Advanced Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Class

Course Objectives
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Advanced Application Development provides students with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build and manage dynamic websites using Dreamweaver CS4. In this course, you'll learn how to connect to a database, search and display results, and build a page to update the database. If you've always dreamed of building a more advanced, data-powered site, but didn't know where to start, then this course is for you.

Covering diverse topics such as improving workflow, managing CSS styles, and building dynamic pages, Dreamweaver CS4 Advanced is a hands-on course that teaches users how to move beyond standard, static websites. Explores how to increase productivity, interactivity, and accessibility with Dreamweaver. Learn how to create professional, data-driven websites that are interactive and seamlessly integrated. From choosing servers and databases to building web-based data entry systems and displays. This class provides in-depth, hands-on guidance through the process of building strong dynamic sites.

Working with CSS layouts
Review CSS layout concepts from the Level 1 class and take a look at relative vs. absolute positioning.

Adding & Customizing Spry Menu Widgets
A Menu Bar widget is a set of navigational menu buttons that display submenus when a site visitor hovers over one of the buttons. Learn to create a Spry navigation system.

Building XHTML/CSS- based navigation
from the ground up

Defining PHO/MySQL Server environment in Dreamweaver

Working with server side includes

Working with databases to create Dynamic data driven pages
Building Data Entry Systems to Add/Update/Delete records

Authenticating Users with a login page

Working with XML Ajax/Spry Datasets

Adding a form and FormMail Script
Create a form with a variety of forms fields, and activate the submit buttton with the FormMail script.

Building layout with AP Elements

Working with Dreamweaver JavaScript Behaviors

Installing additional extensions and Spry Widgets
Extend the functionality of Dreamweaver CS4 by downloading additional extensions and widgets.

A copy of the coursebook and the data files will be sent to you prior to the start of the class.

Is this class too advanced for your skill level? Consider Introduction to Adobe Dreamweaver.

Design, develop, & maintain standards-based websites & applications

Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4 software brings web professionals new features such as Live View, Related Files, Code Navigator, and JavaScript code hinting. Dreamweaver CS4 extends the web designer’s palette with Adobe Photoshop® Smart Objects, the CSS-savvy Properties panel, and HTML data sets. Designers and developers alike can work faster and smarter with the redesigned user interface and tighter Adobe Creative Suite® software integration.

Top reasons to upgrade to Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4

Live View
Design your web pages under real-world browser conditions with the new Live View in Dreamweaver CS4 while still retaining direct access to the code. Changes to the code are instantly reflected in the rendered display.

Code hinting for Ajax and JavaScript frameworks
Write JavaScript more efficiently with improved support for JavaScript core objects and primitive data types. Put the extended coding functionality of Dreamweaver CS4 to work by incorporating popular JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery, Prototype, and Spry.

Related Files and Code Navigator
Click any included file shown in the Related Files bar to see both its source in Code view and the parent page in Design view. The new Code Navigator feature shows you the CSS source code that affects your current selection and allows you to access it quickly.

Adobe InContext Editing
Design your pages in Dreamweaver so end users can edit their web pages without help from you or additional software using the Adobe InContext Editing online service.* As a Dreamweaver designer, you can limit changes to specific pages, distinct regions, and even custom formatting options.

CSS best practices
Implement CSS best practices without writing code. Create new CSS rules in the Properties panel, and get clear, simple explanations of where each property fits in the cascade of styles.

HTML data sets
Integrate the power of dynamic data into your web pages without the learning curve of mastering databases or XML coding. Spry Data Sets recognize content in a simple HTML table as an interactive data source.

Adobe Photoshop® Smart Objects
Insert any Photoshop PSD document in Dreamweaver to create an image Smart Object tightly linked to the source file. Make changes to the source image, and update your image in Dreamweaver without opening Photoshop.

Subversion® integration
Update your site and check in modifications directly from within Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver CS4 integrates with Subversion software, an open source versioning control system, for a more robust check-in/check-out experience.

Adobe AIR™ authoring support
Create HTML and JavaScript based Adobe AIR applications directly within Dreamweaver. Preview AIR applications without leaving Dreamweaver. Get your Adobe AIR application ready to deploy with AIR packaging and code-signing features.

New user interface
Work faster and smarter across Adobe Creative Suite® 4 components with a shared user interface design. Toggle quickly from one work environment to the next with the workspace switcher.

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