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Macromedia Dreamweaver 4
Advanced Level Training Course

Courseware Training Manual

1. ROLLOVERS

ADD ROLLOVERS

• Using rollovers
• Inserting a rollover image

ANIMATED ROLLOVERS

• Using Flash buttons
• Inserting a Flash button

INSERTING A NAVIGATION BAR

• Using a navigation bar
• Inserting a navigation bar
• Modifying navigation bar elements

2. FORMS

FORM OBJECTS

• Working with forms
• Using form elements
• Laying out a form

CREATE A FORM

• Inserting a form
• Adding text fields
• Aligning form table contents
• Adding checkboxes
• Adding radio buttons

LISTS AND MENUS

• Using menus and scrolling lists
• Inserting a drop-down menu
• Adding a scrolling list

A JUMP MENU

• Adding a jump menu
• Inserting a jump menu
• Modifying a jump menu
• Adding a jump menu to an image

HIDDEN FIELDS

• Inserting hidden fields

FILE FIELDS

• Adding a file field

SUBMIT AND RESET BUTTONS

• Inserting a Submit button

3. CASCADING STYLE SHEETS (CSS)

CREATE A CASCADING STYLE SHEET

• Working with CSS Styles
• Creating a style sheet
• Redefining an HTML tag
• Using the CSS Selector
• Creating an external style sheet

APPLY AND LINK CSS STYLES

• Auto applying CSS styles
• Linking to an external style sheet

MODIFY CSS STYLES

• Editing styles
• Importing an external style sheet

ATTRIBUTES AND OPTIONS

• Setting attributes

4. LAYERS

ADD LAYERS

• Using Layers
• Setting layer preferences
• Using the layer Property Inspector
• Using the layers panel

CREATE LAYERS

• Drawing layers
• Preventing overlaps
• Aligning layers
• Nesting layers

MODIFY LAYERS

• Selecting, sizing, and moving layers
• Adding layer elements

5. BEHAVIORS

BEHAVIORS, EVENTS AND ACTIONS

• Understanding behaviors
• Using the Behaviors panel

ATTACH A BEHAVIOR

• Adding a behavior
• Changing the event
• Calling JavaScript
• Changing a property
• Checking the browser
• Using check plug-in
• Controlling a Shockwave or Flash movie
• Activating a drag layer
• Updating multiple frames
• Editing a jump menu
• Opening a new browser window
• Adding sound to an object
• Inserting a popup message
• Adding the preload images action
• Modifying a nav bar image
• Setting text of frame
• Setting text of layer
• Setting text of Status Bar
• Setting text of text field
• Revealing and concealing layers
• Swapping images
• Swapping an image with onClick
• Using timelines
• Playing a timeline
• Stopping a timeline
• Checking text field input

6. TIMELINES

ANIMATION AND TIMELINES

• Understanding basic animation
• Using the Timelines panel

CREATE A TIMELINE ANIMATION

• Adding a layer object to a timeline
• Modifying a timeline
• Adding keyframes
• Deleting a timeline element
• Recording the path of a layer

BEHAVIORS AND TIMELINES

• Adding a behavior to a timeline
• Playing and stopping a timeline

7. MULTIMEDIA AND PLUGINS

ADD PLUG-INS

• Understanding plug-ins
• Setting audio file parameters
• Embedding a plug-in
• Playing a plug-in file

ADD MOVIES

• Inserting Java applets
• Understanding Flash and Shockwave basics
• Inserting a Flash movie
• Adding Flash text
• Inserting a Director movie
• Inserting a QuickTime movie

8. PUBLISHING THE SITE (REVIEW)

PREVIEWING THE SITE PAGES

• Previewing the site pages
• Adding or editing browsers in Preferences
• Previewing pages

REMOTE SITE

• Setting up the remote site

TRANSFERRING FILES TO THE SERVER

• Transferring files to the host server

SYNCHRONIZING FILES

• Synchronizing Local and Remote files