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Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Introduction Masterclass - Manchester

This course is a comprehensive scheduled introduction to the CS4 web design applications of Dreamweaver CS4, and Flash CS4 offered as a 4 day Masterclass course. The Dreamweaver website development section will teach new web developers how to create web-sites using Adobe DreamWeaver CS4 and working with a sample project. In addition to covering the basics of Adobe DreamWeaver CS4, the course focuses on best practices and design, stressing the importance of usability, optimisation, and performance. The Flash CS4 introduction to Rich Content Creation will provide designers and developers new to the Flash environment the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create rich Adobe Flash content.

Upon successful completion delegates will be knowledgeable in:
-Adobe Dreamweaver Interface Basics
-Creating a website
-Controlling document structure
-Intro to Cascading Style Sheets
-Adding Graphics
-Building Successful Site Navigation
-Designing Pages with CSS
-Fireworks CS4 -Dreamweaver CS4 integration
-Creating Templates and Site Maintenance

To offer you extra flexibility this course can be taken as a split session with Dreamweaver (2 days) and Flash (2 days) booked on different weeks meaning you get the benefit of the discounted price without the need to attend 4 days in a row!

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A bespoke version of this scheduled
course is also available to suit
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Adobe CS4 Web Combo training at XChangeTraining
 

Price:
£795
 

Duration:
4 Days
 

Course Location:
Central Manchester
 

Course Dates:
 
6 Mar - 9 Mar
 
8 May - 11 May
 
9 Jul - 12 Jul
 

 

  A copy of this quality manual is available to all attendees of this course:
 
 

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4: Visual Quick Start Guide
  Price listed is per delegate and excludes VAT.
 

XChange Training limit class size (4-8 delegates max) to ensure an excellent quality of training is provided so courses can fill up quickly. Please book up early to guarantee your place.
 

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Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Introduction Masterclass - Manchester 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.

Part 1 - Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 - Web Development

-Understanding the course
-Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
-Reviewing the course format
-Outlining the course content
-Understanding static page architecture

Getting Started
-Introducing Adobe Dreamweaver CS4
-Learning the interface
-Defining a local site
-Creating a website

Adding Content to a Site
-Adding content
-Controlling document structure
-Making lists
-Adding horizontal rules
-Adding special characters

Formatting with Cascading Style Sheets
-Formatting text
-Introducing cascading style sheets
-Creating styles
-Exporting CSS rule definitions
-Creating class styles
-Attaching external style sheets
-Creating advanced styles
-Creating a new external style sheet
-Displaying styles
-Understanding cascading order and inheritance of styles
-Creating internal styles with the Property inspector

Working with Graphics
-Using graphics on web pages
-Placing graphics on the page
-Modifying image properties
-Editing images
-Doing roundtrip editing with Fireworks
-Customizing the Insert bar
-Adding Flash content
-Adding Flash Video

Creating Animations

-Working with the Timeline
-Using Keyframes, Blank Keyframes, and Frames
-Creating Motion Tweens
-Creating Shape Tweens
-Creating Transition Effects
-Using Animation Best Practices

ActionScript with Script Assist and Behaviors
-Using Script Assist
-Adding Actions to a frame
-Creating and Using Button Symbols
-Adding Behaviors to a Button
-Loading External SWF's.

Using Moving Clips
-Creating and Using Movie Clip symbols
-Organizing a Movie Clip Timeline
-Using Actions to Control a Timeline
-Using Frame Labels
-Responding to User Interactions

Adding Sound and Video
-Importing Sound
-Changing Sound Properties
-Adding Sound to a Timeline
-Embedding Video in a Timeline
-Using the FLVPlayback Component

Publishing Flash Documents
-Using Different Publishing Formats
-Using Publishing Profiles
-Adding Flash Player Detection
-Publishing for Deployment

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Part 2 Adobe Flash CS4 - Rich Content Creation

-Understanding the course format
-Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
-Looking at the course outline

Working in Adobe Flash
-Setting Stage dimensions
-Working with panels and panel layouts
-Setting preferences
-Identifying the development cycle
-Publishing a file

Creating and Importing Graphic Assets
-Working with different graphic formats
-Importing bitmap graphics
-Importing vector graphics
-Working with layers and layer folders
-Using the drawing tools
-Using object and merge drawing
-Working with the Colour panels
-Creating and using Graphic symbols
-Using the Library panel

Using Text Effectively
-Using the Text tool
-Adding and formatting static text
-Changing font rendering methods
-Adding input text fields
-Embedding fonts in input text fields
-Using font best practices

Creating Animations
-Working with the Timeline
-Using keyframes, blank keyframes, and frames
-Creating motion tweens
-Creating shape tweens
-Creating transition effects
-Using animation best practices

Adding Adobe Flash ActionScript with Script Assist and Behaviors
-Using Script Assist
-Adding actions to a frame
-Creating and using Button symbols
-Adding behaviors to a button
-Loading external Adobe Flash SWFs

Using Moving Clips
-Creating and using Movie Clip symbols
-Organizing a Movie Clip Timeline
-Using actions to control a Timeline
-Using frame labels
-Responding to user interactions

Adding Sound and Video
-Importing sound
-Changing sound properties
-Adding sound to a Timeline
-Embedding video in a Timeline
-Using the Adobe FLVPlayback component

Publishing Adobe Flash Documents
-Using different publishing formats
-Using publishing profiles
-Adding Adobe Flash Player detection
-Publishing for deployment


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Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites

This course is designed for those who are new to web design and development and want to develop skills to work with Dreamweaver CS4 and Flash CS4 to build intuitive, attractive and accessible web sites. Special attention is paid to keyboard shortcuts, automating workflow and special effects techniques.

Ahead of taking this course the trainee must have basic PC or Mac skills, including a fundamental understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.


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Location information for this scheduled course

This course will be offered at the XChange Training Manchester scheduled training centre at:

Virginia House
Great Ancoats Street
Manchester
M4 5DA

Virginia House is located at the end of Great Ancoats Street in the revived Northern Quarter of the City Centre. The training centre is easily accessed from both Piccadilly and Victoria train stations.

Courses are run between 9.30am and 4.30pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.

  

Training Centre address
Central Manchester

Tel: 0845 363 1130
Email: info@xchangetraining.co.uk
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Advantages of learning Adobe CS4 Web Combo with XChange Training

-XChange Training is an Adobe Certified Training Centre
-Our Creative Suite 4 trainers are experienced web design professionals with excellent knowledge of all aspects of web based workflows from creating web ready graphics to designing fast, well structured and great looking websites.
-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional situations.
-Free Course manual provided for each trainee as excellent post-course reference material.
-Free email support service for 6 months after course included in the price.
-We get consistently good feedback from our clients.

 Read client testimonials...

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