VTC Demo - Macromedia Dreamweaver 8

Macromedia Dreamweaver 8

Introduction to Dreamweaver 8

Course Introduction
What is Dreamweaver?
New with Dreamweaver 8 pt. 1
New with Dreamweaver 8 pt. 2
Covered in this Course pt. 1
Covered in this Course pt. 2
System Requirements

Site Setup

Creating a Site pt. 1
Creating a Site pt. 2
Using the Dreamweaver FTP Client
Files Window
Site & File Management

Dreamweaver Workspace

Application Workspace Overview
Dreamweaver View Options
Insert Menu
Properties Inspector
Panels & Panel Groups
Zoom Tools
Guide Tools
XHTML vs. HTML
Coding Toolbar
Page Properties

Text

Placing Text by Dragging & Dropping
Placing Text by Cutting & Pasting
Working with Word Documents
Formatting Text with CSS vs. HTML
Formatting Text with Property Inspector pt. 1
Formatting Text with Property Inspector pt. 2
Formatting Paragraphs
Problems with HTML Formatted Text
Working with Lists
Finding & Replacing Text
Spell Checking

Layers & Layout Tables

HTML Layers Overview
Creating Tables in Layout Mode
Working with Layer Content
Overlapping & Nesting Layers
Layer Visibility & Stacking Order
Converting Layers to Tables

Tables

Inserting Tables
Creating Tables in Layout Mode
Selecting Table Elements
Adding & Removing Columns & Rows
Resizing Table Elements
Cell Padding & Cell Spacing
Aligning Table Elements
Table Colors & Backgrounds
Sorting Tables

Images

Image Formats
Inserting Images
Setting Image Properties pt. 1
Setting Image Properties pt. 2
Image Placeholders
Image Rollovers
Tracing Images

Cascading Style Sheets

Why Use CSS?
How CSS Works
Types of Styles
Using The CSS Panel
Creating & Editing Styles
Manual HTML Formatting
Applying CSS Formatting
Editing Styles
Style Rendering
CSS Layout Visualization
External Style Sheets
Style Definitions - Overview
Style Attributes - Type Appearance
Style Attributes - Text Blocks
CSS Troubleshooting Tips

CSS Positioning

CSS Positioning Techniques
Relative vs. Absolute Positioning
CSS Positioning Properties pt. 1
CSS Positioning Properties pt. 2

Links

Absolute vs. Relative Links
How Document Relative Paths Work
Text & Image Links
Named Anchors
E-Mail Links
Opening Links in a New Window
Image Maps

Designing & Creating Forms

Forms Overview
Positioning Form Objects
Adding Form Objects
Text Fields
Checkboxes
Radio Buttons
Menus & Lists
Jump Menus
Submit & Reset Buttons
Other Form Elements
Processing the Form Data

Library Items

About Library Items
Creating Libraries
Inserting & Updating Libraries
Library Management Tips

Templates

How HTML Templates Work
Creating Templates
Types of Template Regions
Setting Editable Regions
Applying Templates to Pages
Updating Pages Based on Templates pt. 1
Updating Pages Based on Templates pt. 2

Adding Interactivity Using Behaviors

How Behaviors Work
Applying Behaviors - Check Plug-in
Check Browser Behaviors
Open Browser Window
Swap Image
Show or Hide Layers
Validate Form

Frames

What are Frames?
Creating Framesets & Frames
Setting Content Pages
Setting Frame Targets
Specialized Frame Targets

Site Management

Moving/Renaming & Deleting Files
Checking Links
Checking & Fixing External Links
Fixing Broken Links with the Link Checker
Checking In & Checking Out Files
Synchronizing Modified Files
Cloaking Files & Folders

Extending Dreamweaver

Accessibility Features
Using Dreamweaver Exchange
Managing Extensions
Installing & Using Extensions

Course Wrap-up

Course Wrap up/Summary

Credits

About Your Instructor

SPECIALS