Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Website Development provides web designers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build and manage professional web sites using Dreamweaver CS3.

Introducing the Course

• Understanding the course
  
• Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
  
• Reviewing the course format
  
• Outlining the course content
  
• Understanding static page architecture

Dreamweaver CS3 New Features

• CSS Layouts
  
• CSS Management
  
• CSS Advisor
  
• Browser Compatability
  
• Spry Data
  
• Spry Widgets
• Spry Effects
  
• Photoshop CS3 Integration
  
• Adobe Device Central
  
• Adobe Bridge CS3

Getting Started

• Introducing Dreamweaver CS3
  
• Learning the interface
  
• Defining a local site
  
• Creating a website

Adding Content to a Site

• Adding content
  
• Controlling document structure
  
• Making lists
  
• Adding horizontal rules
  
• Adding special characters

Formatting with Cascading Style Sheets

• Formatting text
  
• Introducing cascading style sheets
• Creating styles
  
• Exporting CSS rule definitions
  
• Creating class styles
  
• Attaching external style sheets
  
• Creating advanced styles
  
• Creating a new external style sheet
  
• Displaying styles
  
• Understanding cascading order and inheritance of styles

Working with Graphics

• Using graphics on web pages
  
• Placing graphics on the page
  
• Modifying image properties
  
• Editing images
  
• Doing roundtrip editing with Fireworks CS3/Photshop CS3
  
• Customizing the Insert bar
  
• Adding Flash content
  
• Adding Flash Video

Navigating Your Site

• Understanding site navigation
  
• Linking to files in your site
  
• Linking to sites
  
• Linking to named anchors
  
• Adding e-mail links
  
• Linking from images
  
• Creating a jump menu

Designing Page Layouts with CSS

• Understanding page layout
  
• Using layers for layout
  
• Adding CSS to layers
  
• Using absolute and relative positioning
  
• Designing with DIVs
  
• Designing navigation links with CSS
  
• Importing tabular data
  
• Using table layout view

Using Libraries and Templates

• Using site library items
  
• Creating site templates
  
• Defining editable regions
  
• Using templates
  
• Applying a template to an existing page
  
• Modifying templates

Creating Forms

• Understanding forms
  
• Processing a form
  
• Setting focus in a form
  
• Validating a form

Testing, Maintenance, and Uploading

• Testing your site
  
• Maintaining your files and folders
  
• Connecting to a remote site
  
• Synchronizing files

You should have the following experience prior to taking this course:

• Have experience with Windows or Macintosh operating systems
  
• Use and have knowledge of the web environment and web browsers
  
• Have a basic understanding of document formatting programs, such as Microsoft Word.

This course is for people new to web design and development and want to use Dreamweaver CS3 to build intuitive, attractive and accessible web sites.

In this course, you will examine the basics of Dreamweaver CS3 with a focus on best practices and design. What You Will Learn:

• Adobe Dreamweaver Interface Basics
  
• Creating a website
  
• Controlling document structure
  
• Intro to Cascading Style Sheets
  
• Adding Graphics
  
• Building Successful Site Navigation
  
• Designing Pages with CSS
  
• Fireworks CS3 -Dreamweaver CS3 integration
  
• Creating Templates and Site Maintenance.

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