Essentials of Dreamweaver MX
Learn Dreamweaver MX using IconLogic's critically
acclaimed "skills & drills" approach.
 This
book 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, use the new Design View
to create tables, use the History palette, import text into a table and format
tables, create templates, use libraries, create and work with online forms,
create and use frames, add animation and even FTP your completed files to your
Internet Service Provider.
There are "Confidence Checks,"
quizzes and labs in each module that will reinforce what you have learned.
All this, and most people will be able to
finish within 2 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
MX, this book and a few days. Dreamweaver MX does not come with this book. You
can download a free demo version from Macromedia's
web site.
Here's exactly what you'll learn:
Module
One: The Basics
What is HTML? | Dreamweaver's Role | Site
Management Essentials | Browsers, Versions & HTML Overview | HTML
Basic Structure | Explore Dreamweaver's Palettes | Define a New Site |
Create an Index Page | Add Content to a Page | Preview a Web Page in a
Browser | Hexadecimal Color | Modify Page Properties | Heading Tags |
Format Text on a Web Page | HyperLinks | Link Web Pages Together | Link
Web Pages to Web Sites | Add an Email Link | Use the History Palette
Module
Two: Tables & Layers
Define a New Site | Set Page Properties |
Import Table Data | Sort a Table | Add Rows and Merge Cells | Format a
Table | Use Design View to Create Tables | Add a Tracing Image | Create
Layers | Add Images to Layers | Convert Layers to a Table
Module
Three: Templates
Templates Overview | Define a New Site |
Create a Template | Add Layers to a Template | Insert Images Inside Layers
| Add an Editable Region to a Template | Assign a Template to Web Pages
| Link Images to Web Pages Using a Template | Create an Image Map | Create
and Use Library Items | Update Library Items
Module
Four: HTML Source & CSS
Use Code View | CSS Overview | Redefine an
HTML Tag | Style Sheet Classes | Create a Custom Class | Use Custom Styles
| Edit a Custom Style | Create an External Style Sheet | Apply an External
Style Sheet | Edit an External Style Sheet | Make Styles Compatible with
3.0 Browsers | Behaviors & JavaScript Overview | Add a Check Browser
Behavior
Module Five: Forms
Forms Overview | Define a New Site | Create
a Basic Form with Text Boxes | Add Radio Buttons | Add a Check Box | Add
a Drop Down List | Add a Text Field with Scroll Bars and a Value | Add
Submit and Reset Buttons | Set Form Properties
Module Six: Frames
Frames Overview | 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
Module
Seven: Behaviors & Timelines
The Drag Layer Behavior | Add the Drag Layer Behavior | Add the Swap Image
Behavior (Rollover Effects) | Timelines Overview | Create a Timeline | Extend
a Timeline | Add Keyframes
Module
Eight: Site Management & FTP
Retrieve and Delete Sites | Check and Repair
Site-wide Links | Designate a Page as the Home Page | Explore the Site
Map | Use the Site Map to Link Files Together | Set Up FTP Access | Add
Design Notes to a File | FTP Files to a Host | Cloak Files | Check Files
in and Out
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