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Course Outline

Dreamweaver 3.0 / 4.0 / MX Level 2

prerequisites

• Dreamweaver 3.0 / 4.0 / MX Level 1
• comfortable building and editing web pages within Dreamweaver web sites

nice-to-know experience

• DHTML or CSS
• file management

durations

Normally this course is taught over a full-day.

objectives

This intermediate course extends one’s knowledge of Dreamweaver version 3.0 or 4.0 or MX. We discuss powerful features in the program to save time and effort and gain consistency throughout a web site.

Specific topics include building image maps, forms, and frames. Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) technology is used via Dreamweaver’'s style features.

This course is very helpful to content developers for internet and intranet sites. Succeeded by Dreamweaver 3.0 / 4.0 Level 3.

specific topics

• Linking to Different Areas of Current Page (Jump Links)
• Maintaining Consistency in Sites
  • Creating a Library Item
  • Using a Library Item
  • Editing a Library Item
• Using Frames
  • Defining Frames
  • Filling and Formatting a Frame
  • Targeting a Frame
  • Compatibility and Perception Issues
  • Assisting a Frames-Incapable Browser
  • Hiding Frame Borders
• Using Image Mapping
  • Creating a Client-Side Image Map
  • Specifying a Circular or Rectangular Hot Spot
  • Specifying a Irregular Hot Spot
  • Moving or Deleting a Hot Spot
  • Compatibility and Perception Issues
• Working with Web Forms
  • Creating a Form
  • Inserting a Single-Line Alphanumeric Field
  • Inserting a List or Drop-Down Menu
  • Inserting Option or Radio Buttons
  • Inserting Checkboxes
  • Inserting a Large Text Box or Textarea
  • Inserting a Hidden Field
  • Inserting a Submit Button
  • Inserting a Reset Button
  • Testing a Form
• Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • Disadvantages of HTML Formatting
  • Creating a Global Style
  • Creating an External Style Sheet
  • Adding to the External Style Sheet
  • Linking to an External Style Sheet
  • Editing a Style
  • Compatibility Issues