Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS6: Part 2
Course Description Overview
You are familiar with creating web pages and now you will enhance the web pages by means of adding advanced functions such as navigational controls, media elements, and forms. Also, it is essential to ensure that your websites are compatible with various modern day display devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and smartphones. In this course, you will create fluid CSS layouts, implement mobile integration techniques, and share files over a server to work in a collaborative manner. All this will ensure that you develop a website that helps retain user interest by means of providing an engaging user experience across multiple display devices.
This course covers the Adobe Web Communication using Dreamweaver CS6 objectives to help students prepare for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) exam. This course is also designed to cover the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam objectives.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to develop interactive and engaging websites that are compatible with multiple display devices.
You will:
Identify website requirements.
Create layouts.
Format web pages.
Create forms.
Integrate media files with Dreamweaver.
Use mobile integration techniques.
Preview and test a website.
Manage website files.
This course is designed for web designers, web developers, and graphic artists who would like to expand on their existing Dreamweaver knowledge and skills. The advanced concepts and skills covered in Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS6: Part 2 will enable a designer to create interactive web pages and websites efficiently.
To successfully complete this course, you should have some experience using Dreamweaver. You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the United States Career Campus course:
Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS6: Part 1.
- Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 or Windows® 7 (Windows 7 recommended) with Service Pack 1
- Adobe® Web Suite CS6 (Dreamweaver® CS6, Photoshop® CS6)
- Microsoft® Office 2007 or later
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 11 or later
- Google Chrome™
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- CD-ROM drive
- Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
- 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
- Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
- Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
- Audio speakers
Lesson 1: Identifying Website Requirements
Topic A: Examine Website Design Considerations
Topic B: Examine Website Performance Parameters
Lesson 2: Creating Layouts
Topic A: Create a Fluid Layout
Topic B: Organize and Manage a Layout Using CSS
Lesson 3: Formatting Web Pages
Topic A: Format Content in Code View
Topic B: Add Behaviors
Topic C: Manage Links and Files
Lesson 4: Creating Forms
Topic A: Add a Form Container
Topic B: Add Form Elements
Topic C: Validate a Form
Lesson 5: Integrating Media Files with Dreamweaver
Topic A: Integrate and Edit a Photoshop File in Dreamweaver
Topic B: Insert Video and Audio Files
Lesson 6: Using Mobile Integration Techniques
Topic A: Create a jQuery Mobile Page
Topic B: Implement PhoneGap Integration
Lesson 7: Previewing and Testing a Website
Topic A: Preview a Website
Topic B: Test a Website
Lesson 8: Managing Website Files
Topic A: Share Website Files with Other Users
Topic B: Synchronize Website Files
Appendix A: Project Management Phases and Issues
Appendix B: Graphic Design Principles
Appendix C: W3C
Appendix D: HTML
Appendix E: Adobe Web Communication Using Dreamweaver CS6 Objectives
Appendix F: Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 ACE Certification Exam Objectives
Appendix G: Adobe Dreamweaver CS6: New Features