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Dreamweaver Training Program We are currently offering Dreamweaver traininig program that covers from basic to advance level learning. The courses are divided into three segmenets: 1. Dreamweaver Essentials 2. Dreamweaver Intermediate 3. Dreamweaver Advance

Dreamweaver CS4 with CSS Essential Training

Level: Intermediate

1. Introduction
2. Do I Need to Know CSS to use Dreamweaver?
3. Setting up a Custom Workspace
4. CSS/XHTML Fundamentals
Separating structure from presentation Adding meaning with ID and class attributes Understanding basic selectors Understanding complex selectors Examining the Cascade Understanding order of inheritance Understanding specificity Using Dreamweaver to resolve conflicts
5. Using Dreamweaver's Starter Pages
Working with starter pages Defining fixed, elastic, liquid, and hybrid Understanding starter page structures Modifying CSS globally Moving CSS between files Preparing custom starter pages Creating custom starter pages
6. Planning Your CSS
Designing with CSS in mind Using Fireworks to create site prototypes Defining page structure Creating the initial layout Page creation and asset sharing Using common libraries to create site prototypes Building interactive prototypes Optimizing images in Fireworks Exporting web graphics from Fireworks CS4 Exporting interactive prototypes When to export XHTML and CSS from Fireworks CS4
7. Controlling Your CSS with Dreamweaver
CSS workflows in Dreamweaver Using the CSS Styles panel Setting CSS preferences Understanding Dreamweaver's CSS visual aides The Code Navigator Controlling CSS with the Properties Inspector Using Related Files Working with Live view Working with the Reference panel
8. Online Typgraphy
Declaring font families Creating custom font family declarations in Dreamweaver Understanding units of measurement Controlling font sizing Controlling line spacing Controlling vertical margins Horizontally aligning text Vertically aligning text Vertically centering block-level elements Setting column width Using font shorthand notation
9. Working with Backgrounds
Background properties Using background images Controlling background image tiling Positioning background images Using percentage values for positioning Creating custom list bullets CSS drop shadows Image replacement techniques Adding screen-only content Complex background graphics Using CSS Sprites
10. Styling Tables
Reviewing table tag structure Using thread and body for styling Styling table captions Styling headers Styling table content Creating alternating row colors Using pseudo-class selectors for tables Creating custom table borders
11. Styling Forms
Examining form structure Styling fieldset and legend elements Styling form elements globally Using classes to identify form elements Styling user feedback Adding user interaction Styling Spry form validation fields
12. Building Navigation
Using lists for navigation Creating horizontal menus pt. 1: Stripping list styling Creating horizontal menus pt. 2: Displaying links horizontally Creating horizontal menus pt. 3: Styling links Creating horizontal menus pt. 4: Rollovers Creating horizontal menus pt. 5: Indicating current page Creating horizontal menus pt. 6: Modifying cursor usage Creating horizontal menus pt. 7: Positioning menus Styling vertical menus pt. 1: Vertical menu considerations Styling vertical menus pt. 2: Defining width for link elements Styling vertical menus pt. 3: Using background graphics with navigation
13. Layout
Box model review Understanding margin collapse Reviewing normal document flow Understanding floating Containing and clearing floats Understanding relative positioning Understanding absolute positioning Understanding the AP Elements panel Understanding fixed positioning Using Dreamweaver to define document structure Creating a two-column layout Using Dreamweaver's Design-Time style sheets
14. Controlling Spry Objects with CSS
Introducing Spry widgets Updating the Spry framework Examining the default Spry styles Modifying tabbed panels through CSS Styling Spry widgets Organizing Spry style sheets
15. Multiple Media Types and Alternate Style Sheets
Creating print style sheets Assigning media types Styling type for print Suppressing element printing Controlling page breaks Using @media blocks Creating alternative style sheets
16. Testing and Deploying CSS
Using Dreamweaver's Browser Compatibility Check Fixing code errors with Adobe's CSS Advisor Strategies for browser compatibility Implementing browser compatibility Formatting code for deployment Creating modular style sheets Assembling modular style sheets
20. Conclusion
21. Questions
23. Where do you go from here?

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