Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5: Level 1
Course Specifications
Course number: 084502
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will design, build, and upload a website.

Target Student: This course is intended for novice web designers, web developers, website designers, and graphic artists with some programming background who need to build simple websites and want to utilize the features of Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. The course covers the Adobe Web Communication using Dreamweaver CS5 objectives, and is intended to help prepare students to take the Adobe Certified Associate exam. Please refer to the CD-ROM that came with this course for a document that maps the Adobe Web Communication using Dreamweaver CS5 objectives to the content in the Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 series.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success in this course, it is recommended that you first take the following Element K course (or have equivalent knowledge): Web Design with XHTML, HTML, and CSS : Level 1. 
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	identify basic web design concepts and customize the Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 interface. 
•	build a website. 
•	design web pages. 
•	create reusable site assets. 
•	work with different types of links. 
•	upload a website. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Dreamweaver
Topic 1A: Identify the Basic Concepts of Web Design 
XHTML 
Websites 
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) 
The Website Access Process 
Principles of Web Designing 
Design Elements 
Element and Attribute Consistency 
Layout Symmetry 
CS Live 

Topic 1B: Locate Dreamweaver Interface Elements 
The Welcome Screen 
The Dreamweaver Workspace 
Document Views 

Topic 1C: Customize the Interface 
Panel Groups 
Predefined Workspaces 
The Preferences Dialog Box 
How to Customize the Interface 

Lesson 2: Initiating a Website
Topic 2A: Identify the Elements of a Project Plan 
Project Plans 
Project Plan Phases 
Project Plan Deliverables 

Topic 2B: Determine the Workflow of a Web Project 
Storyboards 
Flowcharts 
Wireframes 
Site Maps 

Topic 2C: Define a Website 
Starter Layouts 
The Site Setup Dialog Box 
The FILES Panel 
How to Define a Website 

Topic 2D: Create a Document 
File Naming Conventions 
Page Size Resolution 
The New Document Dialog Box 
The Home Page 
The Check Spelling Command 
How to Create a Document 

Lesson 3: Designing Web Pages
Topic 3A: An Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets 
Cascading Style Sheets 
Types of CSS 
CSS Rules 
Tag Styles 
Class Styles 

Topic 3B: Format a Web Page 
Text Properties 
Lists 
The CSS STYLES Panel 
CSS Text Properties 
The Page Properties Dialog Box 
CSS Disable-Enable 
The div and span Tags 
The INSERT Panel 
How to Format a Web Page 

Topic 3C: Identify Copyright and Citation Requirements 
Copyright Terminologies 
Copyright Permission 
Citing Internet Content 

Topic 3D: Insert Images 
Graphic File Formats for the Web 
Image Properties 
CSS Image Properties 
How to Insert Images 

Topic 3E: Insert Tables 
Tables 
The Table Dialog Box 
CSS Table Properties 
Table Modes 
How to Insert Tables 

Topic 3F: Import Data from Other Applications 
Import Commands 
The Clean Up Word HTML Command 
How to Import Data from Other Applications 

Topic 3G: Organize Files and Folders 
How to Organize Files and Folders 

Lesson 4: Creating Reusable Site Assets
Topic 4A: Create and Use Library Items 
The ASSETS Panel 
Libraries 
How to Create and Use Library Items 

Topic 4B: Update Library Items 
How to Update Library Items 

Topic 4C: Use Snippets 
Snippets 
The SNIPPETS Panel 
How to Use Snippets 

Topic 4D: Create a Template 
Templates 
Regions of a Template 
How to Create a Template 

Lesson 5: Working with Links
Topic 5A: Create Hyperlinks 
Hyperlinks 
The Hyperlink Dialog Box 
How to Create Hyperlinks 

Topic 5B: Create Anchors 
Anchors 
How to Create Anchors 

Topic 5C: Create Email Links 
Email Link 
How to Create Email Links 

Topic 5D: Create Image Maps 
Hotspots 
Image Maps 
How to Create Image Maps 

Topic 5E: Create Image Link Rollovers 
Rollovers 
How to Create Image Link Rollovers 

Lesson 6: Uploading a Website
Topic 6A: Validate a Website 
Accessibility Standards 
The Results Panel Group 
Validator Preferences 
Site Reports 
Adobe BrowserLab 
How to Validate a Website 

Topic 6B: Upload Files onto a Site 
The Get and Put Commands 
Site Upload 
How to Upload Files onto a Site 

Appendix A: Using Frames 
Appendix B: Using Dreamweaver Extensions 
Appendix C: New Features in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5