Online Training
Dreamweaver I

Karen Harrell, Indiana "Above is my changed version of the home page 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.

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

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

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

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

Add Flash and basic DHTML behaviors to Web pages.

Create working navigation bars using hyperlinks and JavaScript image rollovers.

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 Cascading Style Sheets Ready to create pages with some real style? Lesson Two 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 3 All About Tables Lesson Three 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 exercise, you'll use tables to design an e-commerce home page using a cool rollover navigation bar.

LESSON 5 CSS Positioning Now that you're familiar with Dreamweaver's essential tools, you're ready to really design. Lesson Five focuses on absolutely positioning elements and your layout using CSS. You’ll also explore fixed and static positioning, then using these techniques to create boxes with rounded corners using CSS. In the exercise, you'll create a Web site based on a detailed client brief using your new CSS positioning skills.

Tuition: $912 US