Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4: Level 1

Course Specifications

Course number: 084044
Software: Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4
Course length: 1.0 day(s)

Course Description

You may want to make information available on the Internet. To achieve this, you need to create a website. In this course, you will design, build, and upload a website using Dreamweaver.

Course Objective: You will design, build, and upload a website.

Target Student: This course is intended for novice web designers, web developers, and web graphic artists, and also for media marketing personnel who need to build simple websites and want to utilize the features of Adobe Dreamweaver CS4.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success in this course, it is recommended that you first take the following Element K course (or have equivalent knowledge): Web Design with XHTML, HTML, and CSS : Level 1.

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

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Performance-Based Objectives

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

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Dreamweaver
Topic 1A: Examine the Basic Concepts of Web Designing
Topic 1B: Explore the Dreamweaver Interface
Topic 1C: Customize the Interface


Lesson 2: Building a Website
Topic 2A: Define a Website
Topic 2B: Create a Document


Lesson 3: Working with Web Pages
Topic 3A: An Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets
Topic 3B: Format a Web Page
Topic 3C: Insert Images
Topic 3D: Insert Tables
Topic 3E: Import Data from Other Applications
Topic 3F: Organize Files and Folders


Lesson 4: Working with Reusable Site Assets
Topic 4A: Create and Use Library Items
Topic 4B: Update Library Items
Topic 4C: Use Snippets
Topic 4D: Create a Template


Lesson 5: Working with Links
Topic 5A: Create Hyperlinks
Topic 5B: Create Anchors
Topic 5C: Create Email Links
Topic 5D: Create Image Maps
Topic 5E: Create Image Link Rollovers


Lesson 6: Uploading a Website
Topic 6A: Ensure Accessibility
Topic 6B: Upload Files onto a Site


Appendix A: Using Frames
Supplemental Lesson: Working with Frames
Topic 1A: Create Framesets
Topic 1B: Create a Navigation Bar


Appendix B: Using Dreamweaver Extensions


Appendix C: New Features in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4