Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5: Level 2

Course Specifications

Course number: 084503
Course length: 1.0 day(s)

Course Description

Course Objective: You will develop professional-looking web pages using the Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 application.

Target Student: This course is intended for web developers, designers, and administrators who are familiar with the basic tools and features of Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 and want to expand on existing knowledge to gain intermediate to advanced skills for creating and maintaining more robust interactive websites. This course covers the Adobe® Certified Associate and Adobe® Certified Expert exam objectives, and is intended to help prepare students to take the Adobe Certified Associate exam and Adobe Certified Expert exam as well.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, it is recommended that the students take up the Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5: Level 1 course of Element K or have equivalent knowledge.

Hardware Requirements

    * Intel® Pentium® IV processor
    * 512 MB of RAM
    * 1 GB of available disk space for software installation, and an additional 10 MB for the course data files
    * 256-color monitor capable of 1024 x 768 resolution
    * DVD-ROM drive
    * Internet connection

Software Requirements

Each computer requires the following software:

    * Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5
    * Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0
    * Adobe® Photoshop® CS5
    * Adobe® Flash® Player 9 or above for Mozilla® Firefox®
    * Shockwave® Player

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

    * work in Code view and use coding tools and features available in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.
    * format web pages using advanced CSS techniques.
    * work with AP elements.
    * work with Spry elements.
    * create and validate forms.
    * integrate external files with Dreamweaver.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Working in Code View

    Topic 1A: Use Coding Tools 
    Topic 1B: Search for and Replace Code 
    Topic 1C: Add Design Notes and Comments 

Lesson 2: Formatting with Advanced CSS Techniques

    Topic 2A: Use External Style Sheets 
    Topic 2B: Create a Layout Using CSS 
    Topic 2C: Apply Rollover Effects Using CSS 

Lesson 3: Working with AP Elements

    Topic 3A: Create AP Elements 
    Topic 3B: Control AP Elements 

Lesson 4: Working with Spry Elements

    Topic 4A: Use Spry Interface Widgets 
    Topic 4B: Use Spry Data Sets 

Lesson 5: Creating a Form

    Topic 5A: Set Up a Form 
    Topic 5B: Add Form Elements 
    Topic 5C: Validate a Form 

Lesson 6: Integrating External Files with Dreamweaver

    Topic 6A: Integrate Photoshop Images in Dreamweaver 
    Topic 6B: Insert Media Objects 
    Topic 6C: Integrate XML-Based Data 

Appendix A: Testing a Website
Appendix B: Working with Adobe Bridge and Adobe Device Central
Appendix C: Adobe InContext Editing
Appendix D: New Features in Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5