Course Information

Dreamweaver is a powerful Web authoring tool that can be used to create highly professional websites.

Pre-Requisites
HTML

Course Details
In Dreamweaver MX 2004, we will look at obtaining and installing the program. We will also explain some of the features that will enable you to start working at creating Web pages. We do not offer amateur lecture notes; rather each course member will be supplied with a quality, comprehensive textbook.

Cost: Normal price: R2000-00 per person

Duration: 2 days

Courses are offered on the availability of students. If you are interested in taking this course please contact us.

Table of contents

Introducing Dreamweaver

About Dreamweaver
Obtaining Dreamweaver
Installing Dreamweaver
Layout Options
Workspaces
Preferences
Working with Panels
Insert Panel
Properties Inspector
External Editors
Page Properties
Page Tabs & the Toolbar
Creating Pages
Accessibility
Getting Help

Setting up a Site

Planning a Site
Creating a new Site
Setting up a Home Page
Viewing the Site Map
Defining a Site


 HTML in Dreamweaver

HTML Overview
Page Views
HTML Preferences
Tag Chooser
Tag Libraries
Tag Inspector
Code Snippets
Roundtrip HTML
Invalid Code
Cleaning up HTML
Quick Tag Editor
Selecting and Removing Tags
Assets

Managing Assets
Using Templates
Creating Templates
Editing Templates
Repeating Editable Regions
Template Properties
Creating Pages from Templates
Nested Templates
About the Library
Creating Library Items
Adding items from the Library
Editing Library Items
Creating Editable Navigation Bars

 Adding Text

Text Properties
Fonts
Size
Colour
Emphasis and Alignment
Lists
Indents
HTML Styles


 Working with Images

Web Image Overview
Using Images Effectively
Inserting Images
Image Properties
Resizing Images
Aligning Images & Text
Creating Rollover Images
Using Hyperlinks

About Hyperlinks
Linking to Documents
Linking to Anchors
Creating an Email Link
Point-to-File Links
Image Maps
Navigation Bars

Tables and Layout View

Designing with Tables
Inserting a Table
Editing a Table
Rows & Columns
Selecting Cells
Adding Content
Aligning Items in a Table
Creating Nested Tables
Layout View

Frames & Layers

About Frames
Creating Frames
Saving Frames & Framesets
Frames Panel
Frame/frameset Properties
Resizing & Deleting Frames
Hyperlinks in Frames
Targeting Links
Using Layers
Creating Layers
Layer Properties
Layers Panel
Creating Nested Layers
Moving & Resizing Layers
Advanced Features

Forms
Cascading Style Sheet Styles
Creating CSS Styles
Applying CSS Styles
Animation
Modifying Animation Paths
Flash Buttons & Text
Behaviors
JavaScript
Dynamic Web Pages
XML

 Publishing

Site Window Preferences
Site Management
Using the Site Map
Uploading a Site
Getting & Putting Files
Cloaking
Checking Files In & Out
Synchronising Files

 Mini Assignments

Practical Mini Assignments done
throughout the Course