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Macromedia Dreamweaver 8



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Part 1

Lesson 1: Introducing the Interface (24 min)
1. Getting Started
2. The Insert Bar & Properties Inspector Panel
3. The Menu Bar
4. The Status Bar
5. Preferences


Lesson 2: Creating Your First Website (20 min)
1. Setting Up a New or Existing Site
2. Creating a New Document
3. Adding & Formatting Text
4. Setting Fonts for a Web Page
5. Creating Lists, Indenting, & Changing Text Color

Lesson 3: Adding Images & Links (23 min)
1. Saving Images for the Web
2. Inserting & Aligning Images on a Web Page
3. Creating Links & Previewing in a Browser
4. Creating an Email Link
5. Creating a Jump Link & Testing Links

Lesson 4: Creating Sites Using Templates (15 min)
1. Browsing Templates
2. Creating a Website from a Template
3. Adding Images to a Starter Page
4. Updating Files & Changing Background Colors

Lesson 5: Designing with Tables (32 min)
1. Creating Tables on a Web Page
2. Altering Tables Using the Properties Inspector
3. Creating a New Site
4. Placing Images & Graphics into Tables
5. Aligning Text & Graphics in Tables
6. Adding a Background Color
7. Using Tracer Images in Layout Mode
8. Building Pages over Tracer Images
9. Inserting Text from Other Files
10. Tweaking Layouts to Create Perfect Pages

Lesson 6: Creating Online Forms (19 min)
1. Setting Up an Online Form
2. Adding Radio Buttons & List Menus
3. Creating Text Fields & Areas
4. Adding Checkboxes & Submit Buttons
5. Setting Properties for Form Submission

Lesson 7: Saving Time with Libraries, Assets, & More (20 min)
1. Getting Started with Site Setup & Linking
2. Creating & Using Library Items
3. Editing Library Items
4. Using the Assets Panel
5. Using the Find and Replace Command
6. Checking Spelling & Editing a Dictionary

Lesson 8: Creating Websites with Frames (25 min)
1. Introducing Frames & Framesets
2. Creating Frames & Framesets
3. Saving Framesets
4. Tricks for Inserting Images & Setting Scroll Bars
5. Using Tables with a Frameset
6. Linking Thumbnail Images with Full-Size Images
7. Dos & Don'ts about Using Frames

Lesson 9: Dreamweaver Tips & Tricks (64 min)
1. Integrating Photoshop® with Dreamweaver®
2. Setting Display Options
3. Saving Features as Favorites
4. Organizing Files & Folders
5. Targeting Links
6. Adding Metatags
7. Using the History Panel
8. Adding PDFs to Web Pages
9. Using Rollovers for Fun & Games
10. Using Animated GIFs
11. Backing It Up
12. Closing Comments & Credits

Part 2

Lesson 1: Rollovers & Other Image Tricks (22 min)
1. Creating & Inserting Rollover Images
2. Drawing Image Maps
3. Cropping Images on a Page
4. Resizing & Slicing Images in Fireworks®

Lesson 2: Saving Time with Templates (37 min)
1. Creating a Template from an Existing Page
2. Setting Editable & Uneditable Regions
3. Setting Repeating & Optional Regions
4. Creating New Pages Based on Templates
5. Placing Links in a Template
6. Altering & Updating Templates
7. Nesting, Exporting & Using Contribute™

Lesson 3: Designing with Cascading Style Sheets (38 min)
1. Introducing Cascading Style Sheets
2. Creating a New Class Style
3. Creating an External Style Sheet
4. Applying External Style Sheets
5. Modifying External Style Sheets
6. Editing Style Properties
7. Defining Rules for Styles
8. Working with Predefined Styles

Lesson 4: Creating Precise Designs Using Layers (43 min)
1. Loading & Organizing Images
2. Creating a Tracing Image
3. Drawing Layers & Inserting Images
4. Inserting Text & Using Styles
5. Sizing & Aligning Layers Precisely
6. Using Tables within Layers
7. Stacking Multiple Layers
8. Adding Background Images
9. Arranging Layers Using the Z Index

Lesson 5: Using Behaviors to Add Interactivity (26 min)
1. Introducing Behaviors
2. Using the Behaviors Panel
3. Applying & Changing Behaviors
4. Creating a Pop-Up Window
5. Creating Status Bar Text
6. Combining Image Maps & Behaviors
7. Getting More Behaviors

Lesson 6: Adding Audio, Video, & Flash™ to a Page (54 min)
1. Viewing a Website Made in Flash
2. Inserting & Embedding a Flash Site
3. Exploring the Flash Properties Panel
4. Inserting Flash Buttons & Text
5. Learning about Streaming Media File Formats
6. Creating Links to Video Files
7. Embedding a QuickTime™ Video in a Page
8. Using the QuickTime Parameters
9. Embedding a Windows Media® Video into a Page
10. Adding Audio to a Web Page
11. Changing the Audio Parameters

Lesson 7. Testing Your Website (30 min)
1. Setting Up Your Site for Testing
2. Checking Links
3. Identifying & Dealing with Orphaned Files
4. Changing Links Sitewide
5. Using the Check Accessibility Function
6. Testing Your Work with the Site Reports Option
7. Recreating Site Cache
8. Visualizing Your Site in Map View
9. Using the Locate in Site Feature
10. Checking for Browser Compatibility

Lesson 8. Publishing & Managing Your Website (31 min)
1. Setting Up a Site
2. Setting Up the Server Information for FTP
3. The FTP File Panel Options & Viewing Remote Files
4. Transferring Files to & from a Server
5. Working with the Synchronize Button
6. Alternative Dedicated FTP Programs
7. Activating Team Management Features
8. Using the File Check In & Check Out Features
9. Working with Design Notes
10. Setting Options in the File View Columns Dialog Box
11. Enabling Cloaking
12. Using the Compare with Remote Function

Lesson 9. Working in the Code (33 min)
1. Introducing HTML
2. Previewing Code in a Browser
3. Editing HTML
4. Exploring Code View Options
5. Setting Preferences
6. Using Code Hints
7. Editing Tags & Creating Snippets
8. Using the Code Inspector & Cleaning Up HTML

Lesson 10. Building a Dynamic Website: Getting Started 25 min)
1. Introducing Database Websites
2. Installing Internet Information Services (IIS)
3. Installing a Testing Server
4. Setting Up a Data Source Name (DSN)
5. Selecting Security Options
6. Preparing to Create a Dynamic Website
7. Creating an ASP JavaScript™ Page

Lesson 11. Building a Dynamic Website: Setting Up Pages (24 min)
1. Viewing Database Structures
2. Accessing Dynamic Content Data Sources
3. Adding Server Scripts & Reusable Code
4. Creating Record Sets
5. Inserting Record Sets into Tables
6. Creating & Formatting Repeating Regions
7. Adding a Dynamic Image
8. Binding a Dynamic Image
9. Adding Navigation to a Dynamic Page

Lesson 12. Troubleshooting Your Website (34 min)
1. Using Layers & Tables Appropriately
2. Converting Layers to Tables
3. Linking Images to Pages
4. Setting Up the Check Browser Behavior
5. Replacing HTML Code Using Find and Replace
6. Final Comments & Credits

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