BASIC APPLICATION TRAINING
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
This two day instructor led training course introduces not only the application of Dreamweaver but also the technical and design considerations of producing a website. Within this course we have structured the inclusion of an element of Macromedia Fireworks for image optimisation and basic multi-media elements and their integration in the Dreamweaver environment.
The outline below is presented as a guide to the elements that would generally be covered however we will always include any special or additional requirements that are identified prior to the course.
Dreamweaver Basics
- About the Dreamweaver interface
- Working with colours
- Integration with other applications
- About Site planning and design
- Editing an existing site
- Setting up a remote site
- Using the FTP application
- Creating, opening and saving HTML files
- Setting document properties
- Selecting document elements
- Using visual guides in the design process
- About layout cells and tables
- Drawing, editing and formatting layout cells
and tables - Setting layout width
- Inserting a table
- Selecting table elements
- Formatting and editing tables
- Sorting tabular data
- About frames
- Creating frames
- Selecting frames or framesets
- Saving frames and frameset files
- Controlling links within framesets
Inserting and formatting text
- Inserting text
- Setting fonts, styles, colour and alignment
- Using CSS style sheets
- Image file formats
- Creating image maps
- Macromedia Fireworks
- Setting image links and rollovers
- Using Flash objects
- Inserting Macromedia Flash movies
- Importing Fireworks HTML
- About roundtrip HTML
- Using the code view
- Creating a hypertext link
- Creating jump menus
- Attaching behaviours to links
- Setting up email links
- About form objects
- Processing forms
- Previewing in browsers
- Checking links
- Updating your Site
- Promoting your site
