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
  • Page Properties
  • Images
  • Image maps
  • Links - Internal and external
  • Tables

Handout 2 - Creating web pages in Dreamweaver - Exercises (ms word document)

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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.

Handout 1 - Site Management Through Dreamweaver (ms word document)


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. Free website creators

III. 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

Last updated on July, 2009 (mm)
Maureen Morris (mm342)
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