Lynda.com Creating a First Web Site with Dreamweaver CS5

Author: Paul Trani
Duration (hr:min): 02:18
Released on: 5/11/2010
Exercise files: Yes
Software works on: Mac and Windows

Creating a First Web Site with Dreamweaver CS5 demonstrates how to establish a presence online using the industry-leading Web authoring tool, Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. Adobe Certified Instructor Paul Trani walks through the steps in creating an accessible, standards-based site from start to finish. This course covers how to create basic Web pages, add text and image content, implement a photo gallery, create a contact form, and use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to add visual appeal and layout control. The course also covers how to test a site across multiple browsers and operating systems using BrowserLab, available exclusively in Dreamweaver CS5. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

• Understanding Internet and Web site principles
• Adding content to a Web page
• Linking to Web sites and e-mail addresses
• Styling content with CSS
• Exploring Dreamweaver’s pre-built layouts
• Inserting images
• Adding SWF content
• Uploading and testing a Web site

Content:

Introduction - 01:38

    Welcome - 0:59 - 4.2 MB
    Using the exercise files - 0:39 - 0.6 MB

1. Understanding Web Site Design - 10:11

    Understanding the internet and web sites - 2:06 - 2.1 MB
    Planning and designing a web site - 5:17 - 4.7 MB
    Using Dreamweaver and HTML - 2:48 - 2.9 MB

2. Creating a Web Page - 10:04

    Getting familiar with the workspace - 2:53 - 2.9 MB
    Adding content to your first web page - 3:17 - 4.6 MB
    Linking to web sites and email addresses - 3:54 - 4.9 MB

3. Stylizing Content - 12:31

    An introduction to Cascading Style Sheets - 2:47 - 2.4 MB
    Applying visual properties - 4:25 - 5.5 MB
    Modifying Cascading Style Sheets - 2:58 - 3.5 MB
    Customizing specific content using CSS Class - 2:21 - 2.7 MB

4. Creating a CSS-Based Layout - 17:22

    Creating a CSS-based layout - 3:38 - 7.8 MB
    Exploring the prebuilt layouts - 4:35 - 9.1 MB
    Using the prebuilt layouts - 9:09 - 12.8 MB

5. Adding Visual Content - 12:58

    Inserting images - 8:27 - 13.5 MB
    Adding SWF content - 4:31 - 5.9 MB

6. Creating Navigation - 11:09

    Adding a menu bar - 5:22 - 6.7 MB
    Customizing the Spry menu bar - 5:47 - 7.5 MB

7. Adding Multiple Pages - 13:01

    Creating a template page - 4:01 - 5.8 MB
    Creating multiple pages based on a template - 9:00 - 15.5 MB

8. Adding a Portfolio - 15:15

    Adding a Gallery Widget - 3:31 - 5.6 MB
    Customizing the gallery - 5:25 - 8.0 MB
    Adding a gallery - 6:19 - 11.2 MB

9. Creating a Contact Form - 14:12

    Adding input text fields - 8:03 - 9.5 MB
    Sending contact form content - 6:09 - 8.1 MB

10. Testing and Uploading - 19:41

    Uploading the site - 5:28 - 7.5 MB
    Testing the site in BrowserLab - 7:03 - 14.3 MB
    Refining the site for search engines - 7:10 - 11.8 MB

Conclusion - 00:17

    Goodbye - 0:17 - 0.3 MB