Once you have developed foundational skills and gained practical experience through Core Skills training, you are prepared to advance to Level 2. To succeed in the Level 2 Dreamweaver course, please thoroughly review the topics covered in the Level 1 course to ensure you possess the necessary prerequisite knowledge.
Level 2 classes move at a faster pace and emphasize the use of keyboard shortcuts along with real-world tips and techniques designed to optimize your workflow and productivity. Each lesson incorporates unique and challenging project files that build on concepts introduced in Level 1. The Level 2 curriculum delves more deeply into advanced topics, utilizing sophisticated project files from the foundational Level 1 courses.
Platform Compatibility: This course is available for both Mac and Windows users.
Software Versions: Our Adobe training courses support users of both the CC (Creative Cloud) and CS6 versions. Classes are conducted using the CC version of the software, and the content remains applicable for CS6 users as well. The software is typically upgraded shortly after Adobe releases new training materials, with new content generally becoming available within 2 to 4 months following a software release.
Course Prerequisites: Students should have hands-on experience with Dreamweaver and a solid understanding of topics from Core Skills: Level 1. Specifically, you should be comfortable navigating the workspace, possess fundamental knowledge of HTML and CSS, and have practical experience working with text, images, and hyperlinks. For further information about Level 1 content, visit: Dreamweaver CC Core Skills: Level 1
Comprehensive Course Outline
Customizing Your Workspace
- Personalizing Dreamweaver to match your workflow
- Working with the Extract feature
- Creating and managing custom keyboard shortcuts
- The Property inspector: key features reviewed
- The Related Files interface: essential functionality overview
- Tag selectors and their applications: refresher course
- CSS Designer functionality: brief overview
- Visual Media Query interface for responsive design
- DOM Viewer for examining page structure
- Using heads-up displays effectively
- Exploration, experimentation, and continuous learning
- Managing sites and organizing the Files Panel; foundational review
HTML Fundamentals
- Introduction to HTML; fundamental concepts reviewed
- Commonly used HTML elements and their purposes: overview
- What is new and innovative in HTML5
CSS Fundamentals
- Comparison of HTML versus CSS formatting approaches; review
- Understanding the CSS box model: foundational concepts
- Techniques for applying CSS styling: practical methods
- Working with multiples, classes, and IDs: essential concepts
Building Page Layouts
- Working with predefined layouts and templates: overview
Utilizing Web Frameworks
- Designing and building navigation menus
- Creating header elements and content sections
- Building semantically structured content
- Managing Bootstrap component width and responsiveness
- Inserting HTML entities and special characters
- Establishing global typography styles
Mobile and Responsive Design
- Responsive design principles and best practices
- Adapting your site layout for various screen sizes
- Implementing media queries for device-specific styling
- Advanced techniques and resources for media queries
Working with Templates
- Creating templates from existing page layouts
- Defining and inserting editable regions
- Adding metadata and SEO information
- Generating child pages from templates
Image Optimization and Management
- Inserting images into your pages
- Positioning images using CSS classes and styling
Working with Non-Web File Types
- Integrating Photoshop Smart Objects; optional advanced technique
- Copying and pasting images directly from Photoshop; optional method
Navigation Strategies
- Hyperlink fundamentals; comprehensive review of all link creation methods in Dreamweaver
- Creating diverse link types: internal, external, anchor, and email links reviewed
- Targeting specific page elements: implementation and best practices
Interactive Features and Behaviors
- Understanding Dreamweaver behaviors and interactivity
- Testing completed interactive files
- Implementing Dreamweaver behaviors for dynamic effects
- Using Bootstrap Accordion widgets for expandable content
Web Publishing and Deployment
- Configuring a remote site for web hosting
- Cloaking folders and files from synchronization
- Final preparations before publishing
- Uploading your site online; optional step
- Synchronizing files between local and remote servers
