Advanced, ACA Edition
Topic-Level Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Dreamweaver
CS5: Basic, ACA Edition or equivalent experience
Unit 1: Designing with CSS
Topic A: Overview of style sheets
A-1: Exploring style sheets and starter layouts
Topic B: Page layout and global styles
B-1: Linking a page to a style sheet
B-2: Discussing page sections and global styles
B-3: Defining document sections
B-4: Controlling margins, padding, and borders
B-5: Creating and applying an ID style
B-6: Using Inspect mode to explore a layout
Unit 2: Site assets
Topic A: Library assets, snippets, and includes
A-1: Creating and inserting a library item
A-2: Updating a library item
A-3: Creating and inserting a snippet
A-4: Creating a server-side include
A-5: Adding a server-side include
A-6: Editing a server-side include
Topic B: Templates
B-1: Creating a template
B-2: Creating an editable attribute
B-3: Applying a template and a template attribute
B-4: Applying a template to an existing page
Topic C: Head elements
C-1: Discussing head elements
C-2: Exploring head elements
C-3: Editing a head element
C-4: Defining keywords for your site
C-5: Creating a description of your site
Topic D: Images and multimedia
D-1: Inserting Flash content
D-2: Inserting a Windows Media Player file
D-3: Editing an image
Unit 3: Forms
Topic A: Creating interactive forms
A-1: Starting a form
A-2: Inserting text input fields
A-3: Creating a list box and a menu
A-4: Adding check boxes and radio buttons
A-5: Inserting Submit and Reset buttons
A-6: Observing the default tab order for a form
A-7: Setting the tab order for form fields
A-8: Creating and modifying a Spry widget
Unit 4: Rollovers, behaviors, and AP Divs
Topic A: Applying rollovers and behaviors
A-1: Applying rollover images
A-2: Applying the Swap Image behavior
Topic B: Creating and modifying AP Divs
B-1: Inserting AP Divs
B-2: Modifying AP Divs
B-3: Setting visibility
B-4: Controlling visibility dynamically
Unit 5: Working with XML
Topic A: Applying XML and XSLT
A-1: Converting an HTML page to an XSLT page
A-2: Binding XML data to an XSLT page
A-3: Creating a repeat region
A-4: Creating a dynamic link
A-5: Attaching an XSLT file to an XML document
Unit 6: Collaboration and accessibility
Topic A: Collaboration
A-1: Checking files in and out
A-2: Adding a design note
A-3: Creating basic workflow reports
Topic B: Accessibility, usability, and site testing
B-1: Discussing accessibility guidelines and methods
B-2: Checking for missing Alt text
B-3: Discussing usability techniques and feedback
Appendix A: ACA exam objectives map
Topic A: ACA exam objectives