Macromedia Dreamweaver 8: Level 2

Course Specifications

Course Length:  1 Day, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Location: Entre Technology Services, LLC  1501 N. 14th St. West, Suite 1511

Registration: Call your Account Manager at 406.256.5700 or use our Registration Forms

Course Description

You know how to create basic web pages. You now need to create professional-looking websites. In this course, you will use the advanced features of Dreamweaver 8 to design and develop professional-looking websites.

Course Objective

You will create and develop professional-looking web pages using Dreamweaver 8.

Target Student

Students who want in-depth understanding of techniques used to create advanced web pages.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should take the Macromedia Dreamweaver 8: Level 1 course or have equivalent knowledge.

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Create an effective user-navigation interface.

Manage libraries and snippets.

Manage head elements and keyboard shortcuts.

Work with style sheets.

Work with layers.

Work with the History panel.

Target websites to specific versions of browsers.

Work with code.

Author with XML data.

Create forms.

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

Appendix A: Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Developer Certification Exam Objectives