Introduction
to DreamWeaver
What
is Dreamweaver?
o WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) page editor
o A tool for organizing and managing your site(s)
Part 1. Creating Web Pages
In this section we will use the WYSIWYG features of Dreamweaver to create pages that contain the following elements:
- Text
- Lists (Break for hands-on)
- Images
- Image maps
- Links - Internal and external
- Tables
Handout 2 - Creating web pages in Dreamweaver - Exercises (ms word document)
(Break for more hands-on)
Part 2. Managing Your Website
In this section we will use the site management features of Dreamweaver to set up our site structure, define a connection to a Web server, and set up the ability to transfer the web page files to the server.
One of the most powerful features in Dreamweaver is the ability to view your local files and your server files side-by-side, and transfer files between both locations right in the same program.
Setting up your CUPeople Account
Handout 1 - Site Management Through Dreamweaver (ms word document)
The URL to view your site
when uploaded is:
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/yournetid/yourpagename.html
Other Web
Hosting Options
A representation of hosting options. Not intended to be a complete list nor have any been tested.
I. Check with your Internet Service Provider
- Roadrunner - If you use Roadrunner as you Internet Service Provider then you have free webspace available. Similarly if you use another ISP (AOL, Verizon) you may have space available.
II. Local Companies (fee-based)
III. Free website creators
IV. Specialized Sites
- TypePad: Service for hosting and publishing weblogs and photo albums.
- WordPress: Free blogging software
- PBwiki: free wiki site
Getting yourself ranked in Google
Other Resources
- ATC class files: http://www.cit.cornell.edu/atc/materials/FLEX/dreamweaver/download.shtml
- Resources
for Web developers: A list maintained by the Academic Technology Center.
See especially Cornell-specific resources. - Macromedia's Dreamweaver site: includes a link to a free, 30-day trial version of Dreamweaver which can be downloaded from Macromedia. If you want to buy it, the Cornell Campus store sells an educational-discount version.
- KompoZer: a free dreamweaver-like web authoring tool
Last updated on July, 2008 (mm)
Maureen Morris (mm342)
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