Dreamweaver 4.0: Introduction
Course Length - 2 Days (12 Hrs.)

Course Description
Overview: Dreamweaver 4 Introduction is a hands-on instructor-led course that will introduce you to the basics of the Macromedia Dreamweaver® 4.0 Web development application. 

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, you must have a basic understanding of your computer's operating system. We recommend that you have taken the  Software Training course, Windows 98: Introduction, or have extensive equivalent experience. For example, you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media. Other recommended courses in this series:

Technical Introduction to the Internet
HTML 4.01 Web Authoring Level I
HTML 4.01 Web Authoring Level II
Web Development with Cascading Style Sheets
Web Design Usability Techniques
PaintShop Pro V7.0 Introduction, though these courses are not required.

Performance-Based Objectives: Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

·        Explain basic concepts about the Internet and the World Wide Web, and how to publish a site.
·        Navigate in the Dreamweaver work environment.
·        Create a basic Web page by typing text and importing graphics.
·        Design a site from scratch, beginning with developing a site map, through final upload of the site to a Web server.
·        Import text into Dreamweaver pages using several methods.
·        Perform character and paragraph formatting on text, and define and apply HTML styles to speed up repetitive formatting.
·        Add links within a site, create anchors, and specify external links.
·        Create and format tables to assist in page design.
·        Use images as links and create image maps.
·        Build a frame-based site to assist the viewer in navigation.
·        Upload a site to a remote Web server.

 Course Content

Lesson 1: Dreamweaver Basics

Topic 1A: Internet Access and HTML

Topic 1B: The Dreamweaver Environment

Task 1B-1: Exploring the Dreamweaver Environment

Topic 1C: Previewing in a Browser

Task 1C-1: Previewing in a Browser

Topic 1D: Viewing and Managing HTML Code

Task 1D-1: Viewing and Managing HTML Code 

Lesson 2: Creating a Basic Web Page

Topic 2A: Creating and Formatting Text

Task 2A-1: Adding Text

Task 2A-2: Basic Text Formatting

Topic 2B: Saving and Titling Web Pages

Task 2B-1: Saving and Titling Web Pages

Topic 2C: Working with Images

Task 2C-1: Importing Images

Task 2C-2: Working with Page Backgrounds

Task 2C-3: Adding Rules to a Page

Task 2C-4: Using Colors from the Desktop 

Lesson 3: Designing a Web Site

Topic 3A: Defining a Web Site

Task 3A-1: Defining a Site

Topic 3B: Working with the Site Window

Task 3B-1: Creating the Home Page

Task 3B-2: Working with the Site Window

Task 3B-3: Structuring the Web Site

Task 3B-4: Copying Site Elements

Topic 3C: Working with Templates

Task 3C-1: Working with Templates 

Lesson 4: Working with Text

Topic 4A: Importing Text

Task 4A-1: Using the Open Command

Task 4A-2: Using Drag and Drop

Task 4A-3: Adding Text Using Copy and Paste

Topic 4B: HTML Text

Task 4B-1: Working with Line and Paragraph Breaks

Task 4B-2: Special Characters and Spaces

Topic 4C: Character Formatting

Task 4C-1: Specifying Character Formats

Task 4C-2: Text Size

Task 4C-3: Fonts

Task 4C-4: Logical Character Styles

Topic 4D: Paragraph Formatting

Task 4D-1: Aligning Text

Task 4D-2: Working with Headings

Task 4D-3: Formatting Lists

Task 4D-4: Indenting and Pre-formatting

Topic 4E: HTML Styles

Task 4E-1: Creating and Applying HTML Styles  

Lesson 5: Working with Links

Topic 5A: Links within a Site

Task 5A-1: Creating Links Manually

Task 5A-2: Creating Links using Browse for File

Task 5A-3: Creating Links using Point to File

Topic 5B: Anchors

Task 5B-1: Creating Anchors

Topic 5C: Working with External Links

Task 5C-1: Adding External Links to a Site 

Lesson 6: Working with Images

Topic 6A: Importing Images

Task 6A-1: Importing Additional Images

Topic 6B: Resizing Images

Task 6B-1: Resizing Images

Topic 6C: Using Images as Links

Task 6C-1: Creating Standard Image Links

Task 6C-2: Creating Image Maps

Task 6C-3: Text Labels for Images 

Lesson 7: Working with Tables

Topic 7A: Creating Tables to Line Up Text

Task 7A-1: Creating Tables to Line Up Text

Topic 7B: Changing Table Layout

Task 7B-1: Inserting and Deleting Table Rows or Columns

Task 7B-2: Merging Cells

Topic 7C: Formatting Text in Tables

Task 7C-1: Formatting Text in Tables

Topic 7D: Table Attributes

Task 7D-1: Changing Column Widths

Task 7D-2: Specifying Cell Divider Settings

Topic 7E: Using Tables for Layout

Task 7E-1: Using Layout View to Modify Page Design

Task 7E-2: Using a Table to Position Objects

Task 7E-3: Using Layout View to Create Page Design 

Lesson 8: Building a Site with Frames

Topic 8A: Creating a Frameset

Task 8A-1: Creating a Frameset

Topic 8B: Defining Frame Size

Task 8B-1: Defining Frame Size

Topic 8C: Adding Content to a Frameset

Task 8C-1: Adding Content to a Frameset

Topic 8D: Specifying Frame Link Destinations

Task 8D-1: Specifying Frame Link Destinations 

Lesson 9: Uploading a Web Site

Topic 9A: Checking the Site

Task 9A-1: Checking the Site

Topic 9B: Uploading the Site

Task 9B-1: Uploading the Entire Site

Task 9B-2: Uploading Changed Files