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Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Basic Skills 2
(16 hours)

Course Description
This intermediate course will show you how to work with advanced website creation features available in Dreamweaver. Topics to be discussed include: working with libraries, using style sheets, creating rollovers, working with behaviors, defining head elements, working with layers, utilizing timelines and assuring compatibility. Prerequisites: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Basic Skills 1. (Text is included with the course fee)

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

· Work with libraries to allow quicker creation of web pages that incorporate repetitive elements.
· Use style sheets to gain increased control over the appearance of text beyond HTML tags.
· Create rollovers to add visual interest to navigation controls on a site.
· Work with Dreamweaver's behaviors to control dynamic page content.
· Define head elements, including keyword and description tags.
· Work with layers to gain precise layout control of page elements.
· Utilize timelines to sequence events on a page.
· Assure compatibility with multiple browser versions using browser targeting.
· Create simple forms that will post to E-mail

Course Content

Libraries
· Adding a Library Item
· Placing a Library Item
· Modifying a Library Item

Style Sheets
· Altering an Existing HTML Tag
· Creating Classes
· Applying Styles
· Using the CSS Selector
· Linking Style Sheets
· Redefining Style Sheets

Rollovers

Behaviors

Defining Head Elements
· Meta Tags
· Keywords
· Description
· Refresh
· Editing Meta Tags

Layers
· Creating Layers
· Using the Layers Palette
· Layers and Behaviors

Working with Timelines
· Layer Movement
· Basic Animation
· Creating Dynamic Content

Targeting
· Testing Browser Compatibility
· Converting Pages from Version 4 to 3
· Browser Checking

Forms
· Setting up forms
· Adding form elements
· Testing forms

Text
Dreamweaver MX Advanced by Element K Press

Course Requirements
Students must complete at 80% of the scheduled course, and score a minimum of 70% on a final end of course test.