Adobe® Dreamweaver®
CS5: A Comprehensive Approach
Course
Specifications
Course number:
084329
Course
length: 3.0
day(s)
Course
Description
Course Objective:
You
will design, build, and upload a website, develop professional-looking web pages
using the Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 application, and create and manage
database-driven websites.
Target Student: The first part of this
course (lessons 1–6) is intended for novice web designers, web developers,
website designers, and graphic artists with some programming background who need
to build simple websites and want to utilize the features of Adobe Dreamweaver
CS5. The middle part of this course (lessons 7–12) is intended for web
developers, designers, and administrators who are familiar with the basic tools
and features of Dreamweaver and who want to expand on existing knowledge to gain
intermediate to advanced skills for creating and maintaining more robust
interactive websites. The last part of this course (lessons 13–18) is intended
for web designers and developers who have experience in using Dreamweaver to
build websites and have a desire to expand on their knowledge to create
professional, dynamic websites. The course covers the ACA and ACE exam
objectives for Dreamweaver CS5, and is intended to help prepare students to take
the Adobe Certified Associate and Adobe Certified Expert exams. Please refer to
the media that accompanies this course for the documents named “Adobe
Dreamweaver CS5 ACA Exam Objectives” and “Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 ACE Exam
Objectives” that maps the ACA and ACE objectives to the content in the
Dreamweaver CS5 series.
Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we
recommend you first take the following Element K course or have equivalent
knowledge:
Hardware
Requirements
Software
Requirements
Each computer
requires the following software:
Course
Objectives
Upon successful
completion of this course, students will be able to:
Course
Content
Lesson 1: Getting
Started with Dreamweaver
Topic 1A:
Identify the Basic
Concepts of Web Design
Topic 1B:
Locate Dreamweaver
Interface Elements
Topic 1C:
Customize the
Interface
Lesson 2: Initiating
a Website
Topic 2A:
Identify the Elements
of a Project Plan
Topic 2B:
Determine the
Workflow of a Web Project
Topic 2C:
Define a Website
Topic 2D:
Create a Document
Lesson 3: Designing
Web Pages
Topic 3A:
An
Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets
Topic 3B:
Format a Web Page
Topic 3C:
Identify Copyright
and Citation Requirements
Topic 3D:
Insert Images
Topic 3E:
Insert Tables
Topic 3F:
Import Data from
Other Applications
Topic 3G:
Organize Files and
Folders
Lesson 4: Creating
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:
Validate a Website
Topic 6B:
Upload Files onto a
Site
Lesson 7: Working in
Code View
Topic 7A:
Use
Coding Tools
Topic 7B:
Search for and
Replace Code
Topic 7C:
Add
Design Notes and Comments
Lesson 8: Formatting
with Advanced CSS Techniques
Topic 8A:
Use
External Style Sheets
Topic 8B:
Create a Layout Using
CSS
Topic 8C:
Apply Rollover
Effects Using CSS
Lesson 9: Working
with AP Elements
Topic 9A:
Create AP Elements
Topic 9B:
Control AP Elements
Lesson 10: Working
with Spry Elements
Topic 10A:
Use
Spry Interface Widgets
Topic 10B:
Use
Spry Data Sets
Lesson 11: Creating a
Form
Topic 11A:
Set
Up a Form
Topic 11B:
Add
Form Elements
Topic 11C:
Validate a Form
Lesson 12:
Integrating External Files with Dreamweaver
Topic 12A:
Integrate Photoshop
Images in Dreamweaver
Topic 12B:
Insert Media Objects
Topic 12C:
Integrate XML-Based
Data
Lesson 13:
Establishing Database Connectivity
Topic 13A:
Connect to a Server
Topic 13B:
Identify the
Components of a Database-Driven Site
Topic 13C:
Create a Connection
to the Database
Lesson 14: Working
with Recordsets
Topic 14A:
Create Recordsets
Topic 14B:
Display Records
Topic 14C:
Navigate Through
Recordsets
Lesson 15: Creating
Interactive Page Elements
Topic 15A:
Create Master and
Detail Pages
Topic 15B:
Create Search and
Results Pages
Topic 15C:
Use
Dynamic Form Elements
Lesson 16:
Administering Records
Topic 16A:
Insert Records
Topic 16B:
Edit
Records
Topic 16C:
Delete Records
Lesson 17: Creating
User Authentication Systems
Topic 17A:
Create User
Registration Forms
Topic 17B:
Secure Web Pages
Lesson 18:
Administering Websites
Topic 18A:
Transfer Files to
Servers
Topic 18B:
Manage Websites
Appendix A: Using
Frames
Appendix B: Using
Dreamweaver Extensions
Appendix C: Testing a
Website
Appendix D: Working
with Adobe Bridge and Adobe Device Central
Appendix E: Adobe
InContext Editing
Appendix F: New
Features in Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5