Dreamweaver CS3, Introduction
Students will learn the basics of how to create a web site, use Cascading Style Sheets, tables, images, and links. They will also learn how to execute site checks and publish web sites.
Audience
This course will benefit students who want to learn how to use Dreamweaver CS3 to create and modify Web sites. Students will learn how to plan, define, and create a Web site; add pages and content; format text; create and apply CSS style rules; create tables; manage images and links; manage Web site files; and publish a site. Students taking this course should be comfortable using a PC and have experienced with Microsoft Windows XP or Vista. Students should have little or no experience with Dreamweaver.
- The user should have an understanding of how to use Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP operating systems
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss basic internet and HTML concepts, identify the components of the Dreamweaver CS3 workspace, edit and format text on an existing page, insert images, preview pages in a browser, identify basic HTML tags, and perform basic tasks in Code view.
- Plan and define a Web site, work with the Files panel and the Assets panel, create a Web page, import text from external files, and set page properties.
- Convert line breaks to paragraph breaks, insert special characters, define a basic page structure, create and modify lists, create CSS style sheets, apply styles to text, and create class styles and pseudo-element styles.
- Create tables and nested tables, format rows and cells, merge cells, add rows and columns to tables, set fixed and variable widths for tables and columns, change cell borders and padding, and create a layout table to arrange page content.
- Choose appropriate image formats, insert images, modify image properties, insert and modify background images, and write effective alternate text.
- Create links to other pages and resources, create named anchors and link to them, create e-mail links, create an image map, and apply CSS styles to link states.
- Work with Map view, check file sizes and download times, check for broken links and orphaned files, cloak files, validate code, connect to a Web server with a secure FTP connection, and upload and update a Web site.
- Unit 1: Getting started
- Unit 2: Web sites and pages
- Unit 3: Text Formatting
- Unit 4: Tables
- Unit 5: Images
- Unit 6: Links
- Unit 7: Publishing
In order for a class to be successful, all students should share the same general level
of knowledge and experience. If a participant does not demonstrate these, the instructor will take
the necessary steps either to prepare the participant or place him/her in a more appropriate course.
This policy is intended to maintain the high level of quality control that you have come to expect.