Web Publishing Syllabus

Overview of Dreamweaver and basic web theory

1. The Dreamweaver environment:

• The Toolbar
• The Properties Inspector
• The Objects Panel

3. Site basics

• Site definition
• Site map
• Creating Links using the site feature

2. Web page basics and properties

• Image properties
• Add images
• Colored and Tiled Backgrounds
• Placing Graphics
• Text properties
• Creation & Titling of Pages
• Styling Text:
  •   Fonts
  •   Color
  •   Lists (numbered, bulleted)
• Add text
• Align images and text

4. Link pages together

• methods
•   linking to other pages and websites
•   different ways to create links
  • Image and text links
  • E-mail links
  • Rollover links

5. Tables

• Table properties
• Use tables to organize text and graphics
• Using Tables to Layout a Pag
  • insert tables
  • add content
  • adjust and nest tables
  • take a close look at your design options:
  • using table borders
  • background colors, and pattern

5. Frames

• Creation of Forms:
•   Text Fields
•   Comment Fields
•   Check Boxes
•   Radio Buttons
•   Pop-Up Menus
•   Submit & Reset Buttons
•   Dealing with Form Data

6. Prepare for the web and publish

• Preview web site
• View HTML code
• Setup FTP properties
• Upload website

7. Special Effects & Troubleshooting

• Rollovers and Navigation Bars
• Creating navigation bars with image rollovers
• Adding Image States to a Navigation Bar
• Using the Insert Navigation Bar Tool
• Adding Flash Text and Buttons

8. Learn to use other software to enhance your web pages

• basic features of Flash to enhance your website
• basic features of photoshop to enhance  your website

9. Troubheshoot your website

• local links
• broken links
• missing images

10. Design your own website

• Take a look at your favorite site
• Use it as the inspiration for your own page designs.
• Design your own website