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INDW8 - Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Introduction and Advanced

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You want to make some information available on the Internet. To do this, you might want to design and build a website and upload it. The features and functions in Dreamweaver 8 will enable you create a web page to suit your requirements.

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Prerequisites

The user should have an understanding of how to use Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating systems.

Detailed Class Syllabus

Lesson 1: Accessing the Internet and Identifying HTML Codes

Topic 1A: Design a Website

Topic 1B: Explore the Dreamweaver Environment

Topic 1C: View and Manage HTML Codes

Lesson 2: Creating a Website

Topic 2A: Define a Website

Topic 2B: Create Basic Web Pages

Topic 2C: Save a Web Page

Lesson 3: Building a Website

Topic 3A: Organize Files and Folders

Topic 3B: Create Templates

Lesson 4: Adding Content to Web Pages

Topic 4A: Format a List

Topic 4B: Insert Images

Topic 4C: Manage Tables

Topic 4D: Create Repeating Region Templates

Lesson 5: Working with Links

Topic 5A: Link Within a Site

Lesson 6: Enhancing the Navigation of a Site

Topic 6A: Create Framesets

Lesson 7: Uploading a Website

Topic 7A: Ensure Accessibility

Topic 7B: Upload Files onto a Site

Day 2
Course Content

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

Day 3
Course Content

Lesson 1: Administering Websites

Topic 1A: Connect to Servers

Topic 1B: Transfer Files to Servers

Topic 1C: Manage Websites

Lesson 2: Creating a Database-Driven Site

Topic 2A: Identify the Components of a Database-Driven Site

Topic 2B: Creating a Connection to the Database

Lesson 3: Working with Recordsets

Topic 3A: Create Recordsets

Topic 3B: Display Records

Topic 3C: Page Through Recordsets

Lesson 4: Creating Detail, Search, and Results Pages

Topic 4A: Create Master Detail Pages

Topic 4B: Create Search and Results Pages

Lesson 5: Using Dynamic Form and HTML Elements

Topic 5A: Create Dynamic Form Elements

Topic 5B: Create Alternate Rows of Color

Lesson 6: Administering Database Records

Topic 6A: Insert Records

Topic 6B: Edit Records

Topic 6C: Delete Records