Web fundamentals
WYSIWYG and the world as your output.
Platform issues (Windows, Mac).
Web standards and the end user (size, colour, etc).
HTML fundamentals.
Features of the product
The Interface (workspace).
Previewing in browsers.
Validate HTML Code and Check browser compatibility.
The Toolbars.
The Panels.
The Property Inspector.
The document window.
Site creation and management
Defining the Local site.
The Files panel and the Site Window.
Remote and Local site view and management.
Put and Get files (uploading and downloading).
Check in and Check out as part of management strategies.
Web pages creation and basic definition
Creating a new page.
Page Properties.
Colour in Dreamweaver (the colour palette).
Document type (DTD).
The Head content.
Page composition
Working with text in Dreamweaver.
Basic formatting with the Property inspector.
HTML and CSS mode for text formatting.
Text with CSS and the CSS panel.
Creating, editing and managing CSS styles.
Ordered and unordered Lists.
Text indent and outdent.
Special characters.
Navigation
Links and URL (absolute versus relative links).
Local, External and Email links.
Vertical navigation with name anchors in Dreamweaver.
Targeting links.
Working with graphics
Image formats.
Inserting images in Dreamweaver.
Image properties.
Images and text blocks.
Titling with the Alt text box (accessibility attributes).
Navigating with Graphic elements
Images as buttons.
Rollover effects.
Image maps.
Working with tables
Inserting tables.
Table properties.
Cell, column and row properties.
Tables as layout strategy.
Inserting and managing content inside tables.
AP Elements / Layers
AP Elements panel.
Drawing/inserting AP Elements on page.
AP Elements properties inspector.
Layouts with AP Elements.
Working with Assets
The Assets panel.
Categories in the Assets panel.
Favourites in the Assets panel.
Placing content from the Assets panel into pages.
Reusable items (The Library).
Creating, managing and editing library items.
Templates
About Templates.
The Templates panel.
Creating basic templates.
Assigning editable regions.
Inserting content into templates.
Creating documents based on existing templates.
Using and Editing templates.
Exploring the Adobe Flash CS4 Environment
Define Flash
Explore the Flash Welcome Screen
Explore the Flash Interface
Explore and Customise the Panels in Flash CS4
Working with Drawing and Painting Tools
Compare the Drawing Modes of Flash
Use Drawing and Painting Tools
Use the Pen Tool
Manipulating Objects
Use the Selection Tools
Overview of Layers
Work with Interacting Objects
Transform Objects
Understanding Vector and Bitmap Images
Vector Images and Bitmap Images
Work with Bitmap Images
Working with Text
Overview of Text Fields and Attributes
Create Text Fields
Convert Text into Shapes
Working with Symbols and Instances
Create a Symbol
Create a Symbol Instance
Using Animation Basics to Create Animations
Create Animations with Frames and Keyframes
Work with Frames
Create a Motion Tween Animation
Create a Shape Tween Animation
Working with Multiple Layers
Work with Multiple Layers
Create a Mask Layer
Using ActionScript
Basics of ActionScript
ActionScript Elements
JavaScript
In its most common form, JavaScript resides
inside HTML documents, and can provide levels of
interactivity to web pages that are not achievable with
simple HTML. Key differences between Java and JavaScript:
Java is an OOP programming language while
Java Script is an OOP scripting language.
Adobe Photoshop
General preferences
Bitmap vs vector, common file formats
Interpolation, resolution and quality issues
Import percentages (maximum)
Viewing/opening documents, browsing
Title bar info, new document specifications
Colour models
CSS 3
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets.
CSS describes how HTML elements are to be displayed on screen,
on paper, or in other media. CSS saves a lot of work.
It can control the layout of multiple Web pages all at once.
JavaScript
In its most common form,
JavaScript resides inside HTML documents, and can
provide levels of interactivity to web pages that
are not achievable with simple HTML. Key differences
between Java and JavaScript: Java is an OOP programming
language while Java Script is an OOP scripting language.