Introduction to Dreamweaver Training Class

Class Description

This Introduction to Dreamweaver Training Class will teach you everything you need to know to build professional websites using Dreamweaver. You will also learn HTML, CSS, and modern web standards.

Who should take class?

• New Dreamweaver users
• Web Designers, Web Developers, Web Masters, Content Creators, Digital Marketers and anyone else responsible for creating and managing websites
• No prior experience with Dreamweaver is necessary, though you should have basic computer skills

What’s Included?

• Instruction from an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) and Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI), who is also an experienced web and graphic designer
• Detailed notes
• Lesson files and hands-on exercises
• Follow up sessions with the instructor by phone and email

Detailed Curriculum

Note: The following is the standard curriculum for the class, and is always customized to meet the needs of the students who attend.

1. Basics

• Some fundamental Web Terminology
• Understanding Web Standards and the separation of content from presentation (xhtml from css)
• Naming Conventions
• A glimpse at our resource pool

2. Interface Basics

• The Welcome Screen
• The Insert Bar
• The Property Inspector
• The Document Window and Toolbar
• Dreamweaver Panels
• The Preferences Window

3. Learning about Site Control

• Defining a Site
• File Management
• Path Structure
• Adding Content to your folder structure
• Creating Sitemaps

4. HTML Fundamentals

• Writing HTML code
• HTML standards and syntax
• Most common tags in HTML
• Paragraphs and headings
• Inserting Images
• Inserting Text
• Adding Metatags
• Creating Links
• Working with Tables
• Document type declarations
• Viewing page in browser

5. CSS Basics

• What is CSS
• Working with selectors
• Tags
• Classes
• CSS Typography
• Working with linked, embedded, and inline stylesheets
• Using the Style Panel
• Margins and Padding: Understanding the Box Model
• Alignment
• Working with and styling lists

6. Creating a Page Layout

• Working with thumbnails and wireframes
• Defining a Dreamweaver site
• Defining page sections
• Adding header, footer, sidebar
• Floating and clearing
• Creating multi-column layouts
• Adding a background image to the header
• Changing element alignment
• Modifying the page width and background color
• Modifying existing content and formatting
• Modifying the footer
• Validating webpages

7. Site Building with Templates

• Previewing completed files
• Creating a template from an existing layout
• Inserting editable regions
• Producing child pages
• Updating a template
• Using library items
• Creating Navigation

8. Working with Text, Lists, and Tables

• Previewing the completed file
• Creating and styling text
• Creating and styling tables
• Spell checking webpages
• Finding and replacing text

9. Working with Images

• Reviewing web image basics
• Previewing the completed file
• Inserting an image
• Adjusting image positions with CSS classes
• Working with the Insert panel
• Using Adobe Bridge to insert images
• Inserting non-web file types
• Working with Photoshop Smart Objects
• Copying and pasting images from Photoshop and Fireworks
• Inserting images by drag and drop
• Optimizing images with the Property inspector

10. Working with Navigation

• Hyperlink basics
• Previewing the completed file
• Creating internal hyperlinks
• Creating an image-based link
• Creating an external link
• Setting up email links
• Targeting page elements
• Checking your page

11. Finalizing Site

• Basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Adding meta tags
• Checking Links Sitewide
• Validating your markup
• Connecting to a web server
• Uploading the site

12. Publishing & Site Management

• Setting up hosting server
• Running site reports
• Using Cloaking
• Site synchronization
• Sitewide link check
• Site validation & browser checks
• SEO tips

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