Course Title: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Advanced



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.


Course Author/Expert: Mark Fletcher

Language: English

Full Online Training Available: Yes

Number of Course Movies: 140

Course Duration: 6.5 hours



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Introduction


About this Course

The Lessons Folder

Resources & References

Dreamweaver Updater


Site Configuration


Local Information

Remote Information FTP & Local / Network

Remote Info RDS, VSS, WebDAV

Testing Server

Cloaking

Design Notes

Contribute Administration

Site Cache & Exporting Definitions

Existing Sites

FrontPage Sites


CSS Overview


Why CSS

Understanding CSS

Local Styles

Linked and @Import Directive

Inheritance

The Cascade

Specificity

Class and ID Selectors


CSS & Dreamweaver MX


DWMX and CSS

CSS Positioning

Static DIVs

Creating a CSS File

CSS and Link States

Styling with Classes

Sizing Text

Line Height

Background Color

Background Images

Link Elements


Advanced CSS


CSS Preferences

The Box Model

Creating a CSS Layout

Building the Header

Applying Style to the Main Content

Link and List Styles

CSS Layout Wrap-up

External CSS Editor

CSS Layout Resources

CSS Navigation Bar


More on Advanced CSS


Floating Content

Stacking CSS Boxes

Transitional Table Layouts

CSS and Data Tables

CSS and Print

Design Time Stylesheets

Linking CSS Files

CSS and Contribute

Embedded vs. External Styles

CSS and Dynamic Content


CSS Bugs and Hacks


Debugging Overview

CSS Validation

Box Model Hack

Dealing with Netscape 4.x

Netscape 4 and Modern Browsers

Comment Hack

Internet Explorer Conditional Comments

CSS Resources


Coding in Dreamweaver MX


Coding Tools

HTML vs XHTML

Document Structure

Converting HTML to XHTML

Understanding Doctype Switching

Code Hints and Tag Editors

Reference Panel

Tag Inspector

Snippets

Code Coloring

Tag Libraries

Custom Tag Libraries


More on Coding


Code Formatting

External Editors

Rewriting Code

Code and Contribute Users

Tags that Do Not Render in Design View

Table Structure Model

Column Group Tags

Column Tags

Fast Table Rendering

Server Side Includes

Library Items vs SSI


Templates - Basic


Dreamweaver MX Templates Overview

Constructing a Template

Creating Child Pages

Exploring the Template Code

Templates and Dynamic Content

Optional Regions

Editable Optional Regions

Repeating Tables

Repeating Regions

Updating Template File

Dealing with Inconsistent Regions


Templates - Advanced


Understanding Nested Templates

Constructing a Nested Template

Template Parameters and Nested Templates

Editable Attributes - Basic

Editable Attributes - Advanced

Template Expressions

Conditional Template Expressions

Using Parameters with Optional Regions

Conditional Multiple If

Working with Complex Expressions

Expressions and Repeating Regions

Templates, Library Items and Behaviors

Nested Templates & Passthrough Parameters

Removing Template Mark-Up - Page Level

Removing Template Mark-Up - Sitewide

Exporting Template Data as XML

Importing XML into a Template

Templates and Macromedia Contribute

Template Preferences

Template Resources


Optimization & Validation


Web Page Optimization

Reducing the Weight of a Page

Optimizing Mark-Up

Optimizing CSS

Externalizing JavaScript Code

Cleaning Up Word HTML

Validation


Accessibility


What is Web Accessibility

Accessibility and the Law

Assistive Technology

Accessibility and Dreamweaver MX

Accessibility and Images

Accessibility and Color

Sizing Text

Layout Tables

Data Tables

Navigation

Image Maps

CSS Page Layout

Simple Forms

Fieldset and Legends

Print

Frames

Resources









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