Dreamweaver is the all purpose design and development tool for laying up a web site. It includes many advanced features, including drag and drop database server side technology.
We offer courses in versions 4, MX, MX 2004, 8 and CS3 of Dreamweaver. The courses include full examples and course materials on CD.
Dreamweaver Basic (1 day or 2 days) ![]()

- Introduction to Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver Interface Basics, Defining a Local Site, Development Process
- Document Structure, Formatting, Structuring Data with Tables, Text Formatting, Cleaning Microsoft Word HTML , Collaborating with Dreamweaver
- Understanding Links, Link Resolution, Alternative Link Methods, Linking to Named Anchors, Adding E-mail Links
- Graphics on Web Pages, Alternative Methods for Inserting Graphics, Modifying Image Properties ,Creating an Image Navigation Bar
- Introducing CSS, Creating Style Rules for Tags, Setting Style Properties
- Reusable Page Design, Setting Document Properties, Using Tracing Images, Understanding Layers, Using Tables, Creating Site Templates
- Understanding HTML Forms, Form Processing, Setting Navigation of the Form
- Testing, Deployment and Maintenance CSS Review, Testing Your Site, Connecting to a Remote Site,
- Using Find and Replace
- Review of Dreamweaver
- Short review of basics of laying up a page in Dreamweaver.
- Assembling a page in code view only, review of basic HTML
- Advanced tables
- Building nested tables and navigating within nested content.
- Tables with rounded corners
- Advanced Cascading Style Sheets
- CSS Review, Using Custom Classes , Using CSS Selectors, Using Embedded Styles, Using Inline Styles
- Understanding how inheritance of attributes affect design. How rules can conflict and over-ride each other.
- Tableless design
- Understanding CSS positioning rules, relative vs absolute positioning
- Understanding the difference between fixed and fluid designs
- Interactive Page Elements
- Understanding Behaviours, Using Behaviours
- Creating a Jump Menu, Validating Form Behaviour
- Creating your own behaviours
- Turning the visibility of layers on and off
- Building Templates
- Building and applying a basic template.
- More advanced templates, adding optional regions and repeat regions
- Writing template expressions to turn the visibility of an image on or off at page creation time
- Creating Reusable Page Elements
- Site Asset Library ,Extending the Objects Panel , Extending Dreamweaver
- Using XML and XSLT
- Understanding XML ,Using RSS directly in Dreamweaver
- Creating your own XSLT to display XML
Dreamweaver Server (2 days). ASP, CF, JSP, PHP supported![]()

- Review of Dreamweaver Basics
- Setting Up the Environment, Create and manage a Dynamic Site in Dreamweaver MX/ MX 2004
- Connect to a database, Describe basic SQL statements and build SQL queries. Add a recordset to a page, Insert data on a Web page , Add live data elements to a page, Build adynamic page that displays product information Create a Page to Display Database Data
- Explain the Recordset server behaviour, Create and use a server behaviour to include a file, Download server behaviour using the Macromedia
Dreamweaver Exchange - Building and Navigating a Multiple row Result List, Create repeat regions on a Web page, Build a navigation bar,Build a navigation status bar
- Adding a Multi-Row Navigation and Status
- Building a Drill-down/Master-Detail Interface Using URL Parameters
- Building a Search Page with Dynamic SQL
- Use the Insert Record server behaviour, Create an update page using live objects, Use form validation behaviours
- Setting Up Password Protection and Security with Server Behaviours , Create a self-registration system for your site ,
- Managing Sessions