Dreamweaver course overview
This course explains how to create modern websites using Adobe Dreamweaver. After completing this course you would be able to create website and web applications in Dreamweaver yourself.
The complete course is hands-on based. Few practical Dreamweaver projects at the end of the course will ensure that you can create designs for websites.
Goal oriented approach
The aim of this course is to teach Adobe Dreamweaver from beginner to advanced level and also create projects for your portfolio. If you have a project or an idea that you wanted to create using Adobe Dreamweaver then present that idea during the course and our trainers will help you to work on your own project.
Adobe ACA Qualification
This course also prepare you for Adobe ACA certification in Dreamweaver.
Learn from Dreamweaver graphic designers
DotPeak’s consultants have been creating Dreamweaver based website designs for different businesses. Those consultants write and teach our Dreamweaver training courses, so their experience directly informs course content.
Who is this Dreamweaver training for?
This course is for you if you are interested in creating web designs using Dreamweaver.
Our training courses are classroom based, instructor-led and help you learn advanced Adobe Dreamweaver techniques.
Requirements for Dreamweaver training
This course is for complete beginners but some previous experience of web design would be helpful.
Course contents
Introduction
- What is Dreamweaver?
- Introduction to Dreamweaver
- Configuring Panels
- Changing Workspace
- Creating Custom Workspace
- Defining a New Site
- Creating a New File
- Design View, Code View and Split Code View
Dreamweaver Built-in Features
- Using Templates
- Cascading Style Sheet(CSS) Management
- CSS Advisor
- Spry Data
- Spry Widgets
- Spry Effects
- Spry Form Validation
- Photoshop Integration
- Adobe Device Central and Adobe Bridge
- Shortcuts
Adding Content with Dreamweaver
- Using the Insert Panel
- Inserting Images
- Inserting Forms
- Inserting Tables
- Making Lists
- Adding Horizontal Rules
- Inserting Special Characters
Formatting with CSS
- Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets
- Inline, Embedding and External CSS
- Creating Styles
- Using Id’s and Classes
- Creating a Page Layout with CSS
- Creating Advanced Styles
Formatting with Dreamweaver
- Properties Panel
- Formatting Text
- Formatting Images
- Creating Hotspots
- Creating Page Layouts
Creating Navigation to Your Site
- Understanding Site Navigation and its Importance
- Hyperlinks and its Use
- Linking Files
- Linking External Sites
- Named Anchors
- Email Links
Working with Media
- Using Graphics and Placing on the Page
- Modifying Images and Their Properties
- Editing Images
- Editing with Photoshop / Fireworks
- Insert Panel Customisation
- Adding SWF Files
Project: Create a website using Dreamweaver
Using the skills obtained from our dreamweaver courses, we will build a complete personal or business brochure/magazine website using Dreamweaver.