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Information Technology Services

Dreamweaver CS3 Introduction

Course Objective: You will design, build, and upload a website.

Target Student: Students who wish to familiarize themselves with the basic techniques used for creating websites using the Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 application. It also provides the fundamental knowledge and techniques needed to advance to more complex Dreamweaver operations for enhancing the functionality of websites.

Prerequisites: To ensure the successful completion of Adobe Dreamweaver CS3: Level 1, the student should have an understanding of how to use Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating systems.

Performance-Based Objectives

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

  • prepare to use the Dreamweaver environment.
  • create a website.
  • add design elements to web pages.
  • work with links.
  • work with frames.
  • upload a website.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Dreamweaver

Topic 1A: Examine the Basic Concepts of Web Designing

Topic 1B: Explore the Dreamweaver Environment

Topic 1C: Customize the Workspace

Lesson 2: Creating a Website

Topic 2A: Define a Website

Topic 2B: Create a Web Page

Topic 2C: Format a Web Page

Topic 2D: Organize Files and Folders

Topic 2E: Create Templates

Lesson 3: Adding Design Elements to Web Pages

Topic 3A: Insert Images

Topic 3B: Insert Tables

Topic 3C: Create Repeating Region Templates

Lesson 4: Working with Links

Topic 4A: Create Hyperlinks

Topic 4B: Create Email Links

Topic 4C: Create Image Maps

Topic 4D: Create Anchors

Lesson 5: Working with Frames

Topic 5A: Create Framesets

Topic 5B: Enhance Frames

Lesson 6: Uploading a Website

Topic 6A: Ensure Accessibility

Topic 6B: Upload Files onto a Site

Appendix A: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program®

Scheduled Classes