Managing Web Sites in Dreamweaver

• Defining a Web Site
• Setting up your local site
• Importing Existing Pages and Images
• Basic and Advanced Site Configuration
• Working with the Files Panel
• Managing Assets with the Assets Panel

Server-side Includes (SSI)

• Structure of an html / xhtml Document
• How Server-side Includes Really Work
• Creating Include Files
• Inserting a Server-side Include into Other Pages

The Dreamweaver Library

• Creating Library Items
• Inserting a Library Item Into a Web Page
• Editing Library Items
• Replicating Library Changes Throughout a Web Site
• The Difference Between Library Items and SSIs

Code Snippets

• Code Snippets Overview
• Inserting an Existing Code Snippet
• Creating a Code Snippet
• Editing and Deleting Code Snippets
• Managing Code Snippets and Folders

Template Design and Management

• Dreamweaver Templates Overview
• Creating a Dreamweaver Template
• Starting From an Existing Document
• Creating Editable Regions
• Creating New Pages from a Template
• Modifying Templates and Site-wide Replication
• Nested Templates

Cascading Style Sheets

• CSS in Dreamweaver 8
• Working with Advanced Style Selectors
• Working with External Style Sheets
• Using Custom Style Classes
• Attaching Style Sheets to Pages and Templates

Working in Layout View

• Replacing Deprecated Image Attributes with CSS
• Placing Text on Top of an Image
• Background Images for Any Element
• Page Backgrounds, Positioning and Watermarks
• Using Multiple Page Backgrounds

CSS and Navigation

• Replacing Image-based Navigation
• Using a Styled List as a Navigation Menu
• Creating RollOvers Without Images or JavaScript
• Making Text Links Look and Act Like Buttons
• Creating Tabbed Navigation with CSS

CSS and Tables

• Tables That Are Accessible AND Attractive
• Table Layout, Borders and Spacing
• Alternating Table Row Background Colors
• Changing Background and Text Colors on Hover
• Creating a Calendar with Tables and CSS

CSS and Forms

• Referencing and Styling Form Elements with CSS
• Laying Out a Two Column Form without Tables
• Grouping and Styling with Fieldsets and Legends
• Styling AccessKey Hints for Improved Accessibility
• Coloring and Highlighting in Select Lists
• Creating a Form that Looks Like a Spreadsheet

CSS Positioning and Layout

• Replacing Tables Used for Page Layout
• Margins, Padding, Block and Inline Elements
• Liquid vs. Fixed Layout with Multiple Columns
• Headers, Footers, Combining Fixed & Float Content

Experimenation, Browsers, and the Future

• Styling and Coloring ScrollBars
• Pure CSS DropDown Menus
• CSS and Dynamic HTML

CSS and Specific Media

• Print Style Sheets and Paged Media Control
• Aural Style Sheets: Controlling Speech and Sound