Systematix Computer Training

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) with Dreamweaver CS3

2 days

Course Description

Who should attend?

Graphic/Web designers, or people transitioning into a website related job or taking on website maintenance responsibilities. This Foundation course is aimed at delegates with little or no experience of Dreamweaver and Fireworks. At the end of the course delegates will have created and built a professional working website.

What will I learn?

THow to quickly and easily design, develop and maintain a professional website. Effectively use CSS to layout and manage your website. Create, edit and optimize graphics and images to incorporate into your website design. How to connect your website to the Internet and how to upload and maintain your website files.


Controlling Color and Typography

  • Create an Embedded Style Sheet
  • Apply Color
  • Comment Your Code
  • Modify Text Styles
  • Modify Font Styles
  • Create a Linked Style Sheet

Designing with the Cascade

  • Create Class Styles
  • Create ID Styles
  • Create Contextual Styles
  • Target Styles to Elements with Specific Attributes
  • Create Style Sheets that Cascade
  • Import Style Sheets
  • Create Inline Styles

Designing Content Sections

  • Control Margins and Padding
  • Create Borders
  • Control Element Dimensions
  • Create Floating Elements
  • Control Content Overflow

Controlling Layout with Positioning

  • Control Layout with Absolute Positioning
  • Create a Fixed Multi-Column Layout
  • Create a Fluid Multi-Column Layout
  • Control Layout with Relative Positioning
  • Control the Display of Layered Elements
  • Apply Fixed Positioning

Enhancing an Existing Design

  • Customize Cursors
  • Customize Link Styles
  • Customize Forms
  • Work with Background Images
  • Customize Lists
  • Create Generated Content

Creating Alternate Style Sheets

  • Create Accessible Style Sheets
  • Apply User-Defined System Fonts and Colors

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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) with Dreamweaver CS3 training courses