So you've got dreamweaver loaded on your computer and now what?
The first step is to make sure dreamweaver is setup correctly and that you create a "Web site" on your local computer.
Here's the first video lesson from the actual DreamweaverMadeSimple tutorial series showing you exactly how to do that...
(You may need to pause the video for a few seconds if it appears jumpy to allow it to 'pre load')
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Now remember, the "Complete Beginners Guide to Dreamweaver" Video Course is just that - a beginners introduction to dreamweaver - it'll help you get started, BUT if you're after the FULL MONTY (in other words - if you want to discover everything you need to know to build your website from start to finish using dreamweaver) you'll want to check out the FULLDreamweaverMadeSimple tutorial...
Here's what you'll KNOW and be able to DO once you finish the FULL DreamweaverMadeSimple Tutorial
Module 1. Getting started with dreamweaver CS4
5 Interactive Video Lessons
Setup Dreamweaver before you get started
Six steps to building your Website
Designing your site - how to design your site layout
Content Creation - How to prepare and setup all the sample practise files you'll be using to build your "practise" website.
Creating a single page website (minisite) - How to create your first page
What name you MUST give to your "home page" (get this wrong and your website won't even work!)
Module 2. How to layout your first page
10 Interactive Video Lessons
Creating a Table - The fastest and simplest way to layout your web page
Adding a Banner Graphic -
How to quickly and easily add Text to your page
Formatting Text - Simple formatting steps to create great looking pages
Creating Links - How to create links to other pages
Background Graphics - How to add great background graphics
Add professional looking navigation bars with grahpic buttons
Using Forms - Include easy to use forms on your web pages
Using Tables to organise your page - how to organise text and images using tables
How to position text and images - positioning text and images without using tables
Module 3. Create a multipage site using templates
2 Interactive Video Lessons
Using Templates - Save 100's of hours building your website by using templates
How to create a template in literally seconds
How to create a new page from a template
Module 4. Advanced styling with CSS
2 Interactive Video Lessons
Styling with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - Quickly and easily change the font style across your whole website
How to properly setup you site so updating styles is as easy as 1-2-3
Attaching our Style Sheet to an existing webpage - Keep all your website styles in one single file (makes updating your site a cinch)
Module 5. Utilities in Dreamweaver
2 Interactive Video Lessons
Switching Views - The difference between code view and design view (and how to use them)
Spell Checker - Using the spell checker to get your spelling up to scratch
Find and Replace - Use find and replace to replace, text, images, html code in seconds
Link Checker - How to check all your page links to make sure your site actually works!
Module 6. Uploading your website
1 Interactive Video Lesson
How to get your site live on the internet for others to see
Uploading your site to your web hosting provider
Module 7. Quick reference guide and advanced topics
8 Interactive Video Lessons
Top 10 keyboard shortcuts to speed up the web design process
Alt Tags - Understand 'ALT' tags and know when and how to use them
Anchors - How to link to sections within the same page
Graphics - Insert graphics amongst your text
Page Properties and Link Colors - Change page properties like background color, default font style and more
Change the default link colors and style
Rollover images - Create cool looking 'rollover' effects (that's when an image changes when your visitor rolls his mouse over it)
