Topic 1 Introduction to Website Maintenance & Creation

Topic Objectives
Understanding Web Page Architecture
Overview of the website design and maintenance process
Introduction to HTML

Dissecting the HTML file
Editing HTML in Dreamweaver
Web Browsers
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Topic 2 Getting Started in Dreamweaver

Topic Objectives
Introduction to Dreamweaver
The Dreamweaver Interface
The Dreamweaver  Designer Workspace
Changing and Saving Workspaces
Defining a Local Site
Basic Site Setup
Advanced Site Setup

Creating a Web page
Development views
Saving pages
Home pages
Previewing pages
Topic Summary
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Topic 3 Adding Content to a Site

Topic Objectives
Adding Content
Controlling Document Structure
Lists

Adding Special Characters
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Topic 4 Formatting Text with Cascading Style Sheets

Topic Objectives
Formatting Text
Introducing Cascading Style Sheets
Creating Style Rules
HTML Tag Rules
Editing Style Rules
Using Points, Ems or Pixels for font sizes
Creating a New External Style Sheet

Attaching External Style Sheets
Moving CSS Rules
Creating Class Styles
Cascading Order and Inheritance of Styles
Creating Internal Styles with the Property Inspector
Topic Summary

Topic 5 Working with Graphics

Topic Objectives
Preparing Images
Image file formats
Optimising images for the web using Photoshop
Step 1 – Using the Crop Tool
Step 2 – Save for Web & Devices Command

Step 3 – Resizing an Image
Step 4 – Optimising an image
Placing Graphics on the Page
Modifying Image Properties
Editing Images in Dreamweaver
Adding Flash Content
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Topic 6 Creating Links

Topic Objectives
Understanding Site Navigation
Linking to Files in Your Site
Updating Links
Changing Link Colours
Linking to Sites
Linking to Named Anchors

Adding E-mail Links
Linking to Different File Types
Linking from Images
Creating a Jump Menu
Topic Summary
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Topic 7 Designing Page Layout with Cascading Style Sheets

Topic Objectives
Understanding page layout
Controlling layout using Div tags
Creating CSS page layouts
Inserting Div Tags
The CSS box mode

Using Dreamweaver’s CSS layouts
Customising CSS layouts
Designing navigation links with CSS
Working with Tables
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Topic 8 Using Libraries and Templates

Topic Objectives
About Library Items
Creating Library Items
Working with Library Items
Creating Site Templates
Defining Editable Regions

Using Templates
Applying a Template to an Existing Page
Modifying Templates
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Topic 9 Testing, Maintenance, and Uploading Files

Topic Objectives
Checking Links
Fixing Broken Links
Site reports
Connecting to a Remote Site
FTP settings

Cloaking Files and Folders
Connecting to the remote server
Synchronizing Files
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Appendix A: Index