Dreamweaver CS4 Training

Summary:

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 lets coding and design professionals create and edit Web content in a visual layout or a coding environment. With Dreamweaver CS4, you can produce exciting, dynamic Web site designs that employ the most modern layouts and features to

This Dreamweaver CS4 online training series provides over 28 hours of self-paced courseware. This web-based training provides 6 months of unlimited access to all of the following lessons:

1 . Adding Flash, Video, and Sound
2 . Adding Text and Images
3 . Building Web Forms
4 . Creating Page Layouts with CSS
5 . Editing in Code View
6 . Fine-Tuning the Workflow
7 . Getting Started with Dreamweaver CS4
8 . Managing Web Sites
9 . Maximizing Site Design
10 . Setting Up a New Site
11 . Styling Pages with CSS
12 . Using Legacy Frames
13 . Working with Tables
14 . Working with the Spry Framework

Lesson Detail:

Adding Flash, Video, and Sound
This course explains how to add media, including Flash movies, videos, and sound to your Web site.

• Adding Flash Movies
• Adding Flash Video
• QuickTime and Windows Media Video
• Adding Sound

Adding Text and Images
This course explains how to work with text, hyperlinks, lists, and images when designing Web pages.

• Adding Text to Web Pages
• Setting Text Styles
• Previewing Pages in a Web Browser
• Creating Hyperlinks
• Creating Lists
• Using the Text Insert Panel
• Inserting Images
• Linking Images and Using Placeholders
• Editing Images

Building Web Forms
This course explains how you can make a Web site more interactive by adding forms which let you gather information from Web site visitors.

• Creating User Input Forms

Creating Page Layouts with CSS
This course explains how to employ Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to create page layouts in Dreamweaver CS4.

• Positioning Content with AP Divs
• Absolute and Relative Positioning
• Adding Columns and Headers
• Adding Global Navigation
• Setting Box Stacking Order
• More CSS Layout Tips
• Adding Space to Page Layouts
• Overriding Default Margins
• Building for the Future

Editing in Code View
This course explains how to use Dreamweaver's tools to work with and validate the HTML code of Web pages.

• Working in Code View

Fine-Tuning the Workflow
This course explains various methods for customizing Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 to make your workflow more efficient and effective.

• Customizing the Workspace Layout
• Using Favorites
• Using Guides
• Using Grids
• Selecting Tags and Cascading Documents
• Zooming the View

Getting Started with Dreamweaver CS4
This course explores several of Dreamweaver's important features. It also explains how the Web works and how Web browsers and HTML code function.

• Taking a Look at Dreamweaver CS4
• How Web Sites Work
• HTML Tags and Documents
• Working with Images and Colors in HTML
• HTML Tips

Managing Web Sites
This course explains how to manage web sites you have created, including using reports and built-in tools to track your site.

• Managing Web Sites

Maximizing Site Design
This course provides an introduction to using tools, such as snippets, library items, and templates, that help you create a consistent appearance across your Web site.

• Using Snippets
• Creating Snippets
• Working with Library Items
• Updating Library Items
• Working with Templates
• Creating Pages from Templates
• Modifying Templates
• Creating Repeating Regions
• Working with Repeating Regions

Setting Up a New Site
This course explains the basic techniques you need to create a site. It also covers how to use and transfer files.

• Creating a New Site
• Creating a Page and Defining the Properties
• Working with Views
• Using the Files Panel
• Working with Files Panel Options

Styling Pages with CSS
This course explains the use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4. CSS is a Web programming language that works in conjunction with HTML to format Web page content. This course provides information on using CSS, its advantages, and its

• Creating CSS Rules in Dreamweaver
• Types of Style Sheets
• Creating Styles with the Property Inspector
• Using the CSS Styles Panel
• Advanced Formatting with CSS
• Fine-Tuning Pages
• Working with Div Tags and CSS IDs
• Using External Style Sheets
• Attaching External Style Sheets
• Creating New External Style Sheets

Using Legacy Frames
This course explains how frames provide a way to divide a browser window into multiple regions, each capable of displaying a different HTML document. More recently, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) have become the standard for positioning on a Web page, but f

• Using Legacy Frames

Working with Tables
This course explains the use of tables for Web page layout, and compares and contrasts the use of HTML styling with the use of more modern Cascading Style Sheet techniques.

• Modifying Table Size and Structure
• Creating Tables
• Formatting Tables with HTML
• Formatting Tables with CSS
• Advanced CSS Table Styling
• Adjusting Cells with CSS
• More CSS Style Options
• Sorting Data in Tables

Working with the Spry Framework
This course explains the use of Spry Widgets and Data Objects -- a library of interactive menus, content panels, and XML-driven containers that can be incorporated easily into your existing pages to add dynamic content and cool interactivity not available

• Working with the Spry Framework

Certification:
Dreamweaver CS4

Audience:
This series is for anyone who wants to learn about Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, and see procedures and techniques developed on and for a Windows PC.

Features:

• Flash and audio provide animated, interactive Lesson Introductions, Activities, and Simulations.
• Streaming video scenarios illustrate real world issues and solutions discussed in the course.
• Audio accompanies each lesson page throughout the course.
• MindNotes provide printable quick-reference sheets and other files to be used as learners apply their skills on the job.
• Show Me Hows allow learners to access instructional demonstrations from all courses in the series.
• Simulations teach learners to perform specific tasks in applications through guided, multi-step exercises.
• Activities allow learners to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment.
• Full-page images allow learners to experience an application as if it were open on their computer.
• Exercises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied.
• Supplied sample files include sample documents, application files, programs, and programming code that enable learners to practice with these files, enhancing the learning experience.
• A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics.
• Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course.
• Search text enables learners to rapidly search all text within a course to easily retrieve information required.
• Courses challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank.
• A skill assessment generates a customized learning path based on the results of a pre-test.
• A glossary provides a reference for definitions of unfamiliar terms.
• Bookmarking tracks the learner's progress in a course.

Technical Requirements:

What You Get:

You will receive Unlimited Access to all of the Dreamweaver CS4 training tutorials listed above. Your online training courses will be available from anywhere you have internet access.This e-learning series includes all of the online training tutorials listed and is provided in an interactive, self-paced format. Retake any or all of our computer training as often as you want. Our online tutorials allow you to learn anywhere, anytime from any computer with internet access. All courses allow for 6 months of unlimited access (1 user), include a variety of features and qualify for Continuing Education Unit credit.

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