Adobe Dreamweaver & Adobe Flash Training - 3 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 3 day training course is designed to give you a solid understanding of Adobe Dreamweaver and
Adobe Flash. You will first learn how to plan, create and maintain sophisticated web pages using Dreamweaver before moving on to Flash where you will produce a wide range of fluent, interactive rich media designs. You will also gain a good understanding of how the applications work together.

Dreamweaver and Flash 3 Day Training Outline

Training Course Introduction - Dreamweaver and Flash Overview

About Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Flash
How to plan a successful web project
Understanding compliant web design
Working with rich media

Day 1 - 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 Flash Content

Placing Flash files on a page
Editing Flash content
Previewing Flash files

Working with Links

Internal and external links
E-mail links

Day 2 Morning Session - Adobe Dreamweaver Continued

Working with Tables

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

Interactivity

Creating rollover buttons/images
Creating a navigation bar
Working with behaviours

Forms

Creating a feedback form
Validating a form
Using feedback data

The Upload Process

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

Day 2 Afternoon Session - Working with Adobe Flash

The Flash Environment

About animation and the SWF
The Flash interface
Setting up a new movie
Setting properties and preferences

Drawing and Painting Tools

Using the drawing/colour tools
About overlapping objects
Using the colour palettes
Working with fills and strokes
Selection/sub-selection tools
Resizing/reshaping objects

Transforming Objects

Multiple selections
Copy/paste/cut/stacking
Resize and rotate

Working with Type

Creating/manipulating text boxes
Character/paragraph palettes

Using Layers

Why use layers
Creating/deleting/naming layers
Changing layer order

Day 3 - Adobe Flash Continued

Symbols and Instances

Why use symbols
Using images and graphics as Symbols
Using text as a Symbol
Using the library
Adding Fireworks artwork to a Flash file

Animating

About the timeline
About keyframes
Shape tweening
Motion tweening
Using easing
Animating multiple layers
Animating text
Shape hinting
Creating banners

Using Actions for Movie Control

About Actionscript in Flash
Frame and timeline actions
Object based actions
Controlling multiple timelines

Using Actions for User Interactivity

About user events and actions
Creating button actions for movie control
Creating links in a movie

Publishing and Exporting

Saving a movie for future edits
Exporting a movie to Adobe Dreamweaver

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