Adobe Dreamweaver & Adobe Fireworks Training - 2 Days

Platform: Windows PC and Apple Mac

Courseware: Comprehensive training manual provided per person

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Windows or Apple Mac operating system

Software version: Training available for Adobe versions CS5.5, CS5, CS4, CS3, 8, MX 2004, MX

Course Overview:
This 2 day beginners course is designed to teach you the basics of Adobe Fireworks and Adobe Dreamweaver. You will first learn how to create and edit a variety of web ready images and graphics
using Fireworks before moving on to Adobe Dreamweaver where you will learn how to plan, create,
edit and maintain professional looking web pages. You will also gain an understanding of how the two applications work best together.

Dreamweaver and Fireworks 2 Day Training Outline

Training Course Introduction - Dreamweaver and Fireworks Overview

About Adobe Fireworks and Adobe Dreamweaver
How to plan a successful web project
Understanding compliant web design
Working with graphic types for the web

Day 1 - Working with Fireworks

Image Concepts

Planning graphic content
Download times
Image formats

The Fireworks Interface

Setting preferences
Using the menu bar/panels
Working with image/object modes
Creating a new document
Importing images/graphics
Magnifying
Using the info palette

Working with Selections

Using the selection tools
Selection options
Feathering
Creating Image effects

Drawing and Editing

Working with the drawing tool
Creating shapes/lines
Working with the colour tools
Using the colour table
Using the colour mixer
Working with swatches
Editing images

Working with Vectors

Using the modify bar
Rotating/scaling vectors
Grouping/splitting
Arrange and align
Merging vectors
Masking with vectors

Working with Text and Styles

Inserting text
Using the text palette
Typography and formatting
Using styles and effects
Saving styles
Putting text on a path

Using Layers

Working with the layers palette
Creating/deleting layers
Changing layer order
Maintaining layers
Sharing layers

Working with Slices

Setting up links
Inserting slices
Naming and exporting slices

Optimization

Using the optimization panel
Optimizing simple graphics/Quality images
GIF vs JPEG – when and why
GIF’s and the colour palette
GIF colour options
JPEG’s and quality settings

Day 2 - Working with Adobe Dreamweaver

Concepts and Preparation

About Dreamweaver and Web Design
Understanding HTML
Planning a web site
Screen design considerations
Creating efficient web pages
Web browsers
Download times

Web Site Structure

Setting up a local site
Using the site window
Setting preferences
Site management
Creating a new file

The Assets Panel

About the assets panel
Adding objects to a page

HTML

Understanding HTML
How browsers and search engines read your pages
Viewing HTML

Working with Text

Adding text
Importing text
Text formatting
Using CSS to style text

Working with Fireworks Graphics

Placing Fireworks graphics on a page
Positioning text to graphics
Creating alternate text
Roundtrip editing with Fireworks

Working with Links

Internal and external links
E-mail links

Basic Interactivity

Creating rollover buttons/images

Working with Tables

Creating a table
Table attributes
Tables for layout
Applying contents and colour

The Upload Process

Checking links and preparing the site
Setting server details
Uploading
Synchronising/editing posted files

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