Taking on the management of a web site can be a daunting task. Content management, accessibility, (X)HTML, search engine optimisation, CSS, JavaScript – the field is awash with jargon that can seem opaque and off-putting.

This course will provide:

• experience of editing pages and publishing them using Adobe Dreamweaver
• an overview of web technologies such as Flash, JavaScript and Content Management Systems
• an understanding of HTML
• an understanding of accessibility issues and search engine optimisation.

The course is intended for editors, managers, administrators, designers, and other non-technical users. It will begin with an overview of terms and technologies before moving on to hands-on practical exercises, first looking at HTML (the simple mark-up language that creates most web pages), before moving on to editing and updating a site, using the industry standard software, Adobe Dreamweaver.

Programme

• The origins of the World Wide Web
• The W3C and Web Standards
• How web pages work
• (X)HTML and different browsers
• How web pages are edited
  • (X)HTML
  • Dreamweaver
  • Content Management Systems
  • Other solutions
• Preparing images for the web
• Using Dreamweaver
  • The Dreamweaver Interface
  • Connecting to a web site
  • Editing web pages
  • Making universal changes to a web site
  • Adding images and other multimedia
  • Understanding stylesheets

Who will benefit from this course?
Web managers, content managers anyone working on a digital product that employs Dreamweaver. It is a non-technical, but practical, course.

Note: This course is taught using Adobe CS 3.

Your tutor
Andrew Moreton has worked in electronic publishing since 1989, initially as a graphic designer but also as a consultant and systems integrator. Later he became involved in multimedia design for CD-ROM and kiosk installations. Now, most of his work involves teaching and the web, but he still does some print based design. He's written a book – Building Web Sites Using HTML and CSS in No Time – and develops training material and delivers courses for a wide range of organisations, including the AA, The London Illustrated News Group, QVC, The Royal Navy, Pera Innovations Group and Yahoo.

Note that most of our open courses can also be run as in company events.

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Dates: 17 September 2008

Price: £349+VAT (a number of discounts are available).

Venue: The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels).

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