Have fun learning how to create a great website with this intuitive and straightforward industry-standard software. Adobe Dreamweaver allows for the direct creation and editing capabilities of HTML web pages without forcing users to do any "hand-coding" themselves. Students will learn how to save images properly for the Web, use web-safe colors in their design elements, and use Dreamweaver to create and save HTML pages. We will begin with topics such as setting up and editing preferences, site definitions, text, images and links. The class will learn how to use tables, AP elements and iFrames to control placement of elements and links on pages. Other topics that will be covered include JavaScript behaviors and cascading style sheets (CSS); how to add short movies and sound files and upload the site to a server. Each student will complete a functioning website, which will be critiqued during the last session.
Prerequisite: SMC-1031, Digital Design Basics, or equivalent.