Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS6: Part 1
Course Specifications
Course Number: 
092001
Course Length: 
1 day
Course Description
Overview: 
You want to create and maintain web pages for your website. The fundamental elements of a web page are HTML, XHTML, CSS, and some JavaScript. These technologies take some time to master. In this course, you will use Adobe Dreamweaver to create web pages while focusing on the content, styling, and design. As you construct the web pages, Dreamweaver will competently create the XHTML, CSS and JavaScript required. 
You will also maintain and administer your website with Dreamweaver’s site and page management tools. The website and pages you create will reflect your content and design and will be professionally accurate for your site visitors. 
The course covers the Adobe Web Communication using Dreamweaver CS6 objectives completely and can be used to help prepare students to take the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) exam. This course is also designed to cover the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam objectives. 
Course Objectives:
In this course, you will use Dreamweaver CS6 to design, build, maintain, and upload websites. 
You will: 
•	Identify the capabilities of Dreamweaver CS6, the elements of design, and the technologies used in website production. 
•	Describe the work and project planning required to create a website.
•	Create web pages and content elements for those pages.
•	Use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to style page content.
•	Insert images and manage the image properties.
•	Create tables and import external content for the pages.
•	Create reusable web assets and page templates for other web pages.
•	Generate four types of links used in websites.
•	Conduct tests on the website and upload single pages, groups of pages, or entire websites to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or your web server. 
Target Student: 
This course is most valuable for individuals who have been given responsibilities to create or maintain a website. It will also be valuable for new web designers, web developers, and graphic artists who want to extend their skills in creating complete websites. Learning how to use Dreamweaver CS6 will enable the practitioner to create web pages and sites in the most efficient manner. 
Prerequisites: 
To ensure success in this course, you should have basic personal computing skills. To obtain this level of knowledge and skill, it is recommended that you first take the following Logical Operations course (or have equivalent knowledge): Introduction to Personal Computers Using Windows 7. For accelerated learning and deeper understanding of this course, it is also recommended that you have some exposure to various web design technologies, so you may also want to take the Web Design with XHTML, HTML and CSS: Part 1 course. 
Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware
•	1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
•	1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
•	16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
•	CD-ROM drive
•	Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
•	1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
•	Network cards and cabling for local network access
•	Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
•	Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
•	Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Software
•	Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 or Windows® 7 (Windows 7 recommended) 
•	Adobe Dreamweaver CS6
•	Microsoft® Office 2007 or later
•	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Dreamweaver 
Topic A: Web Basics 
Topic B: The Dreamweaver Interface 
Topic C: The Elements of Web Design 
Topic D: Dreamweaver Help 
Lesson 2: Creating a Website 
Topic A: Plan the Website Project 
Topic B: Use Design Tools to Plan the Website 
Topic C: Set Up the Website in Dreamweaver 
Lesson 3: Creating Web Pages 
Topic A: Create Web Page Documents 
Topic B: Add Head and Text Components to the Page 
Topic C: Add Lists and Quotations 
Topic D: Set Page Properties 
Lesson 4: Using CSS 
Topic A: Create Styles and Selectors with CSS 
Topic B: Use CSS to Format a Web Page 
Lesson 5: Inserting Images 
Topic A: Insert Images 
Topic B: Manage Image Properties with CSS 
Lesson 6: Inserting Tables and Importing Content 
Topic A: Table Tags and Properties 
Topic B: Import External Data 
Lesson 7: Creating Reusable Site Assets 
Topic A: Create Reusable Site Assets 
Topic B: Modify and Update Library Items 
Topic C: Create and Use Page Templates 
Lesson 8: Linking Web Pages 
Topic A: Create Common Hyperlinks to Site Pages 
Topic B: Create Links to Page Locations 
Topic C: Create Email Links 
Topic D: Image Maps and Linking 
Topic E: Navigation and Rollovers 
Lesson 9: Sending the Website to the Web Server 
Topic A: Validate the Website 
Topic B: Upload Files to the Web Server 
Appendix A: Customizing the Workspace 
Appendix B: Managing Copyrights and Citations 
Appendix C: Web Accessibility Standards 
Appendix D: Adobe Web Communication Using Dreamweaver CS6 Objectives 
Appendix E: Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 ACE Certification Exam Objectives