Dreamweaver CS4: Essentials

Lesson 1: DESIGNING WEB SITES WITH DREAMWEAVER CS4 (20 min)
1. Introduction
2. Reviewing Designs Created with Tables
3. Considering Frames
4. Understanding the CSS Advantage
5. Saving Time with Templates
6. Using Advanced Design Technologies

Lesson 2: CREATING A NEW WEBSITE (50 min)
1. Setting Up a New Web Site
2. Creating a New Web Page
3. Adding Images with Alternate Text
4. Inserting & Formatting Text
5. Understanding Font Options
6. Aligning Images Using the Property Inspector
7. Creating Links
8. Organizing Files & Folders
9. Changing Background & Page Settings

Lesson 3: OPTIMIZING THE INTERFACE (33 min)
1. Opening an Existing Site
2. A New Look in CS4
3. New Features in CS4
4. Reviewing Menu Options
5. Using the Status Bar & Tag Selector
6. Setting Preferences
7. Previewing Pages in Multiple Browsers

Lesson 4: CREATING & INSERTING IMAGES (24 min)
1. Optimizing Images for the Web
2. Saving JPEGS in Adobe Photoshop
3. Saving GIF & PNG Files in Photoshop
4. Using Smart Objects with Photoshop
5. Cropping & Editing Images within Dreamweaver
6. Changing Dreamweaver's Editor Preferences

Lesson 5: WORKING WITH CSS (60 min)
1. Getting Started with Styles
2. Understanding Style Selectors
3. Creating Class Styles
4. Creating Tag Styles
5. Aligning Images with Floats
6. Comparing Span, Div, & P Tags
7. Creating & Editing Link Styles
8. Reviewing CSS Code
9. Using External Style Sheets
10. Creating a Simple Centered Design

Lesson 6: DESIGNING WITH CSS (14 min)
1. Understanding the Box Model
2. Comparing Margins and Padding

Lesson 7: SAVING TIME WITH TEMPLATES (33 min)
1. Creating a New Template
2. Creating Editable Regions
3. Creating a New Page from a Template
4. Editing Templates
5. Combining Templates with Style Sheets
6. Template Tips

Lesson 8: DESIGNING ACCESSIBLE TABLES (28 min)
1. Understanding Tables
2. Creating a Table for Tabular Data
3. Styling a Table
4. Editing Table Layouts, Part 1
5. Editing Table Layouts, Part 2

Lesson 9: USING HTML & CSS (35 min)
1. Writing HTML: The Fundamentals
2. Creating a Simple HTML File
3. Formatting the HTML Page
4. Reviewing the Code Behind the Scenes
5. Linking Pages Using HTML
6. Troubleshooting Using Split View

Lesson 10: TESTING & PUBLISHING A WEBSITE (30 min)
1. Checking the Site Reports
2. Testing & Fixing Links
3. Checking Browser Compatibility
4. Publishing a Website
5. Editing a Website

Lesson 11: DREAMWEAVER'S INTERACTIVE FEATURES (35 min)
1. Inserting Flash Video
2. Adding Other Multimedia
3. Creating a Simple Rollover
4. Using the Swap Image Behavior, Part 1
5. Using the Swap Image Behavior, Part 2
6. Credits