Course: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Advanced

Duration: Two-Days (incorporates the Dreamweaver Intermediate course in this range)

COURSE OBJECTIVES: To go beyond introductory level and explore more advanced features of Macromedia Dreamweaver. Delegates will add complex features to webs and tackle programming aspects of Dreamweaver.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: People who intend to design or upgrade Internet and/or Intranet webs

EXPERIENCE NEEDED: This course assumes a good working knowledge of Dreamweaver. Delegates must have a good knowledge of the Windows operating system and should be familiar with standard word processing features. HTML is covered in this course in the context of Dreamweaver and a good grasp of the HTML language concept would be beneficial. Ideally, delegates should have sat the Dreamweaver Introduction course.

COURSE CONTENTS:
1: Using Libraries in Dreamweaver
LIBRARIES?
CREATING A LIBRARY
CREATING LIBRARY ITEMS
MODIFYING LIBRARY ITEMS
DETACHING OR DELETING A LIBRARY ITEM
EXERCISE; CREATE A NAVIGATION BAR LIBRARY ITEM
EXERCISE; EDIT THE SITENAVIGATION LIBRARY ITEM
EXERCISE; APPLY THE LIBRARY ITEM
EXERCISE; CREATE A TEMPLATE FOR CONTENT

PAGES 2: Using Style Sheets
STYLE SHEETS; INTRODUCTION
CASCADING STYLE SHEETS
GROUPING PROPERTIES
CASCADING CHARACTERISTICS
HOW STYLES ARE APPLIED
APPLYING STYLE SHEETS TO MULTIPLE PAGES
ELIMINATING UNDERLINES FROM LINKS
EXERCISE; CREATE CSS STYLES FOR YOUR CONTENT PAGE

3: Rollovers and Navigation Bars
INTRODUCTION TO ROLLOVERS
SWAPPING IMAGES
NAVIGATION BARS
EXERCISE; CREATE A GRAPHIC SITE-WIDE NAVIGATION BAR

4: Head Elements and META Tags
DEFINING HEAD ELEMENTS
THE PAGE PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX
CHOOSING A PAGE PALETTE
UNDERSTANDING META AND OTHER HEAD TAGS
THE TAGS
INSERTING TAGS WITH THE META OBJECT

5. Layers
INTRODUCTION TO LAYERS
POSITIONING MEASUREMENT (POSITIONING OF LAYERS)
CREATING LAYERS
INSERTING A LAYER OBJECT
MODIFYING A LAYER
MOVING A LAYER
USING THE LAYERS PALETTE
LAYERS AND BEHAVIORS
USING SHOW-HIDE LAYERS
CREATING A LOADING LAYER

6. WWW Positioning and Web Issues
TIMELINES
LAYER MOVEMENT
TIMELINES; A FEW GROUND RULES
CREATING FRAME-BASED ANIMATIONS
ADDING LAYERS TO THE TIMELINES INSPECTOR
MODIFYING A TIMELINE
PRACTICAL; CREATING DYNAMIC CONTENT

7. Browser Targeting
THE TARGETING ISSUE
TESTING YOUR PAGE WITH A TARGETED BROWSER
THE DREAMWEAVER TARGET BROWSER CHECK
TESTING BROWSER COMPATIBILITY FOR AN ENTIRE SITE
CONVERTING PAGES IN DREAMWEAVER
MAKING 3.0-COMPATIBLE PAGES
RUNNING THE CONVERSION
EVOLVING 3.0 PAGES TO 4.0 STANDARDS
ENSURING BROWSER COMPATIBILITY
DREAMWEAVER TECHNIQUE: BROWSER CHECKING

8. Working with Timelines
INTRODUCTION TO META TAGS
EFFECTIVE META TAG OPTIONS AND EXAMPLE
PUBLISHING OR INDEXING WITH THE SEARCH ENGINES
PUBLISHING (INDEXING) ON YOUR OWN
BASIC TIPS ON POSITIONING