52-page Dreamweaver MX Training Manual

Here is a 52-page Dreamweaver MX Training Manual, hosted Purdue University. This training manual will show and teach you many important Dreamweaver features that you need to know, so you can become more proficient at using this Web Design and Developemnt application. Topics covered include: Panel Groups, the Property Inspector, Dreamweaver Templates and Library, Creating a Local Site, Page Properties, Fonts and Lists, Spell Check, Images, Tables, Locations and Paths, Linking, Navigation, Site Management, and Design Principles. This document is 538kb in lenght and in pdf format. Also available at this site are training docs for Using Meta Tags in Dreamweaver (2 pages, 150kb, doc format) and Upgrading to Dreamweaver MX 2004 (4 pages, 3.0 mb, doc format).


Table of Contents of Dreamweaver MX Training Manual:

Planning Your Site
Site Structure
    Break Down Your Site Into Categories
    Decide Where To Put Items Such As Images And Sound Files
    Use the Same Structure for Local and Remote Sites
Planning Site Navigation
Template and Library Use

Exploring Dreamweaver
The Panel Groups
The Property Inspector
The Document Window
Viewing HTML Code

Creating a Local Site  
How To Create a Local Site

Creating  and Editing HTML Documents
To Create a Blank HTML Document in a New Document Window:
To Open An Existing HTML File:
To Create a New Document Based on a Template:

Setting Page Properties
How To Set Page Properties
Page Properties Defined
Changing the Title of a Page
Defining a Background Image or Page Color
Defining Default Text Colors

Adding Text
How To Add Text To Your Document:
Formatting Text Overview
Changing Font Characteristics
Changing the Color of Text
About Web-Safe Colors
Aligning Text and Elements
Creating Lists
List Properties
Checking Spelling

Working with Images
Inserting an Image
Image Properties
Aligning Elements
Resizing Images

Working with Tables
Inserting a Table
Adding Text and Images to a Table Cell
Selecting Table Elements
Setting Table Properties
Copying and Pasting Cells
Resizing Tables and Cells
Changing Column Widths
Clearing Column Widths and Row Heights
Nesting Tables
Splitting and Merging Cells

About Document Locations and Paths
Absolute Paths
Document-Relative Paths
Root-Relative Paths

Linking and Navigation
Creating Links
Linking to a Document
Linking to a Named Anchor
Creating an E-Mail Link

Site Managmenet Overview
Associating a Remote Server with a Local Site
Putting files on a remote server
Getting Files From a Remote Server
Systematic Planning
    The Target Audience
    Goals and Objectives
Design and Development of the Web Site
Design Principles
Site Home Page
Length and Text Considerations of a Web Page
Graphics and Graphic Tools
Conclusion
References