Macromedia Dreamweaver MX - Introduction Two Day uk training course

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX - Introduction Two Day Training Course— Bespoke

Dreamweaver MX 2004 is the latest incarnation of Macromedia’s leading web development and site management application. Its powerful tools allow you to build and manage great web sites all through an intuitive graphical user interface. It integrates perfectly with Macromedia’s other leading applications like Fireworks MX and Flash MX and respects all the latest internet standards.

On completing this two day course, you will be confidently using Dreamweaver MX and a graphics editor to create and implement visually exciting web sites. You will have gone right from conceptualising how your site should be structured through to uploading it into your web space. You will also have completed several web pages and mini sites using the techniques you have learnt and will have experimented in depth with the more important Macromedia MX 2004 tools.

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Macromedia Dreamweaver MX - Introduction Two Day Training Course Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

Background
-What is HTML?
-How the web works: sites and links
-Screen design considerations
-Creating efficient web pages: size and content
-Planning a web site

Dreamweaver overview
-Dreamweaver's windows, palettes and inspectors
-Working with the split code view
-Preferences
-Viewing your work in an external browser

Creating a local site
-Creating a site using the site window
-Creating an index/default page
-Working with elements
-Undoing changes using the history palette

Text Formatting 1: characters and fonts
-Character formatting
-Text alignment
-Font attributes and groups
-Logical styles

Text Formatting 2: block elements
-Headings
-Paragraphs vs line breaks
-White spaces
-Lists
-Indenting and tags
-Searching for and replacing elements
-Spell checking

Using HTML and CSS styles
-Formatting text using HTML styles
-Using Cascading Style Sheets for text formatting
-Linking to external style sheets

Graphics
-File formats: GIF, JPEG, PNG
-Inserting images
-Applying and changing attributes
-Aligning images with text
-Using spacer GIFs
-Using background images
-Linking to image editing tools
-Creating rollover images and navigation bars

Multimedia
-Creating Flash text and buttons
-Embedding video and audio files
-Inserting plug-in based content

Hyperlinks and Anchors
-Creating links on text and images
-Linking to other pages in the site
-Linking to content within the page
-Linking to external sites
-mailto links
-Targeting links
-Creating image maps

Working with Tables
-Designing pages using tables
-Table attributes: spacing, padding, width etc
-Using table layout view to quickly design layouts
-Fixed, percentage and autostretch tables
-Sorting the contents of a table
-Using tabular data
-Nested tables

Using content from other sources
-Pasting text from a text editor
-Pasting HTML
-Importing tabular data
-Inserting Fireworks HTML
-Cleaning up Word HTML

Frames
-What are frames?
-Creating a custom frameset
-Using the frames panel
-Building a navigation system
-Page targeting within frames
-No-frames content

Collaboration
-Using file check in/check out
-Synchronising files

FTP and remote site management
-Uploading and downloading your site

Automating your workflow
-Working with site assets and using library items
-Controlling multiple pages using templates
-Using commands
-Extending the Objects Panel

Building Dynamic Navigation using Fireworks
-Introducing Macromedia Fireworks
-Creating rollovers
-Creating drop-down menus
-Combining Dreamweaver & Fireworks files
-Adding Macromedia Flash objects
Advanced Cascading Style Sheets
-CSS review
-Redefining HTML tags
-Using Custom Classes
-Using CSS Selectors
-Using Inline Styles
-Advanced style attributes

Interactive Page Elements
-Understanding and using Behaviours
-Creating a jump menu
-Validating form Behaviour
-Using other default Behaviours
-Adding new actions - Dreamweaver Exchange site

CSS Layers and Positioning
-Layers introduction
-Understanding x, y & z co-ordinates
-Converting layers to tables for older browsers
-Advanced layer uses
-Adding Behaviours for layer display and position
Building Animations with TimeLines
-Understanding Timelines
-Adding Animation: the Timelines panel
-Triggering the animation

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Advantages of learning Macromedia Dreamweaver MX with XChangeTraining

-Our Macromedia Dreamweaver MX trainers are experienced web design professionals with excellent knowledge of all aspects of internet technology and graphic design.
-It's bespoke and solutions based: before you come to XChange Training we agree the course content with you based on your needs.
-We take the time to work specifically on any files you bring along to the course, ensuring that you see benefits to your workflow immediately.
-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional situations.
-On-site and off-site training is available for the whole UK.
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Prices include a set of course notes per trainee, 3 months telephone and/or e-mail support service after the course and all refreshments including a light lunch if held at the training centre.

For training courses outside of London a standard return train fare and/or taxi fare may be applicable.

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Pricing for training at the Britton Street facility:
1 person £795 for a 2 day course*
2 people £945 for a 2 day course*
3 people £1094 for a 2 day course
4 people £1245 for a 2 day course
5 people £1395 for a 2 day course
6 people £1545 for a 2 day course
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