Learning Web Page Design w/Adobe CS3 Student Edition

Hands-on exercises and applications provide students with a practical method to learning software skills as well as web design concepts.  Exercises introduce basic skills then build to integrate Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks together. The full color illustrations visually support the concepts taught.  The text is spiral bound for extra ease-of-use.

Table of Contents:
Lesson 1: Get Started with Dreamweaver Exercise 1 [Dreamweaver]   About Adobe Dreamweaver CS3   Start Dreamweaver   Open a Web Page   Dreamweaver Workspace   Work with Panels and Panes   Close and Exit Dreamweaver Exercise 2 [Dreamweaver]   Create a New Site   Create Web Pages   View Site Files   Web Design Guidelines Exercise 3 [Dreamweaver]   About HTML and XHTML   HTML Document Structure   HTML Tags   Add Keywords to a Web Site   Enter Text on a Web Page   Use Paragraph and Heading Tags   Use Code and Design Views   Open a Different Web Site END OF LESSON PROJECTS Exercise 4   Summary Exercise Exercise 5   Application Exercise Exercise 6   Curriculum Integration Exercise 7   Critical Thinking   Lesson 2: Work with Web Page Text and Links Exercise 8 [Dreamweaver]   Insert Text from Office Documents   Modify Font Formats   Insert Special Characters   Check Spelling   Find and Replace Text   Save Edits Exercise 9 [Dreamweaver]   Adjust Paragraph Alignment   Change Paragraph Indentation   Create Lists   Insert a Date   Use the History Panel Exercise 10 [Dreamweaver]   About Dreamweaver’s HTML Code Features   Use the Code Inspector   Display Head Content   Use Code Hints and the Tag Chooser   Use the Tag Inspector   Insert Snippets   Use the Reference Panel   Clean Up XHTML Code   Find and Replace Code Exercise 11 [Dreamweaver]   About Links   Create Text Links   Link to Named Anchor   Link to E-Mail Address   Other Ways to Link Exercise 12 [Dreamweaver]   Preview a Site in a Browser   Preview a Site in Device Central   Work in the Files Panel END OF LESSON PROJECTS Exercise 13   Summary Exercise Exercise 14   Application Exercise Exercise 15   Curriculum Integration Exercise 16   Critical Thinking   Lesson 3: Work with Graphic Elements and Templates Exercise 17 [Dreamweaver]   Change the Page Background Color   Insert Horizontal Rules   Use Web-Safe and Custom Colors Exercise 18 [Fireworks]   About Adobe Fireworks   About Bitmap and Vector Images   Start Fireworks and Create a New Document   Learn the Fireworks Window and Tools   Understand the Select Tools   Learn the Bitmap Tools   Understand Vector Tools   Change the View Exercise 19 [Fireworks]   Learn about Bitmap Objects   Select the Drawing Colors   Draw with the Pencil Tool   Draw with the Brush Tool   Copy and Paste Bitmap Objects Exercise 20 [Fireworks]   Adjust Brightness and Contrast   Apply Filters   Sharpen and Blur an Image   Use the Burn and Dodge Tools   Use the Rubber Stamp Tool   Use the Smudge Tool Learning Web Design with Adobe CS3 | Contents iii Exercise 21 [Fireworks]   Learn about Vector Objects   Draw Lines   Draw Rectangles   Draw Ellipses   Create Polygons   Scale Vector Objects   Draw Using the Vector Path Tool   Use the Pen Tool to Create Paths   Add, Change, and Delete Points   Apply a Stroke to a Vector Path   Add a Fill to a Path Exercise 22 [Fireworks]   Create a Text Block   Add Text   Choose a Font   Set Text Size   Add Strokes to Text   Add Fills to Text   Make Text Follow a Path Exercise 23 [Fireworks]   Add Layers   Place Objects on Layers   Hide and Display Layers   Create a Vector Mask   Create a Bitmap Mask   Convert an Object to a Mask   Add a Blend   Set Opacity   Set a Blending Mode Exercise 24 [Dreamweaver]   About Adobe Bridge   Insert an Image on a Page in Dreamweaver   Modify Image Properties   Position an Image on a Page   Edit Graphics within Dreamweaver   Insert and Edit a Fireworks Image   Manage Graphic Files Exercise 25 [Dreamweaver]   Insert a Background Picture   Create Image Maps   About Rollover Images   Use the Assets Panel Exercise 26 [Dreamweaver]   About Templates   Create a New Template   Apply a Template   Edit a Template and Update Pages Exercise 27 [Dreamweaver]   Use the Library   Use Design Notes END OF LESSON PROJECTS Exercise 28   Summary Exercise Exercise 29   Application Exercise Exercise 30   Curriculum Integration Exercise 31   Critical Thinking   Lesson 4: Work with Tables and Forms Exercise 32 [Dreamweaver]   About Tables   Create a Table   Insert Text and Images in Table Cells   Adjust Table Structure Exercise 33 [Dreamweaver]   Modify Table Borders and Backgrounds   Import Table Data   Sort Table Data   Insert Table-Related Tags Exercise 34 [Dreamweaver]   Use a Table for Page Layout   Work in Layout Mode   Format Layout Cells Exercise 35 [Dreamweaver]   About Forms   Create a Form   About Validating a Form   Test a Form   About Dynamic Data   About Form Handling END OF LESSON PROJECTS Exercise 36   Summary Exercise Exercise 37   Application Exercise Exercise 38   Curriculum Integration Exercise 39   Critical Thinking   Lesson 5: Work with AP Elements, Frames, and Styles Exercise 40 [Dreamweaver]   About AP Elements   Create AP Elements   Size and Position AP Elements   Use the AP Elements Panel   Name AP Elements   Add Content to AP Divs Exercise 41 [Dreamweaver]   Manipulate AP Divs   Control AP Element Visibility   Advanced AP Element Properties   Convert AP Divs to Tables Exercise 42 [Dreamweaver]   About Frames Pages   Create a Frameset   Work with Frames   Add Content to Frames   Add Frame Borders   Resize Frames   Set Frame Target for Links Exercise 43 [Dreamweaver]   About Styles and Style Sheets   Use the Property Inspector to Create Internal CSS Styles   Use the CSS Styles Panel to Create Internal CSS Styles   Apply Internal CSS Styles   Edit Internal CSS Styles   Dreamweaver CSS Reference Learning Web Design with Adobe CS3 | Contents Exercise 44 [Dreamweaver]   Create an External Cascading Style Sheet   Dreamweaver CSS Layouts and Samples   About Inline Styles   Manage Styles END OF LESSON PROJECTS Exercise 45   Summary Exercise Exercise 46   Application Exercise Exercise 47   Curriculum Integration Exercise 48   Critical Thinking   Lesson 6: Create Dynamic and Interactive Pages Exercise 49 [Dreamweaver]   About the Spry Framework   About Spry Widgets   Insert Spry Validation Widgets   Create a Spry Menu Bar   Create a Spry Collapsible Panel   Create a Spry Accordion   Other Spry Elements Exercise 50 [Flash]   About Adobe Flash   Start Flash and Create a New Document   Set Document Properties   Enter Content on the Stage   Change the Stage View Exercise 51 [Flash]   Draw Basic Shapes in Flash   Select Objects   Position Objects on the Stage   Transform Objects   Arrange the Stack Order   Group and Ungroup Objects Exercise 52 [Flash]   About Animation   About Frames and Keyframes   Work with Frames and Keyframes   View Frames with the Timeline   Preview an Animation Exercise 53 [Flash]   About Layers   Work with Layers   Create Graphic Symbols   Add a Symbol Instance   Motion Tweening   Motion Tween Settings   Shape Tweening Exercise 54 [Flash]   Test a Movie   Test Download Performance   Publish a Flash Application   Publish Settings   Preview a Published Application   Export Flash Content Exercise 55 [Dreamweaver]   About Multimedia Files   Insert a Flash Movie   Modify and Play a Movie   Insert Flash Buttons and Flash Text   Other Multimedia Plugins Exercise 56 [Fireworks]   About Buttons   Create Up and Down States   Create Over and Over While Down States   Edit Buttons   Add a URL to a Button Exercise 57 [Fireworks]   About Slices   Draw Slices with the Slice Tool   Modify Slices   Add Rollovers to a Slice   Add a Disjoint Rollover   Remove a Rollover END OF LESSON PROJECTS Exercise 58   Summary Exercise Exercise 59   Application Exercise Exercise 60   Curriculum Integration Exercise 61   Critical Thinking Exercise   Lesson 7: Advanced Graphics and Animation Exercise 62 [Fireworks]   Choose an Output Palette   Select the Palette   Choose the Right Number of Colors   Use the Color Palette Exercise 63 [Fireworks]   Compress GIF Files   Make Transparent GIFs   Use Interlacing GIFs Exercise 64 [Fireworks]   Adjust JPEG Quality   Use Selective JPEG Compression   Adjust Detail Sharpness   Create Progressive JPEGs Exercise 65 [Flash]   Create a Movie Clip Symbol   Create a Button Symbol Exercise 66 [Flash]   About Actions   Use Script Assist   Assign an Action to a Frame, Movie Clip, or Button Exercise 67 [Flash]   Use the Movie Explorer   Use Timeline Effects END OF LESSON PROJECTS Exercise 68   Summary Exercise Exercise 69   Application Exercise Exercise 70   Curriculum Integration Exercise 71   Critical Thinking Learning Web Design with Adobe CS3 | Contents   Lesson 8: Manage and Publish a Web Site Exercise 72 [Dreamweaver]   Use Browser Compatibility Check   Check and Modify Links Exercise 73 [Dreamweaver]   Run Dreamweaver Reports   Validate Web Pages Exercise 74 [Dreamweaver]   Publish a Web Site on a Server   Check Files In and Out   Copy Files from a Remote Server END OF LESSON PROJECTS Exercise 75   Summary Exercise Exercise 76   Application Exercise Exercise 77   Curriculum Integration Exercise 78   Critical Thinking