Adobe Dreamweaver CC : classroom in a book

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maivald, James J., Author.

Adobe Creative Team, author.

Series:

Classroom in a book.

Classroom in a book Adobe Dreamweaver CC

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dreamweaver (Computer file).

Web sites--Authoring programs.

Web sites.

Web site development--Design.

Web site development.

Cloud computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Adobe Dreamweaver Creative Cloud

Dreamweaver CC

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Adobe 2014

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Dreamweaver CC choose Adobe Dreamweaver CC: Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 15 project-based lessons in this book show you step by step everything you need to know to work in Dreamweaver. You’ll learn to create a professional website without having to write code by hand. This completely revised Creative Cloud edition also covers HTML5, CSS3, and media queries for responsive web design. The book also shows how to create HTML-based headings, paragraphs, lists, and tables; insert graphics and Photoshop Smart Objects; add links to text and images; apply cascading styles sheets; and customize the Dreamweaver workspace. You’ll also learn to add interactive elements to your sites, such as HTML5-compatible video and animation, get guidance for working with code, and finally publish a finished site to the Web. The online companion files include all lesson files so you can work along with the book. “The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” –Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does–an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

How to Get Your Lesson Files

Copyright Page

Contents

Getting Started

About Classroom in a Book

TinyURLs

Prerequisites

Installing the program

Downloading the Classroom in a Book files

Recommended lesson order

Jumpstart

Setting up the workspace

Windows vs. OS X instructions

Finding Dreamweaver information

Checking for updates

Additional resources

Adobe certification

1. Customizing Your Workspace

Touring the workspace

Switching and splitting views

Working with panels

Selecting a workspace layout

Adjusting toolbars

Personalizing preferences

Creating custom keyboard shortcuts

Using the Property inspector

Using the CSS Designer

Explore, experiment, learn

Review questions

Review answers

2. HTML Basics

What is HTML?

Where did HTML begin?

Writing your own HTML code

Frequently used HTML 4 codes

Introducing HTML5

3. CSS Basics

What is CSS?

HTML vs. CSS formatting

HTML defaults

CSS box model

Multiples, classes, and IDs, oh my!

Formatting text

Formatting objects

CSS3 overview and support

4. Creating a Page Layout

Web design basics

Working with thumbnails and wireframes

Defining a Dreamweaver site

Using the Welcome screen

Previewing your completed file

Modifying an existing CSS layout

Adding a background image to the header

Inserting new components

Inserting a navigation component

Changing element alignment

Modifying the page width and background color

Modifying existing content and formatting

Inserting an image placeholder

Inserting placeholder text

Modifying the footer

Validating webpages

5. Working with Cascading Style Sheets.

Previewing the completed file

Working with the CSS Designer

Working with type

Working with background graphics

Working with classes, IDs, and descendant selectors

Creating an interactive menu

Creating faux columns

Moving rules to an external style sheet

Creating style sheets for other media

6. Working with Templates

Previewing completed files

Creating a template from an existing layout

Inserting editable regions

Producing child pages

Updating a template

Using library items

Using server-side includes

7. Working with Text, Lists, and Tables

Previewing the completed file

Creating and styling text

Creating and styling tables

Spell checking webpages

Finding and replacing text

8. Working with Images

Reviewing web image basics

Inserting an image

Adjusting image positions with CSS classes

Working with the Insert panel

Using Adobe Bridge to insert images

Inserting non-web file types

Working with Photoshop Smart Objects

Copying and pasting images from Photoshop and Fireworks

Inserting images by drag and drop

Optimizing images with the Property inspector

9. Working with Navigation

Hyperlink basics

Creating internal hyperlinks

Creating an image-based link

Creating an external link

Setting up email links

Targeting page elements

Checking your page

10. Adding Interactivity

Learning about Dreamweaver behaviors

Working with Dreamweaver behaviors

Working with jQuery Accordion widgets

Review answers.

11. Working with Web Animation and Video

Understanding web animation and video

Adding web animation to a page

Adding web video to a page

12. Working with Forms

Learning about forms

Adding a form to a page

Inserting text form elements

Inserting checkboxes

Creating radio buttons

Incorporating text areas

Working with lists

Adding a Submit button

Specifying a form action

Emailing form data

Styling forms

More form information

13. Publishing to the Web

Defining a remote site

Cloaking folders and files

Wrapping things up

Putting your site online

Synchronizing local and remote sites

14. Designing for Mobile Devices

Designing for mobile devices

Creating a media query for smart phones

Adding rules to a media query

Adapting CSS navigation to mobile environments

Styling the main content

Testing a media query

Responsive design

Creating style sheets for tablets

Edge Inspect

More information

Appendix: TinyURLs

Index

15. Bonus Lesson: Working with Code

Code tools overview

Selecting code

Collapsing code

Expanding code

Adding new code

Identifying CSS styling

Working with Live Code

Using Inspect mode

Working in related files

Accessing Split Code view

Commenting your code

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780133416022

013341602X

9780133415995

0133415996

9780321919410

0321919416

OCLC:

858681786