Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5: Level 1 (Macintosh)
Course Specifications
Course number: 084938
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will design, build, and upload a website.

Target Student: This course 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 course covers the Adobe Web Communication using Dreamweaver CS5 objectives, and is intended to help prepare students to take the Adobe Certified Associate exam. Please refer to the CD-ROM that came with this course for a document that maps the Adobe Web Communication using Dreamweaver CS5 objectives to the content in the Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 series.

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.

Hardware Requirements

    * Multicore Intel® processor
    * 512 MB of RAM
    * 1.8GB of available disk space for software installation and an additional 10 MB for the course data files
    * A 256-color monitor with 1280x800 resolution
    * A DVD-ROM drive
    * Internet connection
    * Network connectivity
    * Windows web server (preferably IIS)
    * FTP address with 192.168.0.1

Software Requirements

Each computer requires the following software:

    * Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5
    * Apple Safari

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

    * identify basic web design concepts and customize the Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 interface.
    * build a website.
    * design web pages.
    * create reusable site assets.
    * work with different types of links.
    * upload a website.

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: 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 

Appendix A: Using Frames
Appendix B: Using Dreamweaver Extensions
Appendix C: New Features in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5