Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4 software brings web professionals new features such as Live View and Code Navigator, while designers benefit from Adobe Photoshop® Smart Objects and the CSS-savvy Properties panel. Everyone wins with the tighter Adobe Creative Suite® software integration and redesigned user interface.
This 2-day training course is designed with a balance of hands on practical exercises, demonstrations and reviews and will provide the skills necessary for most jobs where professional page layout skills are required. This Dreamweaver CS4 training course concentrates on the features and functions of the new Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 software and enables users to design, develop and maintain standards-based websites. Build professional websites with one of the industry’s leading web authoring tool. Dreamweaver CS4 software is ideal for web designers, web developers and visual designers.
This course aims to achieve the following objectives:
This CS4 Essentials Adobe InDesign training course is designed for beginners or first time users.
This course is most suited to those delegates with little or no experience of Dreamweaver and Fireworks (This course is not suitable for those using Dreamweaver CS3). This course is designed for Graphic/Web designers, or people transitioning into a website related job or taking on website maintenance responsibilities.
This 2-day Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Essentials training course covers the following areas:
How do websites work?- The ‘bigger picture’ – the Internet- Enabling your website to be viewed on the Internet- Building a user friendly website- Your target audience- Accessibility and legal responsibilities
Dreamweaver CS4 Overview- Introducing Dreamweaver CS4- Learning the interface- Dreamweaver workflow
HTML Code- Understanding HTML code- Viewing examples of HTML code- Basic HTML exercises
Getting Started- Creating a site folder- Creating a new local site- Working with your site files
Basic Page Creation- Create a new basic HTML page- Add and format text content- Insert graphics and images- Test and preview the page
Page Layout with Tables- Overview of tables- Designing a page layout with tables- Creating table structures- Modifying and nesting tables- Formatting text, images and data in tables
Cascading Style Sheets – CSS- Overview of CSS- Styling with CSS- Creating an internal style sheet- Creating an external style sheet- Attaching style sheets to multiple pages
Navigating your site- Understanding site navigation- Creating internal site links- Creating external links- Creating email links- Creating page anchor links- Creating image links
Page Layout with CSS- Using CSS for page layout- Designing with DIVs- Using absolute and relative positioning- Designing navigation links with CSS
Working with Graphics and Images- Overview of web-based image creation- Sourcing, editing & optimizing images- Adding Flash content- Adding Flash Video Files
Templates and Libraries- Overview of templates- Creating site templates- Defining editable regions- Applying templates- Modify and update templates- Create a site library- Modify and update library items
Adding Interactive Content- Overview of JavaScript Behaviours- Create and edit JavaScript Behaviours- Overview of the Spry framework- Working with Spry widgets
Creating Forms- Understanding forms- Create a basic form- Processing a form
Site Testing, Maintenance and Uploading- Testing your site- Connecting your site to the Internet- Uploading & maintaining your site
Two Training options are available:
1. Open Courses - where you come to us: Our authorised Dreamweaver courses are run from our training centres in Leamington Spa, Leeds and London.
2. On-site Training - where we come to you: A Symbiosis trainer will deliver our CS4 Adobe Dreamweaver course at a venue of your choice using either your computers or our own.
The cost for this 2-day Adobe Dreamweaver Essentials CS4 training course is: £395 + VAT per delegate and includes lunch and refreshments.
SPECIAL OFFER: Book 3 or more of our ESSENTIALS or ADVANCED courses and get £50 OFF each course!
Since 1996 Symbiosis have been delivering authorised Adobe and Apple training courses in the Midlands, Leeds and London areas.
At Symbiosis the training is based on a wealth of ‘real-world’ experience and our aim is to provide appropriate, professional training in the use of the leading creative software packages - whether for print, interactive media, the web, video or mobile applications. Whether you are an individual or a company, Symbiosis's authorised status guarantees the quality of their training facilities and ensures you have access to qualified trainers, new computers, legal software, approved training materials and the provision of snacks and drinks.
Our aim - to provide great training at a competitive price from central locations, in the following areas: • Adobe Authorised Training Centre • Apple Authorized Training Center • Edexcel Approved • Filemaker Business Alliance Member • Quark Alliance Partner • Skillset Approved
Whatever kind of training you are looking to achieve we can help you find your way, our accredited status can provide in-house team training to help you improve your working practice. We take pride in our authorised status and prior to accepting a booking, we take the time to check that a course is appropriate to your skill level and requirements.
Our commitment to quality means that we guarantee the following:
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