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Macromedia Training Overview
You know how to create basic web pages. You now need to create professional-looking websites. In this course, you will use the advanced features of Dreamweaver 8 to design and develop professional-looking websites.
Target Student:
Students who want in-depth understanding of techniques used to create advanced web pages.
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, students should take the Macromedia Dreamweaver 8: Level 1 course or have equivalent knowledge.
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities
Objectives
You will create and develop professional-looking web pages using Dreamweaver 8.
Hardware Requirements
- An Intel Pentium II processor or equivalent 300+ MHz.
- At least 96 MB of available RAM (128 MB recommended).
- At least 275 MB available disk space for software installation, and an additional 10 MB for the course data files.
- A 256 color monitor capable of 800 x 600 resolution (1024 x 768, millions of colors recommended).
- A CD-ROM drive.
Software Requirements
- Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater.
- Macromedia Dreamweaver 8.0.
Platform Requirements
- Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, Windows 98, or Windows NT with Option Pack 4.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- create an effective user-navigation interface.
- manage libraries and snippets.
- manage head elements and keyboard shortcuts.
- work with style sheets.
- work with layers.
- work with the History panel.
- target websites to specific versions of browsers.
- work with code.
- author with XML data.
- create forms.
Course duration
1 Day
Macromedia Training Course outline
Lesson 1: Creating an Effective User-Navigation Interface
- Topic 1A: Create Rollovers
- Topic 1B: Create a Navigation Bar Using Behaviors
- Topic 1C: Create a Navigation Bar Using the Insert Navigation Bar Tool
- Topic 1D: Add Flash Buttons and Text to a Page
Lesson 2: Managing Libraries and Snippets
- Topic 2A: Add Library Items from Site Pages
- Topic 2B: Place Library Items onto Site Pages
- Topic 2C: Modify Library Items
- Topic 2D: Use Snippets
Lesson 3: Managing Head Elements and Keyboard Shortcuts
- Topic 3A: Define Head Elements
- Topic 3B: Edit Meta Tags
- Topic 3C: Customize Keyboard Shortcuts
Lesson 4: Working with Style Sheets
- Topic 4A: Define Style Sheets
- Topic 4B: Apply External Styles to Multiple Pages
- Topic 4C: Redefine Style Sheets
Lesson 5: Working with Layers
- Topic 5A: Create Layers
- Topic 5B: Use the Layers Panel
- Topic 5C: Define Layers with Styles
- Topic 5D: Combine Layers with Behaviors
- Topic 5E: Insert Rich Media Objects
Lesson 6: Working with the History Panel
- Topic 6A: Use the History Panel
- Topic 6B: Record Steps
- Topic 6C: Save Steps
Lesson 7: Targeting Websites to Specific Versions of Browsers
- Topic 7A: Test Browser Compatibility
- Topic 7B: Convert Pages to Earlier Versions
- Topic 7C: Add a Behavior to Check the Browser Version
Lesson 8: Working with Code
- Topic 8A: Examine Coding Tools
- Topic 8B: Use the Find And Replace Command
Lesson 9: Authoring with XML Data
- Topic 9A: Integrate XML-Based Data
- Topic 9B: Use Design Notes and Comments
- Topic 9C: Transform XML with XSLT
Lesson 10: Creating Forms
- Topic 10A: Set Up Forms
- Topic 10B: Add Form Elements
- Topic 10C: Validate Forms
Appendix A: Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Developer Certification Exam Objectives
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