragraphs

·          Creating lists

 Topic B: Cascading Style Sheets

·          Discussing style sheets

·          Creating and attaching an external style sheet

·          Defining element styles

·          Creating and applying class styles

 Unit 4: Tables

 Topic A: Creating tables

·          Creating a table

·          Creating a nested table

 Topic B: Table structure and formatting

·          Selecting and formatting rows

·          Adding and formatting columns and rows

 Topic C: Column widths and cell properties

·          Applying fixed and variable widths

·          Customizing table cell properties

 Unit 5: Links

 Topic A: Creating links

·          Creating a link to a page in your site

·          Creating and linking to a named anchor

·          Creating external links and e-mail links

 Topic B: Image maps

·          Creating an image map

 Topic C: Link styles

·          Applying link styles

 Unit 6: Image formats and attributes

 Topic A: Working with images

·          Discussing image formats

·          Inserting images

·          Setting image attributes

 Topic B: Background images

·          Applying a background image

 Unit 7: Publishing

 Topic A: Site checks

·          Checking page size and download time

·          Checking links and cloaking files

·          Validating code

 Topic B: Web site publishing

·          Connecting to a server using secure FTP

·          Uploading a site

·          Discussing site updates

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Price: $375