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Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Introduction




AUDIENCE:   This course is for delegates wishing to gain a good introduction up to intermediary knowledge of Adobe's website design product, Dreamweaver CS3.

PREREQUISITES:   This course is for delegates new to web design and development and want to use Dreamweaver CS3 to build intuitive, attractive and accessible web sites.

DURATION:   3 days. Hands on.

OBJECTIVES:   Delegates will gain a good understanding of the use and implementation of Adobe's Dreamweaver website design product. This course applies to DreamWeaver CS3, but can be delivered at previous releases if required.

COURSE CONTENT:  

Introducing the Course
• Understanding the course
• Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
• Reviewing the course format
• Outlining the course content
• Understanding static page architecture
Getting Started
• Introducing DreamweaverCS3
• Learning the interface
• Defining a local site
• Creating a website
• New CSS Template Designs
Adding Content to a Site
• Adding content
• Controlling document structure
• Making lists
• Adding horizontal rules
• Adding special characters
Formatting with Cascading Style Sheets
• Formatting text
• Introducing cascading style sheets
• Creating styles
• Exporting CSS rule definitions
• Creating class styles
• Attaching external style sheets
• Creating advanced styles
• Creating a new external style sheet
• Displaying styles
• Understanding cascading order and inheritance of styles
• Creating internal styles with the Property inspector
Working with Graphics
• Using graphics on web pages
• Placing graphics on the page
• Modifying image properties
• Editing images
• Doing roundtrip editing with Fireworks
• Customizing the Insert bar
• Adding Flash content
• Adding Flash Video
Navigating Your Site
• Understanding site navigation
• Linking to files in your site
• Linking to sites
• Linking to named anchors
• Adding e-mail links
• Linking from images
• Creating a jump menu
Designing Page Layouts with CSS
• Understanding page layout
• Using layers for layout
• Adding CSS to layers
• Using absolute and relative positioning
• Designing with DIVs
• Designing navigation links with CSS
Spry AJAX Components
• Introduction to Spry widgets
• First Look at Spry Effects
Creating Forms
• Understanding forms
• Processing a form
• Form Validation with Spry Framework.
Testing, Maintenance, and Uploading
• Testing your site with the new CS3 Testing features
• Connecting to a remote site


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