Dreamweaver CS5.5 Syllabus

Getting Started

• Setting up the workspace

Customizing the Workspace

• Working with panels

• Switching and splitting views

• Adjusting tool bars

• Personalizing preferences

• Using the property inspector

HTML Basics

• What is HTML?

• Writing your own HTML code

• Where is HTML going?

CSS Basics

• What is CSS?

• HTML vs. CSS formatting

• CSS box model

• HTML defaults

• Formatting text

• Formatting objects

• Multiples, classes, and Ids, oh my!

Quick Start

• Defining a Dreamweaver site

• Selecting a CSS layout

• Saving a page

• Modifying the page title

• Changing headings

• Inserting text

• Inserting images

• Selecting and modifying CSS styles

• Adjusting text fonts, colors, and sizes

• Previewing a page in Live view

• Previewing a page in a browser

Creating a Page Layout

• Modifying an existing CSS layout

• Adding a background image to the head

• Inserting new DIV components

• Modifying the page width and background color

• Modifying existing content and formatting

• Inserting placeholders

• Modifying the footer

• Checking browser compatibility

Working with Cascading Style Sheets

• Working with the CSS styles panel

• Creating new CSS rules

• Creating an interactive menu

• Modifying hyperlink behavior

• Moving rules to an external style sheet

Working with Templates

• Creating a template from an existing layouts

• Inserting editable regions

• Updating a template

• Using Library items

• Using server-side includes

Working with Text, Lists and Tables

• Importing text

• Creating headings

• Creating lists

• Creating text indents

• Creating and styling tables

• Spell checking web pages

• Finding and replacing text

Working with Images

• Inserting an image

• Adjusting image position with CSS

• Working with Photoshop Smart Objects

• Copying and pasting images from Fireworks and Photoshop’

• Inserting images via drag and drop

• Optimizing images with the property inspector

Working with Navigation

• Hyperlinks

• Creating an image-based link

• Creating an external link

• Setting up e-mail links

• Targeting page elements

• Checking your page