Package Includes:

* 3 DVDs featuring live instructor-led classroom sessions with full audio, video and demonstration components
* Printable courseware
* Free 1 Year Upgrade Policy

In this course, students will be introduced to the basic fundamentals of building and updating a website using Adobe Dreamweaver CS4. This course is targeted towards students looking to start a career in web design or professional designers looking to update their skillset. This course will focus on links, forms, and reusuable site assets as well as using cascading style sheets and creating and using libraries and templates. This course takes you step-by-step through the process of mastering Adobe Dreamweaver CS4.

Expert Trainer


Erin Olsen - M.Ed.
Erin Olsen has been involved in the computer training industry for over 15 years. She founded Powerhouse Publishing, a desktop publishing company and when software and printers reached a point where many people could produce their own quality graphic designs, Erin transferred her skills to the training realm in order to teach people how to use the technology they had available. She combines her formal education in IT and Education with her technical expertise, real-world experience and understanding of adult learning to present technical topics and critical design concepts in an easy-to-understand, engaging way.

Course Features:

* Main Menu
Move through hours of in-depth content - quickly and easily due to the efficient and organized structure.
* PowerPoint
Utilizing PowerPoint presentations enhances the delivery by displaying a variety of visual information to the user. This type of representation allows the user to better interpret the material through charts, definitions, graphs, and more...
* Controls
Move forward, back, and repeat entire topics or just a section. A progress bar illuminates as you advance through exercises.
* Full Motion Video
All courses feature full-motion videos of instructors teaching the information as if they are speaking directly to you. Our unique delivery simulates a one-on-one classroom environment creating a more personal lesson and learning experience.
* Study Guides
Printable study guides for the entire course are available. This allows all material to be viewed, reviewed, and printed for viewing at a later date.
* Review Exercises
Each section has a review quiz to aid in the learning process by validating the comprehension of the material covered before moving on to a new section.
* Resume
All courses are resumed to where you left off last session allowing you to learn when it is convenient for you without the hassle of remembering where you where.
* Live Demonstrations
Demonstrations are a way for the instructor to show and tell the user how to perform a task by actually doing it on screen in front of them. In this format it gives the user the power to see things done by a professional in the intended environment as many times as they would like.
* Certificate of Completion
Career Academy is recognized worldwide for its technology-based IT training curriculums. Upon successful completion of our program, you will be receiving a Career Academy Distance Education Certificate of Completion.

Course Outline

Course Introduction
Lesson 01 - Getting Started with Dreamweaver
Getting Started with Dreamweaver
Web Basics
XHTML
HTML vs. XHTML
The Website Access Process
Basic Design Considerations
The Welcome Screen
The Dreamweaver Workspace
Demo: Starting Dreamweaver
Panel Groups
Workspaces
Demo: Working With The Interface
Lesson 01 Review
Lesson 02 - Building a Website
Building a Website
The Site Definition Wizard
Manage Sites Dialog
The Files Panel
Demo: Creating a Site
File Naming Conventions
Screen and Page Resolution
The New Document Dialog Box
Document Types
Demo: Creating Web Pages
Lesson 02 Review
Lesson 03 - Working with Web Pages
Working with Web Pages
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
CSS Rules
Tag Styles
Class Styles
General Formatting
The CSS Styles Panel
CSS Text Properties
The Page Properties Dialog
Code Navigator
The div and span Tags
The Insert Panel
Demo: Formatting Web Pages
Demo: Working With CSS
Graphic File Formats
Image Properties
CSS Image Properties
Demo: Inserting Images
The Table Dialog Box
Table Tags
Table Modes
Demo: Creating and Formatting Tables
Importing Other Data
Demo: Importing Content from Other Files
Organizing Files and Folders
Demo: Organizing Files and Folders
Lesson 03 Review
Lesson 04 - Working with Reusable Site Assets
Working with Reusable Site Assets
The Assets Panel
Libraries
Library Tags
Libraries - continued
Demo: Creating and Using Library Items
Update Library Items
Demo: Updating Library Items
Snippets
The Snippets Panel
Demo: Using Snippets
Templates
Template Regions
Demo: Creating Templates
Demo: Creating Expandable Regions
Lesson 04 Review
Lesson 05 - Working with Links
Working with Links
Hyperlinks
The Hyperlink Dialog
Demo: Creating Hyperlinks
Anchors
Demo: Creating Anchor Links
E-Mail Links
Demo: Creating an E-Mail Link
Hotspots
Image Maps
Demo: Creating Image Maps
Rollovers
Demo: Creating Image Link Rollovers
Lesson 05 Review
Lesson 06 - Uploading a Website
Uploading a Website
Accessibility Standards
Section 508
Full Site Testing and Validation
WCAG Priority Checklists
The Results Panel Group
Adobe CSS Advisor
Validator Preferences
Site Reports
Demo: Validating Sites
Demo: Ensuring Accessibility Standards
Upload Terminology
Remote Server Options
Demo: Uploading a Site
Lesson 06 Review
Course Closure