Overview
Please note: Be aware that CSUN has migrated to a new web environment. For the purposes of this documentation, whenever we refer to the U: drive, \\udrive\username, please substitute it with the W: drive, \\webdrive\username, which is now used to host websites. Your Udrive will remain a location for you to keep your files but not the web content you are using for your website.
For information about mapping the new W:,“webdrive” please refer to the Information Technology documentation at http://www.csun.edu/it/training/guides/webdrive.html
The purpose of this reference guide is to advise faculty on how to use Dreamweaver 8 with the Faculty Web Templates. Unlike Contribute 4, Dreamweaver 8 is not a Content Management System. Dreamweaver 8 is a a professional HTML editor for designing, coding, and developing websites, web pages, and web applications. Whether you enjoy the control of hand-coding HTML or prefer to work in a visual editing environment, Dreamweaver provides you with helpful tools to enhance your web creation experience. This guide will focus more on using the visual editing environment. The topics that will be covered are as follows:
- Setting Up Dreamweaver 8
- The Dreamweaver Workflow
- The Dreamweaver Workspace
- Editing Text - Links and Lists
- Integrating Images and Tables
- Metatags and Title Attributes
- Publishing A Website
- Validating A Website
Learning Objectives
After completing the following tutorial, individuals will be able to:
- Edit the Faculty Web Templates (Faculty Bio and Faculty Syllabus) using Dreamweaver 8.
- Identify the key workspace components of Dreamweaver 8.
- Optimize the Dreamweaver workspace for accessible page design.
- Create an accessible table in the Faculty Web Templates.
- Add images and apply proper alternative text.
- Create an accessible and compliant web presence.
- Identify best practice standards for web development.
- Identify how to properly validate a web page.
Additional Dreamweaver 8 Documentation
Additional documentation for Dreamweaver 8 can be found at the following two sections at Adobe.com:
Best Practices
Understanding the best practices for web development will help explain additional background information concerning creating, editing, and deploying a web site. Information pertaining to best practices and web standards at California State University, Northridge can be found at the following resources:
- Best Practices for Web Accessibility
- Web Architecture
- CSUN Graphic Standards Manual
- Web Cleanup Project - Web Communications
To begin, go to the first section of this online training entitled Setting Up Dreamweaver 8.