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Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Introduction

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Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Introduction

Brisbane
21 May 2012 $795
17 Jul 2012 $795
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  • Duration
    2 Days (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)
  • Meals Provided
    Lunch and refresments
  • Print-Friendly
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  • Delivery Methods
    Public, In-house, Closed Group
  • Skills Assessment
    Take the test

Expected Outcomes

  • Plan and create a new site
  • Structure content on pages, including images, tables, forms and movies
  • Format content on pages using cascading style sheets
  • Test, maintain and upload a site to a server

Prerequisites

Participants will need to be familiar with Windows or Macintosh OS and a basic knowledge of HTML is advantageous. A basic knowledge of CSS is not necessary, but would be advantageous.

Who Should Attend this Course

This course has been developed for people who would like to acquire web skills to produce or modify standards based web sites and/or those who have an interest in basic web site design according to best practices.

Topics Covered [Click to Show All]

Website Design Overview
Plan your Site
Site Navigation and Page Structure
Web Design Considerations
Standards and Best Practice

Dreamweaver Basics
Launching Dreamweaver
Understanding the Workspace

Creating a Site
Local and Remote Sites
Adding Content to the Local Site
Creating a Local Site
Understanding the Files Panel

Building HTML Pages
Understanding HTML Structure
Creating and Saving a Page
Adding and Importing Content
Using Dreamweaver Views
Adding Invisible Elements
Previewing in the Browser
Adding Lists
Adding Symbols
Adding Meta data Elements

Adding Graphics and Media
Understanding Image formats for the Web
Adding Images from the Assets Panel
Optimising Images
Adding Google Map Images
Adding Flash Animation
Adding Flash Video

Hyperlinks
Relative vs Absolute Links
Adding text links to pages in your site
Adding links to external pages
Understanding Link Targets
Creating Anchors
Linking from a Graphic
Setting Secure E-mail hyperlinks
Linking to a PDF file
Image Maps

Formatting Page Content with CSS
Content vs. Presentation
Understanding CSS terminology
Create and apply a Style rule for a Tag
Saving a Style Sheet
Linking to a Style Sheet
Create and apply a Class Style
Modify a Style
Tables
Understanding when to use tables
Create a Table
Importing Tabular Data
Modify a Table

Positioning Page Layout with CSS
Understanding the CSS Box Model
Inserting DIV Tags
Creating and Applying CSS ID Style Rules

Templates and Library Items
Creating and Using a Library Item
Modifying a Library Item
Creating a Template
Defining Editable Regions
Using a Template
Applying a Template to an existing Page
Modifying a Template

Site Testing & Maintenance
Checking Links
Locating and fixing Broken Links
Locating Orphan Files
Dealing with External Links
Checking Spelling
Checking Browser Compatibility
HTML Validation
CSS Validation

Uploading to a Server
Connecting to a Remote Site
Uploading Files
Viewing the Remote and Local Sites
Ongoing Site Maintenance
File Synchronisation
Getting Files from the Server

Creating a Form
Adding a Form
Adding Text Fields
Adding a List/Menu
Adding a Check Box Group
Adding a Radio Button Group
Adding Comment Fields
Adding a Button
How to attach a Script