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Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Advanced Course

Author : Mark Fletcher

6.5hrs (140 Lessons) 2003-06-25

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This is the third in the Macromedia Dreamweaver MX series of tutorials from the Virtual Training Company. Author Mark Fletcher is a Member of Team Macromedia for Dreamweaver and a regular contributor to Macromedia DevNet; he is also a Certified Macromedia Professional. Mark shows the user how to work with CSS, add style to web pages, create page layouts, use integrated code tools, create web pages that comply with the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and how to utilize Dreamweaver's templating tools. Mark also demonstrates the extensive integration between Macromedia Dreamweaver MX and Macromedia Contribute. To start learning, simply click one of the topics below.

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Course: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Advanced
Author: Mark Fletcher
SKU: 33411
ISBN: 1-932072-41-1
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Subject: Internet & Web Design
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Course outline

Introduction

About this Course (01:21)

The Lessons Folder (00:47)

Resources & References (01:18)

Dreamweaver Updater (00:26)

Site Configuration

Local Information (02:07)

Remote Information FTP & Local / Network (03:03)

Remote Info RDS, VSS, WebDAV (01:44)

Testing Server (03:01)

Cloaking (01:00)

Design Notes (01:01)

Contribute Administration (06:59)

Site Cache & Exporting Definitions (01:51)

Existing Sites (01:28)

FrontPage Sites (01:10)

CSS Overview

Why CSS (01:36)

Understanding CSS (02:01)

Local Styles (01:11)

Linked and @Import Directive (02:52)

Inheritance (02:37)

The Cascade (03:21)

Specificity (01:28)

Class and ID Selectors (02:51)

CSS & Dreamweaver MX

DWMX and CSS (03:08)

CSS Positioning (03:22)

Static DIVs (02:26)

Creating a CSS File (03:24)

CSS and Link States (01:17)

Styling with Classes (02:42)

Sizing Text (05:01)

Line Height (01:00)

Background Color (01:09)

Background Images (01:29)

Link Elements (03:22)

Advanced CSS

CSS Preferences (01:22)

The Box Model (01:58)

Creating a CSS Layout (02:17)

Building the Header (02:39)

Applying Style to the Main Content (02:34)

Link and List Styles (04:55)

CSS Layout Wrap-up (03:08)

External CSS Editor (00:54)

CSS Layout Resources (00:39)

CSS Navigation Bar (03:35)

More on Advanced CSS

Floating Content (01:25)

Stacking CSS Boxes (01:40)

Transitional Table Layouts (03:27)

CSS and Data Tables (01:49)

CSS and Print (01:50)

Design Time Stylesheets (01:58)

Linking CSS Files (02:57)

CSS and Contribute (02:25)

Embedded vs. External Styles (02:18)

CSS and Dynamic Content (01:08)

CSS Bugs and Hacks

Debugging Overview (02:51)

CSS Validation (01:06)

Box Model Hack (04:48)

Dealing with Netscape 4.x (01:58)

Netscape 4 and Modern Browsers (02:27)

Comment Hack (01:05)

Internet Explorer Conditional Comments (01:11)

CSS Resources (01:54)

Coding in Dreamweaver MX

Coding Tools (04:27)

HTML vs XHTML (03:38)

Document Structure (05:22)

Converting HTML to XHTML (02:16)

Understanding Doctype Switching (03:18)

Code Hints and Tag Editors (04:41)

Reference Panel (01:17)

Tag Inspector (02:43)

Snippets (07:01)

Code Coloring (01:21)

Tag Libraries (02:36)

Custom Tag Libraries (02:59)

More on Coding

Code Formatting (04:05)

External Editors (01:45)

Rewriting Code (02:53)

Code and Contribute Users (01:51)

Tags that Do Not Render in Design View (01:54)

Table Structure Model (03:28)

Column Group Tags (02:39)

Column Tags (01:24)

Fast Table Rendering (00:55)

Server Side Includes (04:19)

Library Items vs SSI (01:23)

Templates - Basic

Dreamweaver MX Templates Overview (02:58)

Constructing a Template (03:19)

Creating Child Pages (02:11)

Exploring the Template Code (04:54)

Templates and Dynamic Content (04:29)

Optional Regions (05:44)

Editable Optional Regions (04:11)

Repeating Tables (04:38)

Repeating Regions (02:54)

Updating Template File (03:16)

Dealing with Inconsistent Regions (01:27)

Templates - Advanced

Understanding Nested Templates (03:33)

Constructing a Nested Template (01:56)

Template Parameters and Nested Templates (03:20)

Editable Attributes - Basic (03:42)

Editable Attributes - Advanced (02:44)

Template Expressions (05:05)

Conditional Template Expressions (04:21)

Using Parameters with Optional Regions (02:55)

Conditional Multiple If (01:57)

Working with Complex Expressions (02:14)

Expressions and Repeating Regions (03:00)

Templates, Library Items and Behaviors (04:33)

Nested Templates & Passthrough Parameters (00:37)

Removing Template Mark-Up - Page Level (01:27)

Removing Template Mark-Up - Sitewide (01:28)

Exporting Template Data as XML (03:28)

Importing XML into a Template (04:10)

Templates and Macromedia Contribute (03:29)

Template Preferences (01:01)

Template Resources (00:53)

Optimization & Validation

Web Page Optimization (01:37)

Reducing the Weight of a Page (04:39)

Optimizing Mark-Up (04:27)

Optimizing CSS (03:46)

Externalizing JavaScript Code (04:45)

Cleaning Up Word HTML (01:46)

Validation (02:08)

Accessibility

What is Web Accessibility (01:54)

Accessibility and the Law (02:05)

Assistive Technology (03:44)

Accessibility and Dreamweaver MX (02:05)

Accessibility and Images (04:58)

Accessibility and Color (02:19)

Sizing Text (02:53)

Layout Tables (03:09)

Data Tables (05:50)

Navigation (03:57)

Image Maps (00:41)

CSS Page Layout (02:01)

Simple Forms (03:20)

Fieldset and Legends (01:50)

Print (01:40)

Frames (02:05)

Resources (00:40)

Credits

About the Author (01:39)