Essentials of Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

Learn Adobe's Dreamweaver version CS3 using IconLogic's critically acclaimed "skills & drills" approach.

Our Essentials of Dreamweaver CS3 workbook has been designed to quickly teach you all of the essential skills necessary to work with this fantastic Web page development tool. You will learn how to define sites, format text using cascading style sheets, create and format tables, create templates, nest templates, use libraries, create and work with online forms, create and use frames, create Navigation Bars, disjointed rollovers, create animations using the Timeline, and even FTP your completed files to your Web host.

There are also "Confidence Checks" in each module and online labs and quizzes that will reinforce what you have learned.

All this, and most people will be able to finish within 3 short days (or less).

Note: The book comes with a CD that contains all of the student data files necessary to complete the book. All you need is a Macintosh or PC, Dreamweaver version CS3, this book and a few days. Dreamweaver does not come with this book. You can download a free demo version from Adobe's web site.

Here's what you'll learn:

The Basics

Create a New Folder for a Site | Define a New Site | Set a Default Extension for New Documents | Create a Basic HTML Page | Add Content to a File | Preview a Web Page in a Browser | Modify Page Properties | Format Text on a Web Page | Link Web Pages Together
Link Web Pages to Web Sites | Add an Email Link | Use the History Panel

Tables and AP Elements

Define a New Site | Create a New Page and Add a Title | Add a Background Image
Change Window Size | Import Table Data | Sort a Table | Insert Table Rows and Merge Cells | Format a Table | Add a Tracing Image to a Page | Create a Layout Table | Add Images to Table Cells | Add a Tracing Image | Create AP Elements | Add Images to AP Elements | Convert AP Elements to a Table

Templates, Image Maps and Libraries

Define a New Site | Create an HTML Template | Insert a Table Into a Template
Insert Images Inside Table Cells | Add an Editable Region to a Template | Attach a Template to a Basic Page | Update a Template | Create an Image Map | Create Library Items | Use Library Items on Pages | Update Library Items

Code View and CSS

Use Code View | Create a CSS File and Redefine the H1 Tag | Redefine the H2 Tag | Edit a Style | Redefine Paragraph Tags | Add a Rule Using the CSS Styles Properties | Add Custom Styles | Create a Pseudo-class Selector | Add a Background Image to the Body Tag | Attach a Style | Duplicate a Style

Forms

Define a New Site | Insert a Form | Add Single Line Text Fields | Add a List | Add a Radio Group | Add a Check Box | Add a Multi-Line Text Field with Scroll Bars and a Value | Add Submit and Reset Buttons | Process a Form | Insert a Spry Validation Text Field

Frames

Define a New Site | Create a Frameset | Add Content to a Frameset Region | Name Frameset Regions | Link Files into Named Frameset Regions | Link a Frameset Region into Itself | Control Frame Properties

Menu Bars

Insert a Spry Menu Bar | Remove Menu Items | Edit Menu Item Text | Add Links to Menu Items | Edit the Menu Bar CSS

Advanced Templates

Create a Template | Create Editable Regions | Create an Optional Region in a Template | Make an Attribute Editable | Link a Style Sheet to a Template | Apply Templates to Pages | Activate an Optional Region and Change an Editable Attribute Value | Create a Nested Template | Create Another Nested Template

Working with MS Office Documents

Define a New Site | Open and Clean Up Word HTML | Remove Unwanted Head Content | Find and Replace Line Break Tags | Find and Replace Named Anchors | Use the Tag Selector and Quick Tag Editor | Superscript Text | Crop an Image | Move Images | Import an Excel File

Cleaning Up

Clean Up Word HTML | Remove Unwanted Head Content | Find and Replace Line Break Tags | Find and Replace Named Anchors | Save a Query | Use the Quick Tag Editor |
Superscript Text | Crop an Image | Move Images | Import an Excel File

Timelines

Add Elements and Graphics to a Page | Add the Drag Element Behavior | Create a Rollover Effect | Add an AP Element to the Timeline | Set Keyframes | Add the AutoPlay Behavior to a Timeline | Extend the Timeline

Site Enhancements

Add a Flash Text Object | Add a Meta Tag | Edit a Meta Tag | Add a Pop-Up Window Behavior | Edit the Position of the Pop-Up Window | Add Code Snippets | Add a Java Applet to a Page | Change the Size of a Java Applet | Edit Java Applet Parameters

Dynamic HTML

Create a Simple Rollover | Create a Jump Menu | Edit a Jump Menu | Format a Page Using DIVs and CSS | Create a Disjointed Rollover | Create Elements | Automatically Resize and Align Elements | Hide Elements | Add the Show-Hide Elements Behavior | Add a Behavior That Will Display Original Text | Add the Image Viewer Flash Element | Add Images to the Flash Element | Change Image Links Used in a Flash Element | Add Autoplay and Delay Properties to a Flash Element | Add Captions to a Flash Element

Site Management and FTP

Retrieve and Remove Sites | Check and Repair Sitewide Links | Explore and Use the Site Map | Add Design Notes to a File | Set Up FTP Access | FTP Files to a Host | Report Missing Alt Text | Check Out a File

Book Specifications:

ISBN: 1-932733-20-5 | Spiral Bound | 314 pages | Page Size, 8 1/2 x 11 inches
Retail Price: $39.00