Dreamweaver MX Series

Dreamweaver MX Series
Total Time: 42 hour(s)

Dreamweaver MX: Introduction

Time: 3 hours

DWEA01

This course provides an introduction to the interface and the new features of Dreamweaver MX.

Identify the new features of the Dreamweaver interface
Implement design ideas that will enable the creation of a compelling Web site

Use timesaving tips and techniques

Dreamweaver MX: Setting Up a Web Site

Time: 4 hours

DWEA02

This course shows users how to define a new Web site or import an existing site, create new pages, apply basic formatting to text, place images, and set links. It also describes how to set up Web access and put a site online.

Define a new site
Make new pages

Create links
Put a Web site online

Dreamweaver MX: Designing the Site

Time: 6 hours

DWEA03

This course explains Web site management and structure, the principles of good site design, and how to use the features of Dreamweaver MX to work with a team of designers. Specific procedures for using templates, Library items, Tracing Images, and the Quick Tag Editor are also included.

Propose a Web site design after assessing various planning issues
Manage the work of a team of developers using site management features in Dreamweaver MX

Employ various tools in Dreamweaver MX to manage a site

Dreamweaver MX: Adding Graphics

Time: 2 hours

DWEA04

This course provides an introduction to Web graphics and shows users how to integrate graphic elements on a Web page. It also includes tips and strategies for creating Web graphics and for finding or buying images that are already optimized for the Web.

Obtain royalty-free images from the Internet
Choose an image-editing program for working with graphics

Insert and align images on a Web page using appropriate file formats
Use image maps

Dreamweaver MX: Tables

Time: 3 hours

dwea05

This course explains how to use HTML tables to create complex page layouts that work in the most common Web browsers. A highlight of this course is the Dreamweaver MX Table Layout View, which makes it easy to create complex Web designs.

Create and edit HTML tables
Use table sorting and formatting features

Practice importing table data into Dreamweaver
Arrange complex HTML page designs using tables

Dreamweaver MX: Frames

Time: 3 hours

dwea06

This course provides information on HTML framesets: when to use them, when to avoid them, and step-by-step instructions for creating them using Dreamweaver MX.

Describe how frames function in Web pages
Create, save, and name frames in a frameset
Create targeted links in frames

Change frame and frameset properties
List some design guidelines to follow when using frames

Dreamweaver MX: Styles and CSS

Time: 3 hours

dwea07

This course provides an overview of Cascading Style Sheets: how they work and how they can save development time. Also included are descriptions of all of the styles available in Dreamweaver and instructions for creating and applying styles.

Create and apply a new HTML style
Create and apply a new CSS Style

Demonstrate the process of redefining HTML tags
Create and edit an external style sheet

Dreamweaver MX: Dynamic HTML

Time: 4 hours

dwea08

This course explains the features of Dynamic HTML, such as layers and behaviors, which allow precise design control and new levels of interactivity. It also introduces extensions and shows how to locate, download, and install them.

Describe what Dynamic HTML (DHTML) is and how it is used
Position elements using layers

Create and apply behaviors
Describe what extensions are and how they are used

Dreamweaver MX: Advanced DHTML

Time: 3 hours

dwea09

This course introduces the Dreamweaver MX timeline, and shows users how to create animations and even more complex designs with DHTML.

Create timelines
Use behaviors with timelines

Employ options for supporting multiple browsers

Dreamweaver MX: Multimedia Integration

Time: 4 hours

dwea10

This course provides an introduction to Fireworks, the Macromedia image program for the Web, and shows how to take advantage of the Dreamweaver/Fireworks integration to create complex images. This course also demonstrates how to use Dreamweaver to link a variety of multimedia file types - from Flash to Java to RealAudio - to Web pages.

Employ roundtrip graphics editing between Dreamweaver and Fireworks
Use other image editors with Dreamweaver
Demonstrate the process of inserting and editing Fireworks HTML in Dreamweaver

Integrate Shockwave and Flash elements into your Web pages
Create Flash files in Dreamweaver
Apply elements from Java, ActiveX, and other technologies to your Web pages

Dreamweaver MX: Dynamic Web Sites

Time: 3 hours

dwea11

This course helps the user understand how database-driven Web sites work and why they have become so important on the Web. It also shows how to add dynamic content to a Web site, define data sources, and display recordsets.

Define a dynamic Web site
Identify the required components of a dynamic Web site

Create and utilize recordsets
Create a Web page that uses dynamic data

Dreamweaver MX: Forms and Interactivity

Time: 4 hours

dwea12

This course explains HTML forms and how to use Dreamweaver to add interactive elements, such as search engines, online discussion areas, and e-commerce systems, to a Web site. Other topics include how to build master pages, create pages to search databases, and test the site with a live connection.

Create and use forms and form elements
Set up user authentication

Search and edit databases
Understand the basics of e-commerce