DreamWeaver 8 - Advanced

Course Objectives

-  Discuss some advantages and disadvantages of using CSS; attach a style sheet and create and modify CSS styles; and define content sections by using tags with IDs.
-  Create, update, and detach library items; create a page template, create pages based on a template, and apply a template to an existing page; identify the function of head elements and meta tags; and add keywords and a description to a Web site.
-  Create interactive forms and apply a variety of input components, and set the tab order of input fields to enhance the usability and accessibility of a form.
-  Create a navigation bar that uses rollover images, create a swap image, and create a user-triggered action.
-  Insert layers by using the Draw Layer tool; manipulate the position, size, and visibility of layers by using the Layers panel; and control layer visibility dynamically.
-  Insert Flash buttons and Flash text in a Web page, add Flash and FlashPaper files, and add Windows Media Player movie files and QuickTime movie files.
-  Discuss dynamic sites, and set up a dynamic site by using the Databases panel; create a recordset by using the Bindings panel, and insert a recordset navigation bar; create a master/detail page set to display summary and detail information; and create a search page and a results page to add search functionality to a recordset.
-  Check for browser-specific errors by using the Check Target Browsers feature and the Target Browser Check panel, and apply the Check Browser behavior.

Course Outline:

Content sections

CSS design
Applying DIVs

Site assets

Library assets
Page templates
Head elements
Keyword and description tags

Interactive forms

Form objects
Accessible forms

Rollovers and behaviors

Rollovers
Behaviors

Layers

Page layers
Working with layers

Multimedia

Flash elements
Multimedia content

Dynamic Web sites

Introduction to dynamic sites
Recordsets
Master/detail pages
Search functionality

Browser compatibility

Compatibility testing

Publishing

Web site publishing