Dreamweaver CS3 Essential Training
with: Garrick Chow

In Dreamweaver CS3 Essential Training , instructor Garrick Chow delves into the many powerful features of the latest version of this powerful web design application. He covers everything from the simplest basics of using Dreamweaver CS3 to applying it to develop a fully interactive, accessible site. Garrick explains the new interface features, and demonstrates how to create, edit, manage, design, and publish a professional website with Dreamweaver CS3 and complementary applications. Exercise files accompany the training.

Table of contents

Introduction

Welcome 1:12 1.1 MB

1. Getting Started

HTML vs. XHTML 3:04 6.4 MB
What is CSS? 3:48 6.9 MB
What is XML? 2:11 4.7 MB
What is DHTML? 1:09 0.7 MB
What is JavaScript? 1:23 1 MB
File naming conventions 3:22 2.5 MB
What is an index page? 6:03 7.4 MB

2. The Interface

Setting up your workspace 2:39 5.1 MB
The Welcome screen 4:11 6.2 MB
Windows and Mac differences 3:18 5.6 MB
The Insert bar 4:38 4.9 MB
The Property Inspector 1:50 2.5 MB
The Document toolbar 6:06 8 MB
The Document window 9:11 12.9 MB
Panels and panel groups 6:58 11.2 MB
Saving workspace layouts 2:22 3.9 MB
Defining a default browser 5:05 6.8 MB

3. Site Control

Defining a site 9:05 12 MB
File and folder management 3:11 5.3 MB
Understanding path structure 3:17 5.8 MB
Adding content to a site 6:06 10.6 MB
Creating a site map 3:20 5.8 MB

4. Document Basics

Creating a new blank site 6:00 7.8 MB
Creating and saving a new document 7:54 11.1 MB
About DOCTYPE 3:59 5.5 MB
Inserting images 9:26 13.5 MB
Inserting text 3:35 6.3 MB
Aligning text and images 4:09 7.1 MB
Inserting meta tags 3:36 7.1 MB

5. Linking

Link basics 6:04 10.6 MB
Linking with Point to File 5:18 9.5 MB
External links 4:15 7.4 MB
Creating email links 5:49 9.1 MB
Named anchors 7:37 13.3 MB
Linking to a file 7:35 12.8 MB
Image maps 9:20 16.3 MB

6. CSS Essentials

About CSS 4:52 9.4 MB
Anatomy of a style sheet 4:10 4.1 MB
CSS and page properties 10:11 16.2 MB
Moving an internal style sheet to an external style sheet 6:46 12 MB
The CSS Styles panel 3:48 3.6 MB
CSS selectors 2:37 1.8 MB
Type selectors 12:13 20.3 MB
ID selectors 10:21 17.2 MB
Class selectors 5:42 9 MB
Creating rollovers with pseudo-class selectors 7:22 11.8 MB

7. Typography

CSS vs. the Font tag 2:42 2.1 MB
Formatting text with the Property Inspector 8:41 15.1 MB
What measurement should I use? 3:15 2.3 MB
Managing white space with margins, padding, and line height 8:34 12.3 MB
Using font lists 5:45 9.4 MB
Aligning text 2:47 4.8 MB
Creating lists 5:08 9 MB
Creating Flash text 6:02 9.3 MB

8. Tables

About tables 1:28 0.9 MB
Tables in Code view 2:36 3.1 MB
Creating and adding content to tables 7:40 10.8 MB
Changing table borders with XHTML 5:46 9.8 MB
Coloring tables with XHTML and CSS 6:41 10.5 MB
Aligning table content 6:39 10.8 MB
Sorting tables 3:06 4.7 MB
Setting table widths 4:48 8.3 MB
Creating rounded-corner tables 4:35 7 MB

9. Layout

Dreamweaver's layout tools 3:08 3.6 MB
Tracing images 4:58 7.3 MB
Adding AP div tags 7:29 11.2 MB
Working with Layout Tables 6:55 11 MB
Adjusting table widths and nesting tables 5:52 10.8 MB

10. Designing for Devices

What is a device? 3:14 3.5 MB
Attaching a printer-friendly style sheet 3:05 6.1 MB
Styling for print 7:41 13.6 MB
Adobe Device Central 2:19 4.4 MB

11. Rollovers

Rollover rules 3:31 5 MB
Creating simple rollovers 5:36 9.5 MB
Creating disjointed rollovers 7:12 11.9 MB
Creating navigation bars with multiple states 9:21 16.3 MB
Creating Flash buttons 4:14 7.3 MB

12. XHTML

Viewing the code 6:09 8.7 MB
Editing in Code view 3:00 3.6 MB
The Code toolbar 5:11 6.7 MB
Working with Code Collapse 4:27 8.3 MB
The Quick Tag Editor 2:20 3.6 MB
Working with snippets 5:25 8.9 MB

13. Forms

About forms 3:23 4.3 MB
Adding text fields 9:52 14.6 MB
Adding checkboxes and radio buttons 5:37 7.7 MB
Adding lists and menus 6:05 10.3 MB
Submitting form results 3:23 5.7 MB
Styling form elements with CSS 4:25 7.6 MB

14. Essential Behaviors

Opening a new browser window 9:38 16.4 MB
Creating a popup message 2:50 4.7 MB
Validating text fields 2:42 4.9 MB
Getting more behaviors 7:02 12.1 MB
Removing extensions 1:05 1.9 MB

15. Fireworks and Photoshop Integration

External image editor preferences 3:18 4.1 MB
Built-in image editing tools 3:11 5.4 MB
Roundtrip editing from Dreamweaver to Fireworks or Photoshop 4:39 7.9 MB
Copying and pasting 3:50 6.3 MB

16. Templates and Library Items

Templates in action 5:12 8.8 MB
Creating a new template 6:36 12.2 MB
Applying templates 3:36 5.5 MB
Modifying a template 1:40 2.8 MB
Adding repeating regions 3:28 6 MB
Working with repeating regions 3:13 5.6 MB
Adding optional regions 3:34 5.7 MB
Creating a library item 3:48 6.6 MB
Modifying a library item 3:09 5.6 MB

17. Automation

Using the History panel 4:24 7.5 MB
Saving History steps as commands 3:25 6.1 MB
Using Find and Replace 5:13 8.9 MB

18. Accessibility

W3C accessibility guidelines 4:06 2.9 MB
Accessibility preferences 1:29 1.6 MB
Inserting accessible images 3:02 4.2 MB
Inserting accessible tables 2:53 3.6 MB
Inserting accessible form objects 3:14 3.9 MB

19. Inserting Media Objects

About media objects 2:06 1.7 MB
Linking to audio and video files 5:56 8.8 MB
Embedding audio and video files 7:07 10.8 MB
Setting parameters 4:27 8.5 MB
Inserting Flash content 2:37 4.3 MB
Inserting Flash video 4:04 6.6 MB

20. Getting Your Site Online

Getting site reports 3:35 5.2 MB
Checking links sitewide 3:30 5.5 MB
Signing up with Tripod 6:36 11.4 MB
Entering remote info 4:13 5 MB
Publishing your site 5:41 9.8 MB
Updating and publishing pages 5:12 8.5 MB

Conclusion

Goodbye 0:44 0.7 MB