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This course covers how to use Dreamweaver, the worldВ’s leading Web page creation tool, to create web pages formatted with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Cascading Style Sheets are widely supported in todayВ’s modern browsers and Web designers are learning to use them in ever more powerful and creative ways. This technology enables web pages across a site to be more consistent while giving designers more control over the layout and design than straight HTML ever did. This course covers everything you will need to know to use Adobe Dreamweaver to start creating your CSS-based layouts and how to modify existing CSS pages to make them your own or to meet a set of specific design needs. If you are already a Dreamweaver user and want to learn how to use CSS to create more sophisticated page layouts and get more control over the look and consistency of your pages, then this is the resource for you. Work files are included. To begin learning, simply click on the movie links.

Course Adobe Dreamweaver: Creating CSS Layouts Author James Gonzalez SKU 33914 ISBN 1-934743-99-2 Release Date 2008-09-21 Duration 8.00 hrs / 92 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags CSS, Dreamweaver Required software Adobe Dreamweaver CS4

Introduction Course Overview 03:10 WhatВ’s Covered in the Tutorial 05:16 What is CSS? 07:16 Why Use CSS? 04:51 What You Need to Know 04:19 Core Concepts of CSS Understanding Styles 06:06 Style Syntax 06:06 Creating Embedded Styles 06:34 Creating an External Style Sheet pt. 1 04:49 Creating an External Style Sheet pt. 2 04:37 Organizing & Managing External Style Sheets 06:33 Dreamweaver CSS Styles Panel 04:42 CSS Styles Panel В– All Mode 02:41 CSS Styles Panel В– Current Mode 03:15 Selector Basics About Selectors 03:00 Class Selector 04:28 ID Selector 02:11 Context Selectors 03:44 When to Use ID vs. Class 04:49 Editing Style Rules in Dreamweaver 04:17 Managing Multiple Styles How Styles Cascade 05:14 Cascading Rules pt. 1 05:32 Cascading Rules pt. 2 02:33 Inheritance 05:27 Tips for Managing Style Cascades & Inheritance 05:08 CSS Building Blocks About Div Tags 03:57 Drawing AP Divs in Dreamweaver 04:13 Inserting AP Divs in Dreamweaver 05:10 Adding Child Divs 04:48 Using Contextual Selectors with Divs 06:13 Div Widths & Heights 03:06 Margin 06:05 Padding 04:18 Resetting Browser Default Margin & Padding 03:24 Border 05:16 Border Width & Color 05:58 Wireframing with Dashed Borders 05:02 Text Why Formatting Text is Important 06:02 Choosing Fonts 04:53 Web-safe Fonts 05:33 Font Size 05:40 Applying Styles to Text 06:56 Setting Line Height 04:22 Letter Spacing 03:40 Other Font Properties 05:42 Tips for Improving Text Legibility 05:11 Blockqoutes 04:32

Indenting Paragraphs 03:53 Drop Caps 04:58 Color / Backgrounds / Images Selecting Color Palettes for Your Design 06:01 Specifying Colors 05:36 Background Properties 05:19 The GIF Image Format 05:02 The JPEG Image Format 03:52 The PNG Image Format 03:30 Background Image - Properties 03:07 Background Image - Repeat & Positioning 04:28 Formatting Links & Lists Understanding Link States 04:48 Link Formatting Options 05:11 Setting Up Multiple Link Schemes 07:34 Hover Link & Image Linking Tips 06:38 CSS List Properties 05:08 CSS Bullet Lists Images 05:52 Layout Basics About CSS Page Layouts 06:37 Drawing AP Divs in Dreamweaver 04:42 Inserting Div Tags 07:12 Working with AP Divs in Dreamweaver 06:31 HTML Code for AP Div Elements 07:30 CSS & the Box Model 06:56 Floats & Clearing 07:52 Static vs. Relative Positioning 07:01 Absolute Positioning 04:53 Mixing Absolute & Relative Positioning 03:11 Fixed Positioning 04:11 Types of Web Page Layouts Types of Web Page Layouts 05:07 Liquid Layouts 05:39 Elastic Layouts 07:21 Variable Fixed-Width Layouts 03:40 Putting it all Together: Sample Projects Using Dreamweaver CSS Templates 05:58 Techniques for Learning Template Styles 06:49 Modifying Styles: Div Borders 04:35 Modifying Styles: Text Headers 04:32 Modifying Styles: Text & Images 08:25 Modifying Styles: Div Columns & Links 07:13 Creating CSS Pages from Scratch 05:57 Creating Styles from Scratch 08:14 Tips for Creating Styles 07:15 Tips for Applying Styles 06:22 Checking for Cross Browser CSS Problems 05:33 Wrap Up Course Wrap Up 04:23 Where to Learn More 04:00 About the Author 01:19