MicroKnowledge Dreamweaver MX 2004 Basic

Dreamweaver MX 2004 Basic
Building Accessible Websites

Navigate the Dreamweaver environment; create a web site and web page; structure the document; add tables, images and navigation; create and apply style sheets and publish.

In addition to learning to create web pages in Dreamweaver, students will learn how to create accessible and usable web pages by following the World Wide Web Consortium Guidelines. Following these guidelines makes web content more available to all users, regardless of ability, equipment, browsers or environment. Students will also learn what special codes to add and design techniques to provide optimal access and usability. Content accessibility guidelines are integrated throughout the presentation.

Recommended Preparation: Windows XP Practical Computing Techniquesor equivalent knowledge. Internet Explorer Basics or equivalent knowledge.

Lesson 1: Introduction to Dreamweaver MX 2004

Introduction to the Web and HTML
The Dreamweaver MX 2004 environment
Code assistants

Lesson 2: Getting started

Creating a Web site
Creating documents
Page properties

Lesson 3: Page content

Document structure
Importing Microsoft Office content
Check spelling

Lesson 4: Tables

Data tables
Table formatting
Table accessibility

Lesson 5: Images

Images
Background images

Lesson 6: Site navigation

Creating Links
Named anchors
Image maps
Navigation bars

Lesson 7: Style sheets

Cascading Style Sheets
External style sheets
Link styles

Lesson 8: Publishing

Website publishing

Dreamweaver MX 2004 Basic Building Accessible Websites