This three-day, instructor-led course provides learners with broad exposure and hands-on experience with the key solutions that make Dreamweaver the gold standard for web development.

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to manage professional web sites using industry standard for professional web development and design. This class introduces the student to the fundamentals of Dreamweaver with an emphasis on best practices and current web standards.

Public classes or on-site, private sessions are available.

Related Courses:

• Dreamweaver CS5 Web Development
• Other Adobe-Related Courses

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

• Successfully navigate the Dreamweaver interface
• Select and apply web design and layout concepts and tools
• Work with text and images
• Create links and anchors
• Design for devices
• Build Successful Site Navigation
• Build forms in Dreamweaver
• Apply Accessibility and Standards
• Maintain and manage sites.

...and more

We typically cover most of the following topics, with some modifications to meet the needs of individual classes:

Getting a Quick Start

• Defining a Dreamweaver site
  
• Using the Welcome screen
  
• Selecting a CSS layout
  
• Saving a page
  
• Choosing a document view
  
• Modifying the page title
  
• Changing headings
  
• Inserting text
  
• Inserting images
  
• Selecting and modifying CSS styles
  
• Adjusting text, fonts, and colors
  
• Working with Code view and Code and Design view
  
• Using the Properties panel
  
• Previewing a page in Live view
  
• Previewing pages in a browser
  

Working with Cascading Style Sheets

• Previewing a completed file
  
• Attaching an external style sheet
  
• Creating new CSS rules
  
• Applying styles
  
• Applying custom classes to page divisions
  
• Examining selectors in the CSS Rules panel
  
• Creating style sheets for other media types
  

Working with Text, Lists, and Tables

• Previewing a completed file
  
• Creating headings, lists, and blockquotes
  
• Creating tables
  
• Styling tables with CSS
  
• Spell-checking a document
  
• Using the Spry Tooltip widget
  
• Finding and replacing text

Working with Images

• Previewing the completed file
• Inserting an image
• Using background images
• Using the Properties panel with images
• Copying and pasting from Photoshop
• Accessing Adobe Bridge
• Using Photoshop Smart Objects

 

Working with Navigation

• Previewing your completed file
  
• Linking to internal site pages
  
• Creating an external link
  
• Setting up e-mail links
  
• Targeting links within a page
  
• Inserting Spry Menu Bars
  
• Inserting Spry Tabbed Panels
  
• Checking your page
  

Adding Interactivity

• Learning about Dreamweaver behaviors
  
• Previewing a completed file
  
• Using a Spry effects behavior
  
• Learning about XML data
  
• Importing XML data with Spry
  
• Creating Spry Accordions
  
• Customizing a Spry Accordion
  

Creating a Page Layout

• Previewing a completed file
  
• Creating layout styled <div> elements
  
• Looking at Code view
  
• Exporting CSS styles
  
• Using the ruler and guides
  
• Checking the layout
  
• Working with Forms
  

Previewing a completed file

• Learning about forms
  
• Adding a form to the page
  
• Inserting text form elements
  
• Creating radio buttons
  
• Inserting check boxes
  
• Working with lists
  
• Adding a submit button
  
• Styling forms
  

Working with Flash

• Previewing a completed file
  
• Adding a Flash movie to a page
  
• Adding Flash video to a page
  

Increasing Productivity

• Previewing completed files
  
• Creating a template
  
• Inserting editable regions
  
• Updating a template
  
• Producing child pages
  
• Using Library items
  
• Using server-side includes
  

Publishing to the Web

• Defining a remote site
  
• Cloaking folders and files
  
• Putting your site online

 

Class Dates and Locations TBD. Please contact us to schedule private sessions.

Public sessions can be scheduled near your location for 4 or more interested learners.

Location	Dates	Available Seats	Register
Asheville, NC	August	?
Knoxville, TN	August	?
Lexington, KY	August	?

Standard Pricing

Public classes: $995 / student, with minimum 4 students* and maximum 10 students per class. Public sessions can be scheduled near your location for 4 or more interested learners.

Online classes: $795 / student, with minimum 4 students* and maximum 10 students per class.

Onsite Classes: $3695 plus modest travel expenses, with maximum of 10 students per class (no minimum).** Virtual onsite classes may also be available. Please contact us for more details.

* Classes with fewer than 4 students may be cancelled one week prior to start date.

** Onsite classes require learners (or the sponsoring organization) to provide networked computers with appropriate version of software pre-installed. Laptops on a wireless network work well for this. Travel expenses are kept to a minimum and we charge only actual cost of travel and lodging for onsite training events.