Performance-based
objectives
·
Upon
successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
·
Explain
basic concepts about the Internet and the World Wide Web, and how to publish a
site.
·
Navigate in
the Dreamweaver work environment.
·
Create a
basic web page by typing text and importing graphics.
·
Design a
site from scratch, beginning with developing a site map, through final upload
of the site to a web server.
·
Import text
into Dreamweaver pages using several methods.
·
Perform
character and paragraph formatting on text, and define and apply HTML styles
to speed up repetitive formatting.
·
Add links
within a site, create anchors, and specify external links.
·
Create and
format tables to assist in page design.
·
Use images
as links and create image maps.
·
Build a
frame-based site to assist the viewer in navigation.
·
Upload a
site to a remote web server.
Course Contents
Lesson
1: Dreamweaver Basics
·
Internet
Access and HTML
·
The
Dreamweaver Environment
·
Editing an
Existing Page
·
Viewing HTML
and Download Time
Lesson
2: Creating a Basic Web Page
·
Creating and
Formatting Text
·
Saving and
Titling Web Pages
·
Working with
Images
Lesson
3: Designing a Web Site
·
Defining a
Web Site
·
Working with
the Site Window
·
Working with
Templates
Lesson
4: Working with Text
·
Importing
Text
·
HTML Text
·
Character
Formatting
·
Paragraph
Formatting
·
HTML Styles
Lesson
5: Working with Links
·
Links within
a Site
·
Anchors
·
Working with
External Links
Lesson
6: Working with Images
·
Importing
Images
·
Resizing
Images
·
Using Images
as Links
Lesson
7: Working with Tables
·
Creating
Tables
·
Changing
Table Layout
·
Formatting
Text in Tables
·
Table
Attributes
·
Using Tables
for Layout
Lesson
8: Building a Site with Frames
·
Creating a
Frameset
·
Web Pages in
Framesets
·
Frame Link
Destinations
Lesson
9: Uploading a Web Site
·
Checking the
Site
·
Uploading
the Site
Performance-based objectives
·
Work with
libraries to manage repeating site elements.
·
Create CSS
styles to streamline text formatting within a page, and create external style
sheets to allow formatting information to be used throughout a site.
·
Create
dynamic user-interface elements, including simple rollovers and complex
navigation bars.
·
Define
keyword, description, and other meta tags in order to make your site visible to
automatic search engine spiders.
·
Create
layers using a number of techniques, and manage the size, position, stacking
order, and visibility of layers.
·
Combine
layers with behaviors to provide additional visual feedback for a viewer
navigating a site.
·
Work with
timelines to create basic animations and complex time-based sequences on your
site pages.
·
Target page
content to specific browsers and versions.
Course Contents
Lesson 1:
Libraries
·
Creating a
Library
·
Modifying a
Library Item
Lesson 2:
Style Sheets
·
Defining
Style Sheets
·
Applying
Style Sheets to Multiple Pages
Lesson 3:
Rollovers and Navigation Bars
·
Rollovers
·
Adding Image
States to a Navigation Bar Using Behaviors
·
Using the
Insert Navigation Bar Tool
Lesson 4:
Defining Head Elements
·
Defining
Head Elements
·
Edit Meta
Tags
Lesson 5:
Layers
·
Creating
Layers
·
Using the
Layers palette
·
Layers and
Behaviors
Lesson 6:
The
History Panel
·
The History Panel
·
Recording Steps
·
Saving Steps to the Commands Menu
Lesson 7:
Browser Targeting
·
Testing
Browser Compatibility
·
Converting
Pages to Earlier Versions
·
Browser
Checking
Lesson
8:
Creating Forms
·
Setting up Forms
·
Adding Form Elements
·
Validating
and Testing Forms
