Mastering Macromedia Dreamweaver Training Class

WORKSHOP AGENDA

Program hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Getting down to business-customizing the interface

In this session, you'll find out how to start working with Dreamweaver and customize the interface to make it work for you and not against you. You'll discover how to work smarter, not harder, with this amazing application and start cranking out dramatic Web pages with ease. Also in this session ...

Find out exactly what you can accomplish with Dreamweaver, including 3-D layers, animated objects, dynamic style updates and much more
Tour the Dreamweaver interface and discover some little-known tricks and shortcuts that'll dramatically cut down on the time it takes to create stunning Web pages
Find out how to customize the Launcher to give you immediate access to 13 different Dreamweaver functions
Go menu by menu and discover what each item does so you don't have to waste time on "trial and error" methods
How to customize Dreamweaver Preferences to make it work the way you want it to work
How to take advantage of the new features found in the improved workspace layout of Dreamweaver MX
Setting up and managing your Web site

Being able to create stunning Web pages is only half the battle in building a state-of-the-art Web site. You must also be able to properly build and manage your site-and that's what this session is all about. You'll learn how to use the features of Dreamweaver to build your site from the ground up, including how to move a completed site from one computer to another. You'll also learn ...

How to correctly configure the Remote Info options and avoid hours of frustration attempting to upload your newly created Web pages to your Web server
How to configure the Check In/Check Out option to manage Web pages and files when multiple developers are working on the same site
How to get the most out of the Site Windows, including the use of features such as Connect/Disconnect, Get, Put and more
How the Site Setup Wizard in Dreamweaver MX enables you to easily configure site information for a dynamic site or for FTP purposes
How to quickly synchronize files between the local system and remote server without all the hassles of manually checking file date stamps
Step-by-step instructions on how to storyboard your site using the Site Map
Great Web design using Dreamweaver

Great Web design used to mean hours of "trial and error" HTML programming. But Dreamweaver now makes it possible to create truly stunning Web pages with very little effort-if you know how to take advantage of its multitude of features. This session will show you just how to create incredible Web page effects that will amaze your visitors and leave them wondering how you did it. Also in this session ...

5 tricks to creating a dramatic home page with Dreamweaver
How to make use of Dreamweaver's wide range of text manipulation tools to make your text-based Web content leap off the page
How to make the most out of layers to achieve dramatic design effects
How to maximize the power of Dreamweaver's visual layout tools to incorporate virtually any type of image into your Web pages
How Dreamweaver helps you manage links to ensure smooth navigation within your Web site
How to quickly add pop-up menus to your Web pages using Dreamweaver MX
Tables, forms, frames and more

In this session, you'll learn how tables are used to control Web page layout and how to use the latest features of Dreamweaver to take table layout to the next level of power. You'll also learn ...

How to create interactive forms so you can capture information from your site visitors, including data such as e-mail addresses, names, phone numbers and even product orders for an e-commerce site
How to use the Dreamweaver commands to sort or completely reformat your tables
How to turn off the continual updating of tables to speed up your table input
Everything you wanted to know about table properties, such as setting alignment, resizing, adding and removing rows and columns and much more
Step-by-step instructions on how to use Dreamweaver's Import Tabular Data command to avoid having to retype or cut and paste data in your tables
How Dreamweaver's point-and-click interface makes managing frames a snap
Implementing style sheets, behaviors and timelines

In this session, you'll discover how Cascading Style Sheets can be used to alter typefaces, type sizes and spacing throughout an entire Web site with a single command. Learn how the tools found in Dreamweaver have made the application of Cascading Style Sheets user-friendly. Also in this session ...

Configuring Cascading Style Sheet preferences and why it's important to understand how backward compatibility with various browsers makes a difference when selecting options
How to improve readability and navigation through consistent page design with Cascading Style Sheets
How behaviors can dramatically change the appearance and functionality of your Web pages and how to implement them easily
Step-by-step procedures for adding a behavior to an object to achieve the effect you want with
How to use a behavior to check browser versions and then direct the remote user to certain Web pages depending on their browser version
How to use timelines to add animation to your Web page