Overview

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.

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Author:   Katherine Murray
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Prentice Hall
Dimensions:   Width: 27.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.10cm
Weight:   0.952kg
ISBN:  

9780135044995

ISBN 10:   0135044995
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   14 March 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

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

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