Online Training
Dreamweaver I

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Karen Harrell, Indiana "Above is my changed version of the home page exericise six using the graphics included. I came up with a new band graphic as well. Thanks for the great lessons. Much appreciated."

Adobe Dreamweaver is the preferred HTML editor of professional Web designers—and not just because it has a cool name.

Dreamweaver integrates a host of design tools in one easy-to-use application. Without any advanced HTML knowledge, you can design sophisticated sites, creating advanced layouts by using tables, colors, style sheets, frames, and more.

This intensive 6-lesson training course guides you through Adobe's leading-edge Web editor, taking you from absolute beginner to intermediate level. You'll be weaving dreams on the Web before you know it!

Course Instructors:
Piper Nilsson is a graphic designer and information architect ... get bio

Course Developers:
Piper Nilsson
Anne-Marie Yerks is the author of several design and technology books and a fine artist ... get bio

Develop and submit for feedback six Web pages or sites demonstrating specific Dreamweaver technologies.

Navigate the Dreamweaver interface and access the full range of tools, panels, and commands.

Publish a Web page to a Web server using Dreamweaver FTP and accurate link paths.

Present text and images on a Web page using layout tables, nested tables, and image slices.

Create working navigation bars using hyperlinks and JavaScript image rollovers.

Format text, links, and page backgrounds consistently and creatively using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Use basic Web design guidelines to create attractive Web layouts and color schemes.

Use CSS as a more efficient and flexible alternative to tables for page layout design.

Add Flash and basic DHTML behaviors to Web pages.

Develop frame-based Web site layouts and apply them in appropriate situations.

Troubleshoot and repair broken links and other basic Web site flaws.

Outline:

LESSON 1 Intro to Dreamweaver Lesson One kicks off with an introduction to Dreamweaver's flexible toolkit. You'll learn to customize, create, and save an HTML page, how to define a site and make it talk to your Web server, and how to manage files. You'll explore how HTML and CSS code is generated in Dreamweaver's WYSIWYG interface and learn how to use the Properties Inspector. In the exercise, you'll create a "favorite links" page, hooking up Web links, formatting text, adding images, and more.

LESSON 2 All About Tables Training Lesson Two explores how to use tables as a layout and organization tool. You'll look at a "best practice" table design on the Web, then find out how easy Dreamweaver makes it. You'll learn how to create tables, add content, adjust and nest tables, and explore design options using table borders, background colors, and patterns. In the training exercise, you'll use tables to design an e-commerce home page using a cool rollover navigation bar.

LESSON 3 Cascading Style Sheets Ready to create pages with some real style? Training Lesson Three introduces you to a key Web technology: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). With CSS you can refine the look of text and other features on your Web pages, training you to make global site design changes in a snap. You'll learn how to create internal and external style sheets using Dreamweaver's CSS Styles panel that will make your styles look great. In the exercise, it's off to camp—you'll design a Web site for an arts and crafts camp using CSS for text and background formatting.

LESSON 5 Tableless Layouts In Web design, it's all about staying on top of current technology and trends. Lesson Five introduces you to CSS positioning—a technology that allows you to create super flexible and efficient layouts instead of relying on restrictive HTML tables. You'll see how easy and fun it is to design a layout and build it with CSS, and you'll create a complete, tableless Web site in Exercise Five.

Tuition: $829 US