Dreamweaver Training Class Online

Macromedia Dreamweaver Web Design

Dreamweaver I Macromedia's Dreamweaver is the leading HTML editor used by Web design professionals. Dreamweaver is jam-packed with design tools that for building Web sites in one easy-to-use application. With little or no prior HTML knowledge, you can learn to use tables, advanced layouts, colors, style sheets, frames, and more to create your Web sites.

In just 6 lessons, working with design instructor Piper Nilsson, you'll learn the ins and outs of Macromedia's leading-edge Web editor, moving from designing single pages and to architecting entire sites.

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Class Title: Dreamweaver I Start Date: Classes start daily. Enroll today and gain immediate access. Class Length: Three months of access to class materials and instructor feedback. Instructor: Piper Nilsson Other details: Self-paced, online, 24 access to online learning environment
	Tuition: $1100

Class Instructor Bio: Piper Nilsson is a graphic designer and information architect. In her four-year career for a leading Web design agency, she blueprinted sites for such global clients as MetLife, Pepsi, ETS, and Citibank. Her current projects include building an e-learning prototype for children with learning disabilities and teaching technology in New York City public schools. She received a degree in graphic design from Pratt Institute. LEFT: Images from Dreamweaver II with Piper Nilsson Architect and design complete website with Dreamweaver.

Class Projects and Objectives:

This online class is packed with projects and tips.  Here is a partial list:

• Learn how to define a site in Dreamweaver.
• Learn how to work in Design and HTML Views.
• Discover how to use the Properties Inspector.
• Learn how to establish correct path structure.
• Create and publish a Web page that includes links to favorite sites and site reviews.
• Demonstrate the ability to create a basic Web page with links, images, and text formatting.
• Personalize a given page design to individual tastes.
• Demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot a Web page and publish it without errors.
• Learn how tables are used as a Web layout technique.
• Learn how to create and edit tables in an HTML document.
• Learn time effective use of table borders, background colors, and patterns.
• Discover how image slices are used with tables.
• Create an e-commerce Web page following step-by-step directions.
• Demonstrate the ability to create a Web page using nested tables.
• Learn by example how to alter table size and appearance through modifying properties.
• Learn by example how to create a rollover navigation bar.
• Discover the difference between Standard and Layout mode.
• Learn to use and modify the Dreamweaver ruler and grid.
• Pick up tips for using tracing images and creating color schemes.
• Learn some ground rules for designing for a computer screen.
• Create a tracing image of a given site by following step-by-step directions.
• Learn by example how to work in Dreamweaver's Layout mode.
• Learn how to take screen captures of a site.
• Create a tracing image of a site.
• Modify a tracing image to create an original design.
• Learn the basics of how frames evolved and how they function.
• Get familiar with frame properties.
• Learn how to target frames, establish a no frames tag, and set scrolling options.
• Create a multi-page frames site.
• Demonstrate the basic ability to create a two-part frameset and target frames without error.
• Demonstrate the basic ability to create a three-part frameset and target frames without error.
• Modify a site's navigation bar by adding Flash text.
• Learn how Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Templates, and Libraries help automate work processes.
• Learn how CSS works and look at best practice-examples of CSS on the Web.
• Discover how templates are created and used.
• Discover how Library items are created and used.
• Use templates and cascading style sheets to modify an existing site project.
• Demonstrate the ability to create a template.
• Demonstrate the ability to attach cascading style sheets to a template.
• Submit a redesign of a site's home page, tailoring it to a different audience.
• Learn the basics of using multimedia with Dreamweaver.
• Get an introduction to Macromedia Flash, its purpose and applications.
• Learn how to incorporate Flash files into an HTML file using Dreamweaver.
• Learn the basics of using DHTML with Dreamweaver.
• Learn five troubleshooting tips for broken images.
• Make final modifications to an existing site.
• Insert a given Flash movie into a site.
• Correct errors in rollovers and frame targets and create and repair behaviors.