Training Video DVD
Janine’s delightful sense of humor (and The Chocolate Game website) make learning web design with Dreamweaver CS4 more fun in this comprehensive 5-hour course.
Description
By Janine Warner
Training Video DVD created with TotalTraining
Janine’s delightful sense of humor (and The Chocolate Game website) make learning web design with Dreamweaver CS4 more fun. Learn everything you need to build websites with Dreamweaver in this comprehensive 5-hour course. You’ll get up to speed fast with the basics of setting up a site and creating your first web pages, and then move onto more advanced concepts, including using cascading style sheets (CSS) and Dreamweaver templates to created and update web pages quickly and efficiently. You’ll also discover how to add video, create rollover images, and ultimately publish your website on the world wide web.
Chapter 1: DESIGNING WEB SITES WITH DREAMWEAVER CS4 (20 min)
1. Introduction
2. Reviewing Designs Created with Tables
3. Considering Frames
4. Understanding the CSS Advantage
5. Saving Time with Templates
6. Using Advanced Design Technologies
Chapter 2: CREATING A NEW WEBSITE(50 min)
1. Setting Up a New Web Site
2. Creating a New Web Page
3. Adding Images with Alternate Text
4. Inserting & Formatting Text
5. Understanding Font Options
6. Aligning Images Using the Property Inspector
7. Creating Links
8. Organizing Files & Folders
9. Changing Background & Page Settings
Chapter 3: OPTIMIZING THE INTERFACE (33 min)
1. Opening an Existing Site
2. A New Look in CS4
3. New Features in CS4
4. Reviewing Menu Options
5. Using the Status Bar & Tag Selector
6. Setting Preferences
7. Previewing Pages in Multiple Browsers
Chapter 4: CREATING & INSERTING IMAGES (24 min)
1. Optimizing Images for the Web
2. Saving JPEGS in Adobe Photoshop
3. Saving GIF & PNG Files in Photoshop
4. Using Smart Objects with Photoshop
5. Cropping & Editing Images within Dreamweaver
6. Changing Dreamweaver’s Editor Preferences
Chapter 5: WORKING WITH CSS (60 min)
1. Getting Started with Styles
2. Understanding Style Selectors
3. Creating Class Styles
4. Creating Tag Styles
5. Aligning Images with Floats
6. Comparing Span, Div, & P Tags
7. Creating & Editing Link Styles
8. Reviewing CSS Code
9. Using External Style Sheets
10. Creating a Simple Centered Design
Chapter 6: DESIGNING WITH CSS (14 min)
1. Understanding the Box Model
2. Comparing Margins and Padding
Chapter 7: SAVING TIME WITH TEMPLATES (33 min)
1. Creating a New Template
2. Creating Editable Regions
3. Creating a New Page from a Template
4. Editing Templates
5. Combining Templates with Style Sheets
6. Template Tips
Chapter 8: DESIGNING ACCESSIBLE TABLES (28 min)
1. Understanding Tables
2. Creating a Table for Tabular Data
3. Styling a Table
4. Editing Table Layouts, Part 1
5. Editing Table Layouts, Part 2
Chapter 9: USING HTML & CSS (35 min)
1. Writing HTML: The Fundamentals
2. Creating a Simple HTML File
3. Formatting the HTML Page
4. Reviewing the Code Behind the Scenes
5. Linking Pages Using HTML
6. Troubleshooting Using Split View
Chapter 10: TESTING & PUBLISHING A WEBSITE (30 min)
1. Checking the Site Reports
2. Testing & Fixing Links
3. Checking Browser Compatibility
4. Publishing a Website
5. Editing a Website
Chapter 11: DREAMWEAVER’S INTERACTIVE FEATURES (35 min)
1. Inserting Flash Video
2. Adding Other Multimedia
3. Creating a Simple Rollover
>4. Using the Swap Image Behavior, Part 1
5. Using the Swap Image Behavior, Part 2
6. Credits
